Anxiety
Depression
Substance Use
Riddles
100

This response prepares your body to fight or flee in stressful situations.

What is the fight-or-flight response?

100

This activity, often used for weight loss, is effective at managing depressive symptoms.

What is exercise?

100

This group, formed in 1935, focuses on providing support, structure, and accountability to those seeking to "cast off spirits".

What is AA?

100

I'm always moving, but have no legs; you can't see me, but you can feel me.

What is the wind?

200

This organ is affected by anxiety and experiences an increased internal pressure and contraction rate.

What is the heart?

200

This class of medication is commonly used for treating depressive symptoms (and is named well)!

What are anti-depressants?

200

This term describes the physical and psychological symptoms that occur when stopping substance use.

What is withdrawal?

200

The more you take away, the bigger I get.

What is a hole?

300

This type of therapy focuses on changing automatic negative thought patterns commonly associated with anxiety.

What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?

300

This type of therapy focuses on changing automatic negative thought patterns commonly associated with depression.

What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?

300

This type of diagnosis often worsens with substance use. Despite this, some people with this type of condition use substances as a short-term "solution" anyway.

What is a mental health diagnosis?

300

I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; rivers, but no water.

What is a map?

400

What defense mechanism provides short-term relief to anxiety symptoms, but makes anxiety worse in the long-term?

What is avoidance?

400

This neurotransmitter is most commonly linked to depression.

What is serotonin?

400

Use of this substance, especially in early life, is linked with schizophrenia and other mental health conditions?

What is marijuana?

400

I am always in front of you, but can never be seen.

What is the future?

500

This therapy gradually exposes you to fears to reduce anxiety over time.

What is exposure therapy?

500

This region of the brain is under-stimulated when depressive symptoms occur and is the place where morality and decision-making takes place.

What is the prefrontal cortex?

500

Naltrexone and methadone are part of this medication class and can be prescribed as part of medication-assisted treatment.

What are opioids?

500

I have keys, but no locks; I have space, but no room; you can enter, but not go outside.

What is a keyboard?