All Things Mental Health

Acronyms

100

BCBA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

200

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

300

MI

Motivational Interviewing

400

EIMR

Enhanced Illness Management and Recovery

500

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Name that brain

100

Part of the brain that makes decisions 

Prefrontal Cortex

200

Part of the brain that reacts the most to trauma

Amygdala

300

Neurotransmitter that works as a reward

Dopeamine

400

According to the Britannica, the “capacity of neurons and neural networks in the brain to change their connections and behavior in response to new information, sensory stimulation, development, damage, or dysfunction.”

Neuroplasticity 

500

This monoamine neurotransmitter acts like a hormone and carries messages informing the body on how to work. It regulates mood.

Serotonin 

Fears & Tears

100

The phobia that is most common

Fear of Spiders/arachnophobia

200

kinemortophobia 

Perpetual fear of zombies

400

We make 15-30 gallons of these this each year, name one of the three types of tears.

Emotional Tears: response to emotions

Reflex Tears: wash away irritants

Basal Tears: protect and nourish the cornea

Self Care

100

Bouncing, throwing, or hitting a ball are examples of what sports

basketball, football, baseball