Apt Foundation 1

Smoking and mental illness

100

Tobacco-related illnesses include (name 3)

cancer, heart disease and lung disease

200

TRUE OR FALSE:

Nicotine can improve attention and concentration

TRUE 

appealing benefits for some mental health patients. However, nicotine's benefits are short lived.

300

Americans with mental illnesses have a ___ percent greater likelihood of smoking than the general population

70%

ref-, according to new findings from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Feb. 8).

400

People with ____ ______ _____ treated in the public health system die a startling 25 years earlier than those without mental illness, according to a 2006 article in Preventing Chronic Disease.

 serious mental illness

500

Some might also be more affected by nicotine withdrawal. 

why would People with panic attacks have a harder time quitting ?

 because the symptoms of withdrawal — such as increased heart rate — can trigger an attack,.

Violence and abuse

100

What do you think this phone number is for ?

1-800-799-7233

National Domestic Violence Hotline

200

_______exposure is associated with increased aggression, substance use, and sexual behavior

Violence

300

The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV 2003) reported that ____percent of American youth have been direct victims of community violence

33%

400

DAILY DOUBLE-THIS TEAM AUTOMATICALLY GETS POINTS BUT ALL MUST KNOW THIS FACT...

 tobacco use is associated with greater depressive symptoms, a greater likelihood of psychiatric hospitalization and an increase in suicidal behavior. Abstaining from cigarettes, on the other hand, can help people with other addictions maintain sobriety.

REF-Prochaska reported in 2010 in Drug and Alcohol Dependence

500

The questions we should be asking are: Why do men terrorize their partners? Why does the community allow battering to continue? How can we be helpful to women in the process of leaving?. 

Instead, what is the main question asked to battered women?

WHY DONT THEY JUST LEAVE?

Almost all battered women try to leave at some point. For battered women who leave, the violence may just be beginning. Batterers escalate their violence when a woman tries to leave or show signs of independence

Apt rules

100

TRUE OR FALSE: YOU ARE ALLOWED TO LET CLIENTS BORROW YOUR STUFF, AS LONG AS THEY GIVE IT BACK.

FALSE!

NO LENDING, SELLING, OR BORROWING IS ALLOWED.

200

you can lose your cell phone for up to 24 hours if...

name two things

You don't go to groups/meals/meds on time

your sneak food upstairs

your disrespectful to peers or staff

300

a process by which individuals or groups can file a complaint with an organization.

A grievance policy

400

PCA

COUNSELOR

SUE

DAN

Chain of command for complaints, request, and issues. 

will not accept the answer: STAFF.

500

Thursday only from 7am-7pm

Drop off

this is the only day of the week drop off from family and friends is approved.

special permission from counselor has to be given for any other day.

Facts

100

 if a person exhibits any of these symptoms:

• Their face is extremely pale and/or feels clammy to the touch
• Their body goes limp
• Their fingernails or lips have a purple or blue color
• They start vomiting or making gurgling noises
• They cannot be awakened or are unable to speak
• Their breathing or heartbeat slows or stops

CALL 911 RIGHT AWAY

200

Medication used to treat and opioid overdose

NARCAN/NALOXONE

300

•Loss of tolerance

•Mixing drugs

•Using alone

•Variation in strength of ‘street’ drugs

•Serious illness

•Using too much in short time period

RISK FACTORS FOR OVERDOSE

400

the body’s ability to develop counteracting and re-stabilizing effects

Tolerance

500

•Raise in heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, and speed up breathing. This can lead to a seizure, stroke, heart attack or death.

•TREMORS

•IRREGULAR BREATHING

•INCREASED TEMPERATURE

•INCREASED HEART RATE

•CHEST PAIN

•SEIZURES

•PARANOID

•HALLUCINATIONS

COCAINE OVERDOSE

mindfulness

100

TRUE OR FALSE: mindfulness actually changes the structure of the brain.

TRUE

REF-In a study conducted by Britta Hölzel of Harvard Medical School, M.R.I. scans of people before and after mindfulness meditation practiced for about 30 minutes a day over a period of 8 weeks were examined for any physical changes in the brain. Astonishingly, the research found an increase in the grey matter in the hippocampus, an important part of brain for learning and memory. The images also showed a reduction of the same grey matter in the amygdala, a region connected to anxiety and stress. No such changes were observed in the control group that did not practice meditation.

200

focusing on your 5 senses

counting

deep  breathing 

Progressive muscle relaxation

what are grounding techniques

300

a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.

MINDFULNESS

400

DAILY DOUBLE

YOU RECIEVE FULL POINTS BUT ALL SHOULD KNOW THIS...

• Never let a crisis go to waste. Remembering the difficult lessons learned from a time of hardship can make you appreciative of the life you lead now.
• Express gratitude. You may also want to keep a journal and write down the things you're grateful for.
• Take time to exercise. For many people, 30 minutes of exercise a day can work as well as antidepressants, according to some researchers.

500

gives them an enormous sense of well-being. They feel more energetic throughout the day, sleep better at night, have sharper memories, and feel more relaxed and positive about themselves and their lives. And it’s also powerful medicine for many common mental health challenges.

people who exercise