Total Wellness
Can you name all 7 Aspects of Total Wellness
Physical, Emotional, Social, Environmental, Financial (Occupational), Spiritual, Intellectual
What are the 2 most common mental health disorders in the USA
Depression and anxiety
This is an example of a cognitive distortion where we tend to blow things out of proportion without fact to back it up.
Ex: I backed into my neighbors car this morning. I should just never drive again.
Magnification. Making a mountain out of a mole hill
What is the opposite. Making a mole hill out of a mountain. Give an example
I can have an occasional glass of wine, beer or other type of alcohol while taking my medications.
False. It is important to remember that alcohol can lead to increased depression, anxiety and respiratory depression which intensifies the effect of some medication.
Really, just one drink! Can you have just one? Know your limits, know your self.
What has mouth but never eats, has a bed but never sleeps, runs but never eats
A river or creek
Name at least three ways to maintain environmental wellness.
Provide safe space for you (children, family)
Provide quiet calm, peaceful space to be able to retreat to in time of need
Keep space orderly (dishes, laundry, trash, chores)
Be environmentally aware (recycle, not wasteful of H20, cigarette buds,
Nearly 25 percent of all Americans suffer from some type of mental health disorder
True. Mental health disorders have been on the rise in the United States since the 1950's
This cognitive distortion is when we use subjective thinking and react based on emotions rather than objective and not using facts.
Ex I sent my kid to school without his lunch. I am a terrible mother.
Emotional reasoning
Did you give yourself credit for the 20 other things you did perfectly for him, like feed him breakfast, dress him, take him to school, take to practice, love him, nurture him, etc
What are the two most common reason that patients stop taking their medications?
Side effects and they begin to feel better and don't feel they need their medications any longer.
What is the number one reason men stop taking anti-depressants and anti-psychotic medications?
What is always in front of you but can never be seen?
Your future
Dimension of wellness that focuses on one’s ability to develop and maintain positive, healthy, satisfying interpersonal relationships and appropriate support networks.
Social Aspect.
Members of the LGBTQ community are twice as likely as straight individuals to have a mental health condition.
True
This type of communicator uses "you" statements. They lack empathy, insensitive to others, and are usually very blunt and unaware of their poor boundaries.
Aggressive (The Tiger)
Name 3 medications that help treat Bipolar Disorder. Class or generic drug name
Depakote, Lamictal, (anti-siezure medications)
Abilify, Risperdal, (anti-psychotic medications)
Zoloft, Lexapro (Anti-depressants)
You can only have it once you have given it.
Respect
Being mindful, reducing stress, challenging negative thoughts, setting boundaries and focusing on positive thoughts are all ways to maintain this aspect of wellness.
Emotional Wellness
Which age group has the highest percentage of suicide rate?
1. 15-25
2. 25-34
3. 35-65
4. 65+
65+. The highest percentage of suicide is completed by those 65+. The largest number is of those age 35-64. Those age 15-24 it is the second largest killer of this age group.
When you have trouble saying "no" to others, overshare personal information, dependent of others for opinions, accepting of abuse or fearing rejection, these are examples of these type of boundaries?
Porous. Think of porous, like a like a sponge.
What is the opposite of porous?
What are some examples of this type of boundary?
What is the chemical in the brain is responsible for major depression and the class of medication that treats this deficiency?
Serotonin and SSRI (anti-depressants)
What about schizophrenia? Same chemical that is responsible for pleasure or reward chemical
what is harder to catch the faster you run
your breath
Following Maslow's hierarchy of needs which aspect of wellness is essential for total wellness?
Physical.
Water, shelter, food, air, sleep, clothing, reproduction
Neurotransmitters in the brain are essential for maintaining chemical balance and can lead to certain type of mental health disorders. Can you name 3 of them.
Serotonin GABA
Dopamine Oxytocin
Nor epinephrine
Epinephrine
Glutamate
Valuing your own opinion, not compromising for others, knows their personal wants and needs and able to communicate them. These are what type of boundaries?
Healthy boundaries.
What are 2 the most important things to remember when taking benzodiazepines for safety.
Ativan, Valium, Xanax, Librium, Klonopin
They are addictive and habit forming, they cause respiratory depression and they can cause seizures if you take them regularly and them stop them abruptly.
What disappears as soon as you say its name
Silence