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What is the #1 mental health struggle for teens?

Anxiety

100

Name 3 coping strategies to use when you are going through a hard time. 

Meditation, reading, coloring, journaling, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, exercising, reaching out to a friend / family member / professional for support...

100

What does PTSD stand for?

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Talking to others about problems in our lives is a healthy coping skill.

True

Talking to others allows us to share our emotions and problems so that we do not have to go through them alone.

100

Where did the olympics start?

Greece

200

What is the recommended amount of sleep for teens?

8-10 hours

200

What is one example of an unhealthy coping strategy.

substance use, self-harm, isolation, over/under eating, suppression of emotions...

200

Give me an example of an "I statement"

"I feel ____ when _____"

200

Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives

False!

Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill.

200

Joke- What kind of tree fits in your hand?

A "PALM" tree!

300

Why do you think students bully others?

To make themselves feel better, to feel powerful…

300

Name a coping skill that does not require any tools (ie. fidget toys) that you can do at your desk?

Box breathing, counting, grounding, visualization meditation. 

300

Emotion that may be experienced after a significant loss

Greif

300

Everyone has mental health

True! 

Everyone has their own mental health

300

What is the biggest animal in the world?

Blue Whale

400

The emotion "embarrassed" falls under which surface emotion?

Anger

400

What is the number for the National Crisis and Suicide Hotline?

988

400

Often referred to as the "stress hormone"

Adrenaline

400

What you eat does not affect how you feel.

False! 

Proper nutrition is incredibly important for mental health. If you eat well, you help get proper nutrients to your brain and that helps you get into a positive state of mental health.

400

In this sport, players use a long stick to hit a ball into the opposing teams goal

what is lacrosse 

500

What social media has the most effect on mental health?

Instagram!

500

Why are coping skills important?

Coping skills help you tolerate, minimize, and deal with stressful situations in life.

500

This is a measure of how much you like and love yourself?

Self-esteem

500

Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills

True!

There are both healthy and unhealthy coping skills; the key is to knowing which are which, and utilizing healthy ones.

500

bird known to mimic human speech

A parrot