"Understanding Emotions"
Stress and Coping
Mental Health Vocabulary
Mind-Body Connection
Mental Health Myths
100

The process of pausing and reflecting on why you’re feeling a certain way, before reacting, is known as this.

What is self-reflection?

100

Stress can affect your nervous system as well as your pituitary glans. True or False

What is true?

100

This term describes positive actions, habits, and practices that promote overall mental well-being, like exercise and healthy relationships.

What is self-care?

100

This body response can occur when someone is stressed, leading to tight muscles, faster breathing, and a faster heartbeat.

What is the fight-or-flight response?

100

People with mental illnesses can’t get better or lead successful lives.

What is a myth?

200

This primary emotion often arises as a response to loss, disappointment, or grief, and is marked by feelings of sorrow and sometimes tears.

What is sadness?

200

To think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time.

What is Meditation?

200

This practice involves focusing on the present moment in a non-judgmental way, often used to reduce stress and increase self-awareness.

What is mindfulness?

200

Engaging in this type of physical activity can release endorphins, often called 'feel-good' chemicals, and improve mood and reduce stress.

What is exercise?

200

People with mental health disorders can 'snap out of it' if they just try hard enough.

What is a myth?

300

This emotion often arises when you perceive a threat or danger, leading to a 'fight, flight, or freeze' response.

What is fear?

300

This is a positive coping mechanism that can help reduce stress by releasing endorphins, the body's feel good chemicals, and is as simple as taking a walk, dancing, or playing a sport.

What is exercise?

300

This term refers to a persistent feeling of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities.

What is depression?

300

What is released while you exercise that improves your mood?

What are endorphins?

300

People with good mental health can still feel sad.

What is Fact?

400

 This is the purpose of emotions.

What is survival, threat detection, decision-making, and motivation.

400

This physical reaction to stress involves the release of hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, preparing your body to either face a threat or escape it.

What is the fight-or-flight response?

400

What is the feeling of "intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations."

What is anxiety?

400

the link between a person's thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors and their physical health.

What is Mind-Body Connection

400

You only need to take care of your mental health if you have a mental health condition.

What is False? Everyone can benefit from taking active steps to promote their well-being and improve their mental health.

500

This is an emotion that we experience when something happens that we do not like, and it could be bad if we do not control it.

What is anger?

500

Spending time with friends and family, talking to a trusted person, and asking for help are all examples of this type of coping strategy.

What is social support?

500

A range of mental conditions in which there is a persistent disturbance of eating behavior and impairment of physical or mental health.

What are Eating Disorders

500

Getting enough of this each night is essential for emotional stability, helping improve mood, focus, and resilience to stress.

What is sleep?

500

 This common myth suggests that people with mental health issues are just “weak” or can “snap out of it” if they try hard enough, when in reality, mental health conditions are medical issues that often require professional support.

What is mental health issues are a sign of weakness?