Mental Health 101
Anger, fear, love, etc. are examples of
What are emotions
What is the only liquid allowed to take medication.
Water/ H20
Your body’s physical response to changes around you
What is Stress
A measure of how much you like and respect yourself.
What is Self Esteem
What is the suicide and crisis national hotline?
988- Text or Call
Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as
What is Gratitude
What are the phone rules?
Key: Staff are allowed to terminate the call if you become disruptive, dysregulated.
Eating Disorder where someone is binging and purging
Bulimia Nervosa
Hopelessness and helplessness can lead to what?
What is suicidal ideations
Emotion that may be experienced after a significant loss
What is grief
Constantly worried about the future, in a heightened state unable to focus on tasks in front of you
What is Anxiety?
What type of shows/ movies are allow to be watched on the CSU?
Movies with no gun violence, suicide, alcohol or drug use and no sexual content.
Key: Use best judgment.
A hormone that prepares the body to respond to stress
What is Adrenaline
Name 3 things you can do to help a friend who thinks they may have a mental health problem.
Listen to them, spend time with them, encourage them to seek help, help them make appointments/go with them. If it is serious then tell someone else
Things that you can do for yourself that promote positive mental health
What is self-care
A change in behavior, withdrawing from friends, taking dangerous risks, mood swings, feeling empty and hopeless with no reason to live, trapped, or having no reason to live.
What are warning signs of suicide.
How many smoke breaks do you get a day?
8
Powerful chemicals, produced by glands, which regulate many body functions
What are Hormones
The ability to work through and recover from disappointment.
What is Resilience
The ability to tune into your own thoughts, feelings, and actions
What is Self Awareness
What are two things that can promote positive mental health?
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy and more.
What is the appropriate way to discharge?
Speak with Treatment Team or Oncall.
If discharged again clinical recommendation, will be a 30 day no re-admit.
Chemicals placed into your body that alter your state of mind and body (caffeine, sugar, etc.)
What are substances?
This is a therapeutic technique where you focus your awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
What is mindfulness
True or False: Being isolated from others is heathy.
False.
loneliness has been found to raise levels of stress, impede sleep and, in turn, harm the body. Loneliness can also develop depression or other mental health disorders