🎮🧠 DBT Mental Health Jeopardy: “Level Up Your Wellness!”

🍎💧 CATEGORY 1: EAT HEALTHY & HYDRATE

100

❓ Clue:
💧 Your body needs this to help regulate temperature, support digestion, and keep your body functioning properly.

✅ Answer:
👉 What is water? 💦

200

❓ Clue:
🥪 You're hungry after school. Instead of skipping food because you're worried about making the “wrong” choice, what can you think about adding to your snack or meal? Give us healthy examples?

✅ Answer:
👉 What is balance and nourishment? 🍎🥛🥪 Fruits, Veggies, Yogurt, Milk, orange juice...... Flamming Hot Cheetos ???

200

❓ Clue:
🍎 Instead of labeling foods as “good” or “bad,” this approach focuses on giving your body a variety of foods and nutrients.

✅ Answer:
👉 What is well balanced diet? 🥗

300

❓ Clue:
💦 You're busy at school and realize you've barely had anything to drink. What's a better strategy than waiting until you're extremely thirsty?

✅ Answer:
👉 What is drinking water regularly throughout the day? 🚰 

💡 Bonus discussion: “What's one thing that could remind you to drink more water?” 📱⏰🚰

500

❓ Clue:
⚽ You have practice after school and realize you haven't eaten since breakfast. You're tired, irritable, and having trouble concentrating. What might your body need?

✅ Answer:
👉 What is food/fuel and hydration? 🍌💧

WE SHOULD BE SAYING THIS:

🍎 “I'll eat regular nourishing meals and snacks.”

💧 “I'll drink water throughout the day.”

😴 CATEGORY 2: SLEEP HYGIENE

100

❓ Clue:
🌙 Teens ages 13–17 generally need about this much sleep each night.

✅ Answer:
👉 What is 8–10 hours? 🛌

200

❓ Clue:
📱 You're in bed scrolling social media for an hour and wondering why you're not sleepy. What's one change you could try?

✅ Answer:
👉 What is putting the phone away and starting a calming bedtime routine? 🌙📵

200

❓ Clue:
⏰ Going to bed and waking up around the same time each day can help support this.

✅ Answer:
👉 What is a consistent sleep schedule? 😴

300

❓ Clue:
😰 It's 11:30 PM and you're stressed about tomorrow. Your thoughts won't stop. Name TWO coping strategies you could try.

✅ Answer:
👉 What are mindfulness 🧘, slow deep breathing🌬️, self-compassion ❤️, grounding 🌎, or a calming bedtime routine 🌙?

SAY: 😴 “I'll work toward a consistent bedtime.”

500

❓ Clue:
🧠 Name TWO things that lack of sleep can affect.

✅ Answer:
👉 What are mood, concentration, memory, learning, energy, or emotional regulation? 🧠💭

🧘 CATEGORY 3: UTILIZING COPING SKILLS

100

❓ Clue:
👀 This skill means paying attention to what is happening right now without immediately judging it.

✅ Answer:
👉 What is mindfulness? 🧘‍♀️

200

❓ Clue:
❤️ You make a mistake and your brain says, “I'm such a loser...just give up.” Instead, you tell yourself: “I'm having a hard time. I'm human. What's one helpful thing I can do next?”

What skill is this?

✅ Answer:
👉 What is self-compassion? ❤️🫶

200

❓ Clue:
🌬️ You breathe in through your nose like smelling flowers and slowly breathe out through lips shaped like you're blowing out a candle. What skill are you practicing?

✅ Answer:
👉 What is pursed-lip/deep breathing/relaxation? 🌬

300

❓ Clue:
🔥 You're extremely angry and overwhelmed and want to make an impulsive decision.

Name THREE coping strategies you could use first.

✅ Answer:
👉 What are mindfulness 🧘, slow breathing 🌬️, self-compassion ❤️, grounding 🌎, talking to someone 🗣️, taking a a self care break 🚶

SAY🧘 “I'll use my coping skill of deep breathing when I'm overwhelmed.”

500

❓ Clue:
📱 Someone sends you an angry text. You immediately want to send an angry response back.

What could you do BEFORE responding? 🛑

✅ Answer:
👉 What is pause, breathe, notice your emotions, and choose your response? 🧘🌬️ 

PAUSE - PRAY - PROCEED

💊 CATEGORY 4: MEDICATION SAFETY & ADHERENCE

100

❓ Clue:
👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ When taking prescription medication, you should follow the instructions provided by this person.

✅ Answer:
👉 Who is your prescriber/healthcare provider?

200

❓ Clue:
💊 You forgot whether you took your medication this morning.

Should you automatically take another dose?

✅ Answer:
👉 What is no—follow the medication-specific instructions or ask a parent/caregiver, pharmacist, nurse, or prescriber what to do? ☎️💊

200

❓ Clue:

😕 You don't like how your medication makes you feel, so you decide to stop taking it without telling anyone.

Is this a safe approach? 🚨

✅ Answer:
👉 What is no—talk with your prescriber/treatment team first? 🗣️👩‍⚕️

300

❓ Clue:
💊🗣️ Name THREE reasons you should communicate with your treatment team about your medication rather than secretly stopping or changing it.

✅ Answer:
👉 What are side effects, changes in symptoms, concerns about effectiveness, medication interactions, missed doses, questions about how to take it, or other safety concerns?

SAY: 💊 “I'll take my medication as prescribed and talk to my treatment team if I have concerns.” 

500

❓ Clue:
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A friend says:“Try one of my pills. It helps me, so it'll probably help you!"

What should you do? 🚨

✅ Answer:
👉 What is don't take someone else's medication?        ❌💊 ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK ❌💊