Depression
Guilt and Fear
Mystery 1
Mystery 2
100

Name 2 neurotransmitters involved in depression.

What are... serotonin, GABA, dopamine, norepinephrine, glutamate, etc.

100

Define guilt in your own words.

What is... 

100

This belongs to you but everyone else uses it. What am I?

Your name

100

I’m full of holes but strong as steel. What am I?

A chain

200

List 3 symptoms of depression.

What is... apathy, anhedonia, fatigue, hopelessness, suicidality, increased/decreased appetite, hypersomnia, insomnia, persistent low mood, emptiness, irritability, labile mood, etc

200

Provide an explanation as to how guilt can serve a positive purpose.

...

200

What disappears as soon as you say its name?

Silence

200

What is there one of in every corner and two of in every room?

The letter O

300

The difference between sadness and depression.

What is... depression lasts longer, is more severe, and is more dangerous.

300

Excessive guilt can lead to this.

What is... depression, brain fog, anxiety, unhealthy obsessions, and negative health effects.

300

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. What am I?

A candle

300

I can be long or can be short, I can be black, white, brown, or purple. You can find me the world over and I am often the main feature. What am I?

Rice

400

Annhedonia is...

What is...the absence of pleasure/inability to experience pleasure.

400

Name 2 neurochemicals and/or hormones released during a fear-response.

What are... adrenaline, epinephrine, and serotonin

400

Nobody has ever walked this way. Which way is it?

The Milky Way

400

 I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

A map

500

List 3 major depressants.

What are... alcohol, sedatives, benzos, and opioids.

500

This nervous system is activated by fear.

What is... the sympathetic nervous system (stress response).

500

What is it that given one, you’ll have either two or none?

A choice

500

What has ten letters and starts with gas?

An automobile