DEPRESSION/SADNESS
What is the name of the depression that you get when the weather/time of year changes?
Seasonal Affective Disorder;
It is triggered by disruptions in the circadian rhythm of the body. A change in seasons can also disrupt sleep, which can contribute to a depressed mood.
TRUE OR FALSE: ANGER CANNOT SERVE A HEALTHY FUNCTION IN OUR LIVES
FALSE!
Name three places in your body you might experience anxiety
Head, hands, feet, chest, stomach, arms, legs
TRUE OR FALSE: Guilt protects our interpersonal relationships
TRUE!
Guilt is like a signal that keeps going off in your head until you take the appropriate action
What is a grounding skill?
A practice that can help you pull away from flashbacks, unwanted memories, and negative or challenging emotions. These techniques may help distract you from what you're experiencing and refocus on what's happening in the present moment.
Name 3 symptoms of depression.
Sleep disruptions, anxiety, hopelessness/helplessness, low energy, poorer concentration and/or memory, lack of motivation, etc.
Name 4 types of anger
Retaliatory, assertive, aggressive, passive, self-abusive, verbal, judgmental, overwhelmed, chronic, etc.
TRUE OR FALSE: anxiety can serve a healthy function in our lives
TRUE!
Name 3 coping skills that you can use for feelings of guilt
Apologize and make amends
Learn from the past
Practice Gratitude
Forgive Yourself
Acceptance around what is causing the guilt with the ability to move past
Name 3 Ways to cope with stress
Reading, writing, drawing, practicing mindfulness, playing a game, etc.
Name 3 coping skills for when you are feeling sad/depressed
Journal, read, talk to someone, opposite action, deep breathing, mindfulness, progressive muscle relaxation, etc.
Out of the 5 main personality traits (OCEAN—openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism), which TWO categories are most closely correlated with anger?
Neuroticism more likely than average to be moody and to experience such feelings as anger, frustration, envy, jealousy, guilt)
Agreeableness
A LOW score may mean you tend hold grudges. You might also be less sympathetic with others
Riding the “emotional wave” of anxiety is important rather than just trying to immediately fix it/numb it/ignore it because…
Helps us notice how emotions feel in our body and mind, it helps us not react to emotions with as much intensity, it helps us get familiar with our emotions
Name 3 emotional signs you may experience that might signal to you that you are feeling guilty
Name three appropriate places to go in ERC to help regulate your emotions when feeling overwhelmed in a group
Compassion Room, therapist office, bedroom, med window/nursing, hallway
TRUE OR FALSE: Depression is always cured with the first treatment used.
FALSE!
There are multiple ways to help depression, and often times it is not the first line of treatment you try that helps with what you are going through. There are a multitude of paths to take
What are the three stages of anger?
Passive aggression, open aggression, assertive anger
Name 5 risk factors for heightened anxiety?
Societal expectations
Brain structure
Isolating situations
Trauma
Social Situations
Any perceived threat to self
Fear
Bad News
Unknown situations
Repression is one way that we try to help solve guilty feelings. Define what this means.
Repression is a defense mechanism that helps protect our brain and memory from intrusive thoughts and feelings
Describe how grounding techniques help regulate our emotion
Grounding techniques help us stay in the present moment, notice how we are feeling without judgement, think before we react to an emotion, and slow our heart rate down.
What neurotransmitter(s) in the brain is/are involved in depression? Are there too much or too little of these?
Serotonin/norepinephrine/dopamine
TRICK QUESTION! IT CAN BE EITHER 😊
What part of the brain AND what neurotransmitter are involved in anger?
Amygdala; lack of control of anger is involved with lower levels of serotonin
What main part of the brain is responsible for anxiety and what are some of the neurotransmitters involved?
Amygdala (emotion circuit, gets larger with more anxiety)
GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine
What part(s) of the brain is responsible for guilt?
Fusiform gyrus; Frontal Lobe
Give an example of a grounding skill for the following senses: Touch, smell, sight, sound
Sight: animal, sunrise, ocean, family, picture
Touch: ice pack, hot pack, another person, stress ball
Sound: music, nature, voices
Smell: mint, eucalyptus, scented oils, nature, lavender