Mental Health
Reflection Time
Building awareness
Coping Skills
Soccer & Cartoons
200
To improve your mental health, what can you do with a counselor?
Processing/talking about emotions and thoughts, sharing your experiences, learning about mental health, learning about coping skills, asking for help/questions, expressing yourself (with no judgment), feeling your emotions together, vent about difficulties
200
How would you describe counseling to a friend?
What is difficult about going to counseling?
What is enjoyable about going to counseling?
200
If there was one thing that you could make disappear, what would it be?
If it can't disappear, what can you do to feel better?
200
When it comes to relationships, what are you really good at?
How did you learn to do this?
200
Who is the most famous English soccer player?
David Beckham
300
True or false: Almost half of adults will experience mental illness during their life.
True!
Examples: Anxiety disorders, Depression, Bipolar disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Schizophrenia, Eating disorders, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Paranoia, mood disorders, substance abuse disorder, personality disorders, etc.
300
Name 3 things that make you different from other kids at school?
Do you like or dislike those things?
300
What is an intrusive thought?
Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, repetitive thoughts, images, or urges that can be discouraging, upsetting, or debilitating.
300
Name 2 examples of negative self-talk
Name 2 examples of positive self-talk
How often do you speak positively toward yourself?
How often do you speak negatively toward yourself?
300
What is a penalty kick?
a direct free-kick offense inside the penalty area
400
Name 2 ways depression can make people feel
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Name 2 ways you can fight depression
feeling sad, worthless, helpless, hopeless, easily annoyed, extra tired, low energy, distractibility, eat more, eat less, difficulty sleeping too much or too little
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go outside, spend time with people you care about, play a game, play sports, arts & crafts, journaling, singing, dancing, deep breathing, talking to a counselor, taking medicine a doctor prescribes to you, get good rest, stretch your body, laugh
400
Did you see anybody do something today (or week) that impressed you? What was it?
Is that something you want to grow in for your future?
400
What are you experiencing as you sit there and talk to me?
What kind of other situations may you also feel this way?
400
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Name 5 things you can do to help you feel better if you're furious?
Which is your 'go-to'?
400
In a movie about a lion who becomes king, what does "Hakuna Matata" mean?
"No worries"
500
Name 3 ways that can stress or anxiety affect your body and mind
pounding heart, sweaty, dizzy, nauseous, hard to breathe, feeling of a lump in your throat, "gotta run to the bathroom" feeling, muscle aches, difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, excessive worrying, restlessness
500
*DAILY DOUBLE*
What was difficult for you today?
How do you think you can get better at that?
500
What is something that you believe about your future?
What is something that you worry about for your future?
500
What are 2 things you want to improve in your thinking?
What could you do to help?
500
How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have?
600
Which mental disorder is most commonly associated with genius-level IQ?
Bipolar disorder
600
What do you wish your parents knew about you?
What do you wish your friends or classmates knew about you?
What would have to happen for you to share those thoughts with them?
600
Do you think it is okay to cry?
Do you think it is okay to yell?
What are some examples of good times to cry or yell?
600
What do you think is the #1 thing your mom would like for you to do more of?
What do you think is the #1 thing your dad would like for you to do more of?
What keeps you from doing those things? If you did them, would it help you?
600
What is a 'hat trick' in soccer?
When one player scores 3 goals in a game.