Fuel Your Mind (Mental Health)
Definition: What medical professional is typically the first person a student should see for a non-crisis mental health concern?
Who is a School Counselor?
Vaping: True or False: Nicotine is the only harmful chemical found in vapes.
What is False (vapes also contain heavy metals, diacetyl, etc.)
Food Group: Yogurt, cheese, and milk belong to which food group?
What is Dairy (or Fat/Dairy)?
Self-Esteem: Saying "I am good at math, even though I failed that test" is an example of what kind of self-talk?
Resource: Besides the School Counselor, name a trusted adult outside of your immediate family who could help with a problem.
Who is a Teacher, Coach, or Family Doctor?
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Alcohol: Besides the liver, what major organ is permanently damaged by prolonged alcohol use, especially in adolescence?
What is the Brain (or Heart)?
Because brown rice is a Whole Grain (it retains the fiber and nutrients)?
Body Image: Name a specific social media behavior that creates an unrealistic body standard.
What is using filters, editing photos, or following only accounts that promote perfection?
Refusal: What is the difference between an assertive refusal and an aggressive refusal?
Assertive is firm and respectful, aggressive is hostile or confrontational.
Analysis: A person obsessively washing their hands 20 times before every meal is demonstrating this symptom, common in OCD.
What is a Compulsion?
Refusal: When facing peer pressure, what is the key difference between an excuse refusal skill and a reasoned refusal skill?
An excuse is a quick lie/cover, while a reasoned refusal gives a real, respectful justification.
Misconception: Why might someone confuse a sugary sports drink with a healthy hydration choice?
Because they believe the marketing about electrolytes (or confuse it with water/juice)?
Analysis: True or False: Your body image is solely determined by how you look in the mirror.
What is False (it's also shaped by media, self-talk, and social interaction)?
Stigma: A common myth is that people should only seek professional help when they are in a huge crisis. Why is getting help early better?
Getting help early can prevent the problem from getting worse (or reduce long-term suffering)?
Stigma: This social problem is reduced when people publicly discuss their struggles and realize others share similar experiences.
What is Stigma?
Addiction: Why is nicotine addiction in adolescence harder to overcome than addiction later in life?
Because the adolescent brain is still developing, making it more susceptible to forming dependency (or addiction)?
If a plate contains Chicken, Apples, and Broccoli, what essential category is still missing for a balanced meal?
What is Grains?
Eating Disorders: Why are eating disorders considered mental illnesses, not just 'diet choices'?
Because they involve complex obsessions, compulsions, and distorted thinking about food and body weight.
Connection: Lack of sleep, an all-nighter, or using an energy drink are all examples that harm what part of your health.
What is physical well-being (or physical health)?
Application: If a friend is withdrawing from social life, sleeping excessively, and losing interest in favorite activities, what clinical condition might they be demonstrating signs of?
What is Depression?
Consequence: What is the legal or health risk of combining alcohol with other depressant drugs?
What is a high risk of Overdose (or death/coma)?
Analysis: This term refers to foods that are high in calories but low in essential nutrients, like vitamins and fiber.
What are Empty Calories (or Junk Food)?
Boundary: What is the fundamental difference between simply walking away from drama and setting a boundary?
Legal: What is the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products?
What is 21?