The Brain
Known as the central processing organ in the body, this is known as the ______.
What is the brain?
What are coping skills to you personally? Both teams have an oppportunity to answer:
Team 1 Answer
Team 2 Answer
A ____ cares for the patients' medical concerns, providing medication, support, and safety monitoring
What is a nurse
This is a mental health disorder characterized by: depressed mood, most of the day, nearly every day.
It also features: Decreased interest or pleasure in activities, most of the day, nearly every day.
Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain, or decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day.
A slowing down of thought and a reduction of physical movement (observable by others, not merely subjective feelings of restlessness or being slowed down).
Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day.
Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt nearly every day.
Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day.
Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.
Music has been found to have a positive impact on mental health. What is the term for using music as a therapeutic intervention?
Music therapy
Are are lots and lots of brain chemicals! Can you think of any?
Dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA
Here is a story to respond to:
Jack gets upset with his mom for taking his phone when he was talking to his girlfriend real late at night. If you were Jack, name two coping skills to distract yourself and make yourself feel better.
2 Effective Coping Skills
A _____ offers therapy and support to patients with mental health issues, aiding their healing and well-being
A mental health counselor
This is a mental health disorder characterized by:
The presence of excessive anxiety and worry about a variety of topics, events, or activities. Worry occurs more often than not for at least six months and is clearly excessive.
The worry is experienced as very challenging to control. The worry in both adults and children may easily shift from one topic to another.
The anxiety and worry are accompanied by at least three of the following physical or cognitive symptoms (In children, only one of these symptoms is necessary for a diagnosis of GAD):
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Listening to upbeat and energetic music can help boost mood and reduce symptoms of depression, True or False?
True
True or False: Exercising helps your brain work better?
True
When people choose to use coping skills they have some benefits. What are they? Name 2.
A _____ assists you with your discharge planning and is a trained professional that will be helpful to you during your time on the unit
Your social worker/discharge planner
What is the term for how you see and value yourself, including your confidence and self-respect?
Name one benefit of listening to music for individuals experiencing symptoms of depression?
Mood enhancement, increased motivation, decreased feelings of sadness, a sense of relaxation/comfort
Name one form of exercise you will do when you leave the hospital to help your mental health?
Individual answer at the judge's judgement
What are some things that make you not want to use coping skills?
Secondary reason "My mom needs to know how angry I am"
A _______supports and assists patients, providing nourishment, safety, and essential help
What is a tech or aide
What is the term for being aware of your own thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations in the present moment?
Mindfulness
Music therapy can be helpful in managing pain and discomfort in individuals with chronic illnesses or medical procedures, True or False
True
Why do you think this is?
This is a harder question. There is a portion of your brain that resembles a small tree in the back of your brain. It is called the __________.
What is the brain stem?
Name 3 Coping Skills you will use on the unit during your time here:
Listening to the radio, playing the switch, talking to staff, talking on the phone, going to groups, hygiene, watching tv, drawing, reading
A _____ diagnoses, treats, and manages patients' mental health conditions, guiding the treatment team and promoting recovery
This question asks, "Who am I?" What are some of your personal values or principles that guide your actions and decisions?
Both teams can answer!
Personal values or principles
Music is helpful to patients with dementia. Can you guess why?
Potential answers include reminiscence therapy through music, using familiar songs to trigger memories, or engaging in music activities that stimulate cognitive function