The act of deliberately harming one's body with a knife, razor, or any sharp object.
What is Cutting
100
Recommended hours of sleep
What is Good quality of sleep at 7-8 hrs
100
when someone has unusually high levels of anxiety and worry about aspects of daily life such as his/her health and well-being, finances, family or work.
What is Generalized anxiety disorder
100
More than a quarter of a million Canadians of this "age group"—6.5% of people between 15 and 24—experience major depression each year. Depression can be hard to recognize in this age group because parents and caregivers often mistake mood swings and irritability for normal adolescence behaviour, rather than depression. Studies have shown that gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgenders of this age group have higher rates of major depression.
What is Youth
100
Talk to your parents/guardian, friends, or anyone you feel comfortable sharing your thoughts and stories with. You can also seek professional help such as counsellors, kids help line and MindHealthBC.
Who can you talk to if you’re feeling down or stressed?
200
The act of avoiding and distancing yourself from the community.
What is isolating
200
This coping method has stress-busting benefits because it pumps out “feel good” hormones by the brain during this activity.
What is exercise
200
a mood disorder that will affect one in eight Canadians at some point in their lives. It changes the way people feel, leaving them with mental and physical symptoms for long periods of time. It can look quite different from person to person
What is Depression
200
Depression is diagnosed twice as much in this gender than the other. Some reasons for this difference include life-cycle changes, hormonal changes, higher rates of childhood abuse or relationship violence, and social pressures. This gender group are usually more comfortable seeking help for their problems than the other gender which likely means that depression in the other gender may be highly under-reported.
What are Women diagnosed with depression
200
the telephone line to help adolescents with their problems when you’re feeling down
What is Kids help phone (1-800-668-6868)
300
To deny your body's hunger by deliberately not eating.
What is starving
300
This is a physical and mental practice that involves physical poses, controlled breathing, and meditation or relaxation.
What is Yoga
300
a sudden, unexpected rush of intense anxiety symptoms that can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.
What is a panic disorder
***not everyone who has panic attacks has a panic disorder
300
True or False. Men generally feel emotionally numb or angry when they are depressed whereas women usually feel more emotional.
What is true
300
Best person to talk to about your problems, are your parents or friends
What is a trick question - You can TALK TO ANYONE YOU *TRUST* :)
400
The act of regurgitation, excessive exercise, laxatives, and diuretics
What is purging
400
This can be linked to our emotions, and can have a relaxing effect on our minds and bodies. We can close our eyes and meditate to it.
What is music
400
when someone is a part of or witnesses one or more traumatic events. This can be harmful to their mental health. Some examples of traumatic events are war, assault and other crimes, accidents and natural disasters. In addition to other symptoms, a person suffering from this can relive these events long after they’re over, through nightmares and flashbacks.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
400
Depending on your cultural background, you may have certain beliefs about depression that can affect the way you deal with it. For example, people from some cultures notice more of the physical symptoms of depression and only think of the emotional ones when a professional asks them. Attitudes from our cultures can also affect who we may ask for help. For example, in one BC study Chinese youth were twice as reluctant to talk to their parents about depression as their non-Chinese counter parts. Aboriginal people, on and off-reserve, may also have higher rates of depression, from 12–16% in a year, or about double the Canadian average.
What are People from different cultures dealing with depression
400
School counselor, school nurse, teachers and peers
Who are the resources/people at school you can get help from?
500
Some people become angry and act out their stress or take it out on others. Some people internalize it and develop eating disorders or substance abuse problems such as smoking, vaping, drugs, etc. And some people who have a chronic illness may find that the symptoms of their illness flare up under an overload of stress.
What are unhealthy stress coping
500
When your friend or someone you know reaches out to you and says he or she is feeling stressed and low. You immediately sense they need someone to talk to.
What is talking to someone he or she trusts
or
What is access to youth stress/mental health resources
500
Unhealthy NEW habits you have never done before
What are cutting, social isolation, skipping class, school, dropping club activities, dropping out of your extracurricular activities such as sport teams, smoking, vaping,drugs, alcohol
500
Many people who are experiencing depression turn to drugs or alcohol for comfort. Overuse of substances can actually add to depression in some people. This is because some substances like alcohol, heroin and prescription sleeping pills lower brain activity, making you feel more depressed. Even drugs that stimulate your brain like cocaine and speed can make you more depressed after other effects wear off.
What is a direct link between depression and substance abuse
500
Something a real friend does when your friend is feeling sad, not acting like themselves, or not wanting to hangout, what do you do?
What is Talking to them, comforting them
***and if you think they’re going to hurt themselves let someone else know.