Celebrity With Mental Illness
David Beckham has OCD which is a disorder that involves Obsessive thoughts and leads to compulsions to help reduce anxiety linked with those thoughts. True/False
True
Lana has intense mood. She feels sad through the day. She can't get out of bed. She is eating less. She speaks slower. And, has no interest going to the mall with her friends like she use too. What mental Illness might Lana be suffering from?
Depression
Imbalance of Serotonin and Dopamine in the brain cause Depression. True/False
True
Depressed Mood and Lack of Pleasure Symptoms of Depression?
Yes. You need these two symptoms for two weeks or more in order to be diagnosed with depression.
Anxiety is a normal emotion we feel. True/False
True. Its an emotions felt in stressful situations
Kendall Jenner describes dealing with sleep paralysis and what other mental illness?
Juan is pulling out his hair to deal with stress? What mental illness might he be dealing with?
Trichotillomania
Traumatic Event Cause Depression? True/False. Give us one example?
True. (Loss of Loved One, Loss of Job, Verbal Abuse, Abuse, Bullied, Financial Stress, Failing at School)
Is feeling sad mean you are automatically depression?
No, being sad is a normal emotion. It is when one feels sad all the time, everyday or most of the days and this sadness is getting in the way of their ability to live does one start to consider depression.
Anxiety starts in the Amygdala and the hypothalamus which send a stress signal through out the body. Which helps the body prepare to fight. True/False
True. Anxiety is an emotion related to fear. It reacts longer based on uncertain threats.
Bella Thorne and Selena Gomez both suffer from what common mental illness that affects mood?
Depression
Lilly feels worried about everything all the time. She can't calm down. She might be dealing with what type of disorder?
Anxiety
Anxiety happens when which response system is not working properly?
The Stress Response System
Not eating, oversleeping and or being unable to sleep are normal. These are not signs of depression.
False these can result from feeling depressed or loss of pleasure in depression.
With Anxiety disorders- the stress response system does not work right.
True- the hippocampus which provides context to let the body know that the threat is not there does not work properly.
Adam Laveign from Maroon 5 finds its hard to concentrate because he has what?
ADHD
Victor keeps thinking about the germs in his house. He scared the germs are going to give him a virus. To help ease these thoughts, he wipes the counters clean 25 times a day. He is suffering from?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
In depression the hippocampus is smaller? But can get bigger to help one feel positive emotions because the brain can create new cells and pathways to form new experiences throughout life. True/False
True
Bottling up emotions helps. It's healthy. Can bottling up emotions and negative thoughts lead to depression? Give an example of one negative thought.
Yes. I am worthless. No one loves me. I am a bad person. I am not good enough.
What are some ways we can help our body relax?
Exercise
Keeping a Journal, etc.
Cara Delaviene mother had addiction issues and she had to become the rock of her family. This caused her to bottle up a lot of her emotions. She became depressed which made her attempt what due to the severity of sad mood.
Suicide
Name Three Symptoms of Depression
Loss of Appetite
Depressed Mood
Loss of Pleasure
Oversleeping/Unable to Sleep
Speaking Slow/ or Low motivation is things that where interesting before.
Inattention and being impulsive (unable to sit still for a long time in kids) are not symptoms of ADHD?
Depression can make one speak and move slower. This is true. But being Depressed is all in our head. And it can be solved without seeking treatment.
False. When feeling depressed. It's always better to seek help because depression is treatable.
What is special about the brain when is to comes to experiences?
It can reorganize different pathways between the brain and form new experiences that challenge old ones that were not helping us feel good throughout our lives.