Mental & Emotional Illnesses

Myth/Fact

100

Mental & Emotional Illnesses are rare. 

Myth, mental & emotional illnesses are very common. 

200

People with mental & emotional illnesses can recover. 

Fact, mental illnesses can be controlled & lessened through a variety of ways. 

300

If someone in your family has a mental or emotional illness, you will have one as well. 

Myth, just because someone in your family suffers from a mental or emotional illness does not mean you will as well. 

400

Teachers are usually provided with resources to help accommodate students in their classrooms. 

Myth, teachers often do not have many (if any) resources at all to reference.

Name that Illness

100

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Anxiety 

200

Persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.

Depression

300

Inability to focus and a short attention span describes what disorder? 

ADD

400

Lack of focus, short attention span, and hyper behavior describe what disorder? 

ADHD

Definitions

100

Give the word that has the definition:

-disorders that affect your mood, thinking, and behavior 

Mental Illness 

200

Give the word that has the definition;

-An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and/or teachers.

Emotional Illness 

Signs/Symptoms

100

Name a symptom/symptoms of depression. 

Sadness, feeling down, loss of energy, change in attitude, fatigue, etc. 

200

Name a sign or symptom of ADD/ADHD 

Lack of focus, short attention span, hyper behavior (ADHD), etc. 

300

Name a symptom/symptoms of anxiety. 

Excessive worry or fear, excessive absence from school or other activities, change in sleep patterns/behaviors, change in appetite, etc. 

400

Thoughts of suicide, removing oneself from friends/family, change in mood are signs for what disorder? 

Depression

Classroom Accomodations

100

Name a way that a teacher may help a child with depression in their classroom. 

Forming a positive relationship with the student, giving positive feedback, avoiding negativity as much as possible, etc. 

200

Name something a teacher should NOT do in the classroom when a child has an emotional/mental illness. 

Ignore the problem(s), avoid making accommodations/changes, single the child out, etc. 

300

Name a way that a teacher may help a child with anxiety in their classroom. 

Posting clear rules in the classroom, providing a daily schedule, giving brain breaks, etc. 

400

Name a way that a teacher may help a child with ADD/ADHD in their classroom. 

Using flexible seating, giving the child a fidget toy, doing brain breaks throughout the day, etc.