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Depression
Anxiety
Coping Skills
The Brain
Anger
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What are 5 common symptoms of depression?
change in eating habits

change in sleep patterns

feeling hopeless

feeling worthless

loss of enjoyment in pleasurable activities

isolating

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What are 5 common symptoms of anxiety?

nervousness

excessive worry

shaking leg

mind racing

fast heart beat

difficult time sleeping

restless

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If you are at a 10, what is the number that using coping skills is designed to get you to?

7

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True or False?

75% of the brain is made of water and weighs about 3 lbs

True

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What physical symptoms are associated with feeling angry?

hot

shaky

clinched fists

red face

heavy breathing

headache

stomach ache

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True or False

Antidepressant medication will bring you from a 2 to a 10

False

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When can anxiety be a good thing?

When you are in danger such as fight, flight or freeze situations. Your body is telling you that you are in danger when feeling anxious in dangerous situations

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Give 3 examples of coping skills to help with anger?

punching a pillow

exercise

leaving the situation

talking to a trusted person


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What part of the brain is your memory center?

Hippocampus

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Give an example of a trigger that makes you angry?

people taking behind your back

threatening you 

betraying you

slow drivers

feeling misunderstood


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If your parent suffers from depression, will you automatically have depression as well?

No; you will be more susceptible but are not automatically going to have depression  

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Grounding techniques are the most effective coping skills that are geared toward anxiety. Give me 3 examples of grounding techniques

mindfulness

meditation

5 senses

body scans

deep breathing

visualization

guided imagery 

tapping

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What part of your brain should be your "bff"?

Frontal Lobe

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What emotions are associated with anger?

frustration

furious

annoyed

irritated

mad

disgusted

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What is the difference between Major Depressive Disorder and Dysthymia? 

MDD- chronic depression, usually triggered by a traumatic event or situation and can vary in severity

Dysthymia- constant moderate depression, no trigger, longer duration of time

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Describe a panic attack

Out of control, crying, hyperventilating, vomiting, screaming, triggered reaction, feelings of helplessness and shaking

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What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

Decision making skills, reasonable mind, thinking about the consequences to actions, problem solving, planning
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What are you trying to break when you leave your room from isolating for several days due to depression?

HINT- three words, N------- F------- L---

Negative Feedback Loop

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What is the word for when your brain is on a "hamster wheel" thinking about one situation/event and cannot stop thinking about it?

Rumination

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Give an example of a effective coping skill but is it not healthy. Explain the difference

Smoking, doing drugs, being violent, punching people or objects. It is effective because we feel a result but it may not be healthy

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What is the part of the brain that is responsible for your emotions ?

Amygdala