Coping Skills
This coping skills involves writing down thoughts and feelings throughout the day and can be a helpful way of identifying patterns of negative thoughts.
Journaling
True or False: Lack of motivation is not a common symptom of depression.
False
Name one tech and one nurse working on the unit today.
All correct answers.
What are the Eight Dimensions of Wellness?
Social, Environmental, Physical, Financial, Occupational, Emotional, Intellectual, and Spiritual.
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
This is a simple relaxation/grounding technique that is simple to use and can be used anywhere to help ease feelings of anxiety and panic.
Deep breathing
Name 4 symptoms of Depression.
Isolation, sad or depressed mood, lack of energy, insomnia.
The main function of this professional is to aid in problem solving, living-arrangements, help to develop social supports, connect patients with community resources, and to promote positive social change.
Social Worker
This type of therapy helps you to adjust your thinking in order to change your mood. What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What kind of coat can only be put on when it's wet?
A coat of paint.
Gratitude
Headaches, cold sweats, upset stomach, racing heart, restlessness, and irritability are common symptoms of what?
Anxiety
This professional has a masters degree and helps patients to set goals, learn coping skills, improve communication skills, and develop healthy boundaries.
Therapist/Counselor
What are the five Stages of Change?
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance.
I'm full of holes yet still I hold water. What am I?
A sponge.
This coping skill can be used as a form of meditation, as a grounding technique, and for relaxation and focuses on selectively sensing and relaxing different parts of your body.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Impulsive behaviors like spending sprees or risky behaviors and staying awake for days at a time or needing very little sleep is a description of what symptom?
Mania
This mental health professional has a doctoral degree in psychology and can assess and diagnose mental illness and provide individual, group, couple, and family therapy.
Psychologist
This type of therapy focuses on acceptance, improving tolerance of emotional states, and developing coping skills. What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
I stay in a corner yet I travel around the world. What am I?
A stamp.
This broad category of coping skills focuses on enjoyable activities that promote stress reduction, relaxation, and overall positive physical and mental health.
Self-Care
Psychosis
This professional is a medical doctor that specializes in the treatment of mental illness and disorders.
Psychiatrist
Setting goals is an important part of treatment and improving mental health. What does SMART stand for?
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
A river.