Mental Health
All triggers can be avoided?
False. While you can work to minimize your exposure to certain stressful situations you cannot avoid them all.
The friends, family, and professionals you can turn to when you need support are known as your what?
Support system.
All stress is bad and should be avoided.
False. Some stress can be motivation for positive change or discourage risky or dangerous behavior.
Having a mental illness and substance abuse diagnosis is known as what?
Dual-Diagnosis
Why are ghosts bad liars?
Because you can see right through them.
What is self-care?
Any enjoyable activity that promotes your mental and physical health as a priority.
This is a grounding technique that focuses your attention away from your anxiety and onto your five senses.
5 things you can touch or feel, 4 things you can see, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
There are no such thing a "Wrong" or "Bad" thoughts. What matters is what we do with these thoughts.
True
A sudden increase in the sensation of fear, hyperventilation, sweating, tingling, and racing heart is a discription of what?
Panic Attack
Why did the kid fall asleep with the ruler?
To measure how long he slept.
What is the suicide crisis line number?
988
This coping skills/grounding technique helps to take your mind off of your anxiety and stress by picturing a pleasant place real or imagined in as much detail as you can.
Imagery
It is never good for your mental health to be alone.
False. While total isolation can negatively affect your mental health occasionally taking time to yourself for peace and quiet and reflection and help decrease stress and anxiety.
Name an example of a support group.
NAMI, AA, NA, Al-ANON, Celebrate Recovery.
How do you make seven an even number?
Take out the S.
Social media can sometimes have a negative affect on peoples mental health. What social media platform did studies find had the most negative impact?
Name three activities that improve physical wellness that can also be used to cope with stress and anxiety.
Going for a walk, running, biking, hiking, the gym, sports.
Exercise and physical activity can help to improve mood and decrease stress and anxiety.
True
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness used to assess and diagnosis mental illness and disorders.
How do you make fruit punch?
Give it a boxing lesson.
This is a mental health disorder that people sometimes develop after witnessing a traumatic event.
PTSD
Having a support system of people to talk to is an important tool to cope with depression, loss/grief, trauma, anxiety, and stress. Name three examples of people you can put in your support system.
Best friend, close family member, support group members, clergy, mental health professionals.
Medication is the only effective treatment for mental illness.
False. While medication is effective in treating many symptoms of mental illness resources like therapy, support groups, neurofeedback, and EMDR are also very effective and a combination of these is often the most effective form of treatment.
This state of mind focuses on attuning your thoughts and attention on the present moment and can be used as a form of meditation.
Mindfulness
What did the math book say to the other math book?
Boy do I have problems!