Symptoms and Conditions
Mental Health Vocabulary
Mental Health Random
Positive Mental Health
Substance Use
100

A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.

What is mental illness?

100

The practice of being aware of the present moment. 

Mindfulness

100

What are some negative thought patters? Which ones do you use?

Catastrophizing

Overgeneralizing

Black/White Thinking

Magnification/Minimization

Fortune Telling

Jumping to Conclusions


100

Name three positive coping skills

deep breathing, mindfulness, physical activity, talking with therapist, drawing, letter writing, journaling...

100

The use of marijuana before what age may have an impact on brain development?

25


200

 Negative Symptoms are most frequently observed in this disorder. These symptoms include anhedonia and anergia.

Depression

200

Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as ________

Gratitude

200

Name one physical/external sign of anger

Flushed face, clenched fists, yelling. 

200

Name 3 things you can do to help a friend who thinks they may have a mental health problem.

Listen to them, spend time with them, encourage them to seek help, help them make appointments/go with them. If it is serious then tell someone else

200

In 2017, _______ was responsible for more than 28,000 deaths in the US, which is more deaths than from any other type of opioid.

Synthetic opioids or Fentanyl

300

Traumatic events such as an accident, assault, or natural disaster can have lasting effects on an individual’s mental health. Some will develop long term symptoms that can lead to a diagnosis of what?

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)


PTSD affects about 9 million U.S adults. A common myth is that PTSD is only experienced by individuals who have been involved in military combat. The truth is, any individual who experiences a life-threatening or traumatic event can develop PTSD.

300

Word meaning deliberately staying away from most people..

Isolating

300

Name three negative coping skills...

Substance use, self-harm, isolating, denying problem, etc...

300

Describe the 5-4-3-2-1 Coping Strategy (Or the 5 senses strategy). When would you employ this?

A technique that asks you to find things you can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste (5 senses) to calm down when feeling anxious or distressed.

300

What is the link between substance abuse and mental health?

Substance abuse can trigger mental health problems. Substance abuse can cause changes in a person's life that result in serious and prolonged distress. This distress can contribute to the onset of mental health problems.

400

A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason is an example of this.

What is a Panic Attack?

400

Term for anything that causes stress...

Stressor

400

At its core, stigma about mental illness is caused by what root problem?

  • Any of these answers are correct: Lack of knowledge, ignorance, prejudice, discrimination, negative stereotypes
400

Experts suggest incorporating activities and practices from five dimensions into your self-care routine. These five dimensions include: physical, mental, spiritual, ______ and ________.

Social and Emotional. 


400

What month is National Recovery month?

September

500

Impulsively buying things on Amazon and staying up for days may be associated with what diagnosis?

Bipolar disorder

500

Word meaning, "the capacity to recover from difficulties" or "the ability to bounce back."

Resilience

500

Which Grammy award winner and advocate shared that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and said: “I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day.”

  • Lady Gaga shared her story of struggling with mental illness and shared the meditation and mantra she uses as therapy: “You are brave, you are courageous.”
500

What are the 4 modules (components) of DBT?

mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. 

500

What is the term for when someone experiences a mental illness and a substance use disorder simultaneously?

  • Dual diagnosis, or also referred to as co-occurring disorder