Mental Health
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?
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
TRUE
This mental disorder is common to military forces.
What is POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, series of events or set of circumstances.
True or False: medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems.
False: medication can be helpful, but therapy and counseling are also effective forms of overcoming mental illness.
Deep sorrow, specifically caused by someone's death
What is Grief
A sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety; intense fear or anxiety along with physical symptoms
What is Panic Attack
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is FALSE?
PTSD, Panic, and OCD are all part of what category of disorders?
What is Anxiety
Anxiety is our body’s normal reaction to stress. However for some people the reactions are really strong.
What are two things that can promote positive mental health?
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy...??
A mental health condition including schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms; combination of symptoms that may include delusions, hallucinations, depressed episodes, etc.
What is schizoaffective disorder
Didn't know this one did you?
Disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs
What is Bipolar disorder
TRUE OR FALSE Schizophrenia is a disorder that is characterized by excessive weight gain.
FALSE
Schizophrenia is characterized by disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotional responsiveness, and social interactions.
The most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder in the world
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
People with GAD feel extremely worried or nervous more frequently about these and other things—even when there is little or no reason to worry about them.
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
Changes in sleeping patterns or habits that can negatively affect health
What is Sleep Disorder
When depression is on a daily basis, characterized by persistent sadness, despair and hopelessness.
What is Major Depressive Disorder
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness with medication and behavioral interventions.
What is Psychiatrist
Mental health disorder and a substance use disorder diagnosed simultaneously
What is dual diagnosis
This is also called talk therapy
What is Counseling
A chronic sleep disorder that causes overwhelming daytime drowsiness; sudden attacks of sleep
What is Narcolepsy
Symptoms of this disorder include excessive washing or cleaning, repeated checking, extreme hoarding, aversion to particular numbers, etc.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This is a simple technique that is excellent for managing emotions. Not only is it effective, but is also discreet and easy to use at any time and any place.
What is Deep Breathing
What is a cause (event or situation) that leads to someone feeling upset, frightened, angry, etc. (potentially setting off a flashback or leading to continued substance abuse).
What is a Trigger
A mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year; occurs in climates where there is less sunlight at certain times of the year.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder
A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness
What is Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)