Mental Health
Health condition in which negative or unhelpful feelings or thoughts become so severe they interfere with daily living
What is mental illness or mental disorder?
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
A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness
What is Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Episodes of intense fear that can happen for no rational reason.
What is Panic Disorder
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
A strong, irrational fear of something specific, such as heights or social situations
What is a Phobia
Disorder associated with episodes of mood wings 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 OR LOSS
FALSE
The most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder in the world
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Anxiety
The unplanned theft of objects
What is Kleptomania
When _____ is on a daily basis, it is characterized by persistent sadness, despair and hopelessness.
What is Depression or Major Depressive Disorder
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness with medication and behavioral interventions.
What is Psychiatrist
Name two foods you should avoid if you have ADHD that we discussed in class
Caffeine, sugar, food additives, or artificial colors
Frequent and persistent pattern of anger, irritability, arguing, defiance or vindictiveness toward you and other authority figures
What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
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
Acting without thinking/cannot resist the urge to hurt themselves or others
What are Impulse Control Disorders