Mental Health Basics
What is the definition of mental health?
What is a person’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being?
This calming technique involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding for 4, and out for 4.
What is box breathing?
This is the emotion most associated with crying.
What is sadness?
This disorder causes persistent sadness and lack of interest.
What is depression?
Getting enough of this is essential for mental clarity.
What is sleep?
True or False: Mental illness is rare.
What is False?
True or False: Avoiding your emotions is a healthy coping skill.
What is False?
The ability to understand and share another person’s feelings.
What is empathy?
A person who experiences excessive worry might be diagnosed with this.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
True or False: Self-care is selfish.
What is False?
This professional can diagnose mental illnesses and prescribe medication.
What is a psychiatrist?
Name one physical activity that helps relieve stress.
What is walking, yoga, dancing, etc.?
What is the name of the emotion that comes from being afraid something bad will happen?
What is anxiety or fear?
This disorder involves high energy followed by deep lows.
What is bipolar disorder?
This is something relaxing you can do at home for 10 minutes.
What is take a bath, stretch, breathe, etc.?
Name two risk factors for poor mental health.
What are trauma and substance use (or stress, genetics, etc.)?
This type of skill helps you calm your body and mind in the moment.
What are grounding skills?
This emotion often masks sadness or hurt.
What is anger?
Name a symptom of PTSD.
What is flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance, etc.?
Name three types of self-care.
What are physical, emotional, spiritual, social, mental, etc.?
This global day is recognized on October 10 each year.
What is World Mental Health Day?
Give two examples of creative coping strategies.
What are journaling, art, music, or writing?
Name 5 basic emotions.
What are happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust?
This disorder involves a fear of gaining weight and extreme restriction of food.
What is anorexia nervosa?
This tool helps track your thoughts, moods, or habits.
What is a journal or a mental health app?