Mental Health 1
What do you do to relieve stress?
Answers may vary
What is something that makes you happy?
All answers are valid
What is a cause of stress?
This can vary person to person
(Discuss some examples)
What do you do when you feel stressed?
Any answer is valid
These can be used to reduce stress and improve our mental wellness.
What are coping skills?
What is something new you would like to try?
List some examples
True or False: Being isolated from others is heathy.
False.
True or False: Everyone deals with stress the same way.
False
From your personal experience, what was the most stressful part about adapting to change?
Any answer is valid
List three coping skills
Listen to music, talk to someone, go for a walk, etc...
7.7 million children in the United States have this.
Mental health related diagnosis.
How do you cope with your emotions?
This answer may vary.
List healthy and unhealthy reactions
In 2018, what were the two most common mental health disorders?
Depression and Anxiety
If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you go?
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Name at least two people you can talk to when you are having a hard time.
Family, Friends, Social Work, Doctor, MHPs
What are the main causes of stress?
Chronic illness, emotional problems, trauma, financial problems etc.
Do adults always seek treatment for moderate depression?
No.
The good news is that just like a physical illness, depression is treatable and effective treatments are available.
The sooner a person with depression seeks support, the sooner they can recover.
What is the desire to act in service of a goal?
Motivation
Mental health _________ is when a person is viewed in a negative way for having a mental health diagnosis.
stigma
True or false: mental wellness is the only type of wellness.
What is false.
What were some stressors in everyday life?
Having a heavy workload or too much responsibility, fear of uncertainty, changes in life etc.
Name one unhealthy way of coping with your emotions.
Any answer is valid
What is a support system?
A network of people that can provide you with practical or emotional support. These support systems will help you improve your overall health and have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety.
How many Americans suffer from a mental illness
1 in 5 Americans
Beside mental wellness, name three other types of wellness
Physical, spiritual, intellectual, social