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.
Mental Illness
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
TRUE
Why don’t some people share negative feelings such as sadness, being hurt, frustration?
This can be due to the stigma of dealing with our mental health. They may be worried about being judged, or laughed at or seen as vulnerable.
These can be used by a person to reduce stress, manage emotions and improve our mental wellness
Coping Skills
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.
This is a common and serious mental health illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think, your energy level, and how you act.
Depression
Give one reasons why self-care is important?
- Helps us to be more resilient
- Gives us a break so we can reenergise
- Helps us cope when times are harder
- Releases endorphins (happy hormones)
- Reduces stress
- Feels good
- Can help us have more energy to be helpful to others
Hopelessness and helplessness can lead to what?
What is suicidal ideation?
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, staying hydrated...
Keeping to yourself, stopping communication with friends and family, and wanting to be alone most of the time is called what?
Isolating.
Name 3 people you can go to talk to if you are having an increase in psychiatric symptoms?
Psychiatrist, Physician/GP/Doctor, Therapist, Supportive Family member or Friend, Supportive Peer,
Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude
What would help a patient that is having a panic attack?
Relaxation techniques
Deep breathing
Journaling
Talking it out
Meditation
Name one thing 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
What is important to remember when you become angry?
STOP and think before acting.
Respond, don't react
Practice coping skills (deep breathing, counting, self-talk, etc.)
Walk away and remove yourself from the situation if needed
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason, often mistaken for a heart attack, is an example of this.
Panic Attack
An external treatment that helps us to focus the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state by reducing troublesome symptoms. This treatment is usually consumed.
What is medication
A person with this diagnosis has a very hard time knowing what is real and what is not real
What is schizophrenia
What Month is Mental Health Awareness Month?
May
This is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, being fully aware of what is happening at the time, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Mindfulness
True or False: All stress is bad stress?
False. Some stress can be motivating and is a natural reaction your body has to certain events. It can sometimes give us an "extra push". When stress becomes too much to handle, that might be an indication to start making some positive mental health changes
This is a simple technique that is excellent for managing emotions in the moment. It helps to lower heart rate and stop adrenaline production quickly. Not only is it effective, but is also discreet and easy to use at any time and any place.
Deep Breathing
1 in how many adults experience symptoms of a mental illness each year
1 in 5 adults (20%)
Describe the 5 senses Coping/Grounding Strategy
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.
This practice involved repeating positive statements to oneself to cultivate self compassion and improve mood.
Positive Self-Talk