Mental Health Vocab
The ability to work through and recover from disappointment.
What is Resilience
A measure of how much you like and respect yourself.
What is Self Esteem
Term that refers to the presence of a mental health disorder and a substance abuse disorder in the same individual.
What is a Duel Diagnosis
Name two HEALTHY ways you can help your own mental health
Any
True or False: medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems.
False: medication can be helpful, but different types of therapy help to overcome or improve a mental illness.
Your body’s physical response to changes around you
What is Stress
Anger, fear, love, etc. are examples of
What are emotions
TRUE or FALSE: around 1 in 4 Americans have a diagnosed mental illness.
What is TRUE? (approx. 26.2% of Americans)
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
What is TRUE?
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, participating in a hobby or leisure activity you enjoy, eating healthy...??
A negative opinion about a group of people.
What is a Stigma
A hormone that prepares the body to respond to stress.
What is Adrenaline
This is a medical illness characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities
Depression
TRUE or FALSE: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is FALSE?
Things that you can do for yourself that promote positive mental health
What is self-care
Powerful chemicals, produced by glands, which regulate many body functions.
What are Hormones
What you believe or feel about someone or something.
What is Attitude
Constantly worried about the future, in a heightened state unable to focus on tasks in front of you
What is Anxiety?
What is the suicide and crisis national hotline?
988
Call or Text
Expressing good things from your day/life is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude, or being grateful
The ability to tune into your own thoughts, feelings, and actions
What is Self Awareness
Forgiving yourself for making a mistake is an example of
What is Self Compassion
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason is an example of this.
What is a Panic Attack?
The “leadership hormone.” Heavily related to pride, loyalty, and status.
Serotonin
TRUE or FALSE: all stress is bad.
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
Emotion that may be experienced after a significant loss
What is grief
A person whose success or behavior serves as a good example to others.
What is Role Model
Chemicals placed into your body that alter your state of mind and body (caffeine, sugar, etc.)
What are substances?
I am the one of the biggest reasons people refuse to seek out mental health.
Stigma
This is a therapeutic technique where you focus your awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
What is mindfulness