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
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
Taking a stand to make a difference.
What is Advocacy
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
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is FALSE?
True or False: People with mental health challenges have to take special tests to get a job or buy a house.
What is FALSE?
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
Name two of five Characteristics of good mental/ emotional health.
Belonging
Purpose
Positive outlook
Self Esteem
Self Sufficient
Expressing good things from your day/life is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude, or being grateful
What can you do if someone wants to talk about what is bothering them?
Listen to them without judgment.
The ability to work through and recover from disappointment.
What is Resilience
Changes require us to _____ and ______.
Experiencing too many changes within a brief period of time often creates the idea that we aren't in control of events
adjust and adapt
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
A serious emotional problem that keeps a person from functioning normally.
What is Anxiety Disorder
A person whose success or behavior serves as a good example to others.
What is Role Model
What are the general treatments for mental health disorders in general?
Counseling and Medications
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