Anxiety
Name two symptoms of anxiety
Excess worry, insomnia, nausea, fatigue, sweating, restlessness, irritability, hypervigilance, etc.
Name one way to treat depression
Medication, therapy, etc.
This mental health disorder is common among people who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events in their lives.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This member of the royal family has openly shared his struggles with anxiety and grief.
Prince Harry
"I haven't been able to sleep at night for weeks."
Insomnia-Anxiety/Depression
What is the most common mental health disorder in the US?
Anxiety
(will also accept "anxiety related disorders")
How long must someone be experiencing symptoms of depression to be diagnosed?
2 weeks
Symptoms of this mental health disorder include two extreme moods: mania and depression
Bipolar Disorder
He rocks! This former wrestler turned actor has struggled with depression.
"The Rock" Dwayne Johnston
"Can you see those colorful lights on the wall, or is that just me?"
Hallucinations-Schizophrenia
A panic attack
Name three symptoms of depression
Fatigue, loss of interest in hobbies, persistent sad or low mood, irritability, etc.
Paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions are all symptoms of this mental health disorder.
Schizophrenia
"There is a lot of shame attached to mental illness, but it's important that you know that there is hope and a chance for recovery" said this bleach-blonde pop singer.
Lady Gaga
"Everyone is out to get me, I know I'm being followed and that my friends are plotting to hurt me"
Paranoia-Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
What percent of youth (6-17) in the U.S. have a diagnosed mental health disorder?
17%
The average amount of years it takes between onset of symptoms and treatment is how many years?
11
Name one type of mental health profession and explain an approach they take to treating mental illness.
Counselor-talk therapy
Psychologist-change thoughts, feelings, behaviors
Social worker-talk therapy, specifically works with mental health issues and relationships
Psychiatrist-medical doctor who can prescribe medication
This rapper released a hit song featuring a title that is the phone number to the suicide hotline
Logic
"Nothing will ever change for me, I'll always feel this horrible."
Hopelessness-Depression/Anxiety
Racing thoughts, fearful thinking, intrusive or paranoid thoughts.
What is the main hormone that may be out of balance when someone is depressed?
Serotonin
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Voice of the Genie in Aladdin, this actor struggled with severe mental health issues and took his own life in 2014.
Robin Williams
"I am the President of the United States!"
(Person is not the president...)
Delusions-Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder