Exercise
What is the recommended amount of exercise you should do a day?
30 minutes
Mental health includes our emotions, thoughts and what other important area?
Behavior
What diagnosis is often linked with trouble focusing, sitting still, or acting on impulse?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Feeling sad, tired, or losing interest in activities can be symptoms of what?
Depression
Taking slow deep breaths to calm down.
Deep breathing
This chemical in our brain is released during exercise and can help improve mood.
Endorphins
What do we call habits that help protect mental health, like sleep or exercise?
Healthy habits;
(will accept: Self-care / Coping Skills)
What diagnosis is connected to big mood changes, including emotional highs and lows?
Bipolar disorder
Strong shifts in mood, going from very high energy to very low energy.
Mood Swings
Writing down thoughts or feelings in a notebook.
Journaling
Exercise can help people feel more confident by improving this.
This is the most common mental health challenge amongst teenagers.
Anxiety
What diagnosis includes repeated, unwanted thoughts and urges to do certain behaviors?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Believing something strongly that isn't true, even when shown evidence.
Delusions
Focusing on what you can control instead of what you cannot.
Problem-Solving
Exercise activates the body'as natural "feel good" reward system in the brain. This system is linked to motivation and pleasure.
Mental health can change based on stress, environment and this stage of life teens are in?
Development
What diagnosis may involve hallucinations, delusions, or disorganized thingking?
Schizophrenia
Feeling detached from reality, or as if you're watching yourself from afar, can be a symptoms of what?
Dissociation
Using techniques, like noticing what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste is known as what?
Grounding Techniques
Moving your body when stressed helps release physical tension stored in this system.
Nervous System
This is the most common barrier that prevents teens from asking for mental health help.
Stigma
What diagnosis affects how a person thinks, feels, and interacts with others, and is often identified in childhood?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD; Autism)
Difficulty regulating emotions impulsive behavior, and intense fear of abandonment symptoms of diagnosis?
Borderline Personality Disorder
Recognizing when a thought isn't helpful and choosing a better one.
Though stopping / Cognitive restructuring