Self-Care
Name one daily self-care habit
Eat, drink water, sleep, Exercise, spend time with loved ones, engage in creative activities
What type of mental health professional can treat mental disorders with medication?
Psychiatrist, PA or NP
"Fight", "flight", and "freeze" are ways the brain and body respond to what?
Stress/Danger
Which movie portrays the experience of a mathematician with schizophrenia?
Beautiful Mind
If a person is crying they might be feeling?
Sadness
True or false.
Practicing self-care is only beneficial while currently experiencing stress.
FALSE.
Self-care is important for coping with stress AND for maintaining general wellbeing.
What term is used to describe the emotional response a person experiences when they see someone else's pain or distress?
Empathy
Name one possible physical reaction/symptom of stress.
headaches, body pains, stomach problems, skin rashes, sweating, shaking, chest pain, loss of appetite, insomnia, etc.
What movie depicts a novelist whose rigid rituals show the challenges of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
As Good As It Gets
If a person's cheeks turn red they might be feeling what emotion?
Embarrassed
True or False:
Taking time each day for self-care is selfish
FALSE.
Daily self-care is essential for a healthy and happy life.
What term refers to the ability to bounce back from life's challenges?
Resilience/Resilient
Exercise is considered beneficial for mental health because it causes the body to release these mood-boosting chemicals. Name the chemical.
Endorphins
What movie shows a vivid portrayal of the life of a woman with borderline personality disorder and her experience in a psychiatric hospital?
Girl, Interrupted
What emotion do people describe as feeling on edge?
Anxiety
Self-care uses what kind of talk?
positive self-talk
What is the practice of focusing on the present moment to reduce stress and anxiety called?
Mindfulness
Serotonin is the neurotransmitter most commonly associated with which feeling?
Happiness/Joy
Natalie Portman delivers a harrowing performance as a ballerina spiraling into psychosis in what movie?
Black Swan
What emotion might a person be feeling if they have clenched fists?
Anger
Asking how you would talk to a friend helps you engage in what type of self-care?
self-compassion
What term describes the physical and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged stress?
Burnout
Which nerve in the body is responsible for communicating feelings of safety and/or danger to the rest of the body's organs and systems?
Vagus Nerve
Julianne Moore delivers an Oscar-winning performance as a woman with early-onset Alzheimer’s in what movie?
Still Alice
When feeling disgusted, people often demonstrate this emotion by scrunching which part of their face?
Nose