Anger/Substance Use
What are some anger warning signs in our body?
Breathing gets faster
Red face
Fists clenching
Chest tightening
Voice raising
True/ False. Talking about our feelings is a sign of weakness.
False, talking about how we feel is a sign of strength. It's in talking about our feelings and emotions that we gain power of them and begin healing- knowing we don't have to fight our battles alone.
Which of the following is not a form of anxiety?
A) Phobia of Spiders
B) Panic Disorder
C) Depression
D) Social Phobia
C) Depression
T/F Depression and Sadness are the same thing.
False! Depression is much more than just sadness.
When you're angry of the following what ARE good coping skills..
A) Taking deep breaths
B) Going for a walk
C) Yelling
D) Breaking things
A & B
Taking deep breaths can help our body to calm down and become relaxed to eventually verbalize how we are feeling.
Going for a walk helps us to get away from the triggering situation, clear our head, and be able to eventually calmly talk about the situation.
True/ False: If we avoid things that make us anxious, our anxiety gets better.
FALSE! Avoidance of things that make us anxious only leads to temporary relief, but will leave our anxiety to becoming worse in the long run.
What is a good coping skill to use if you feel like you're having a panic attack (palms sweating, difficulty breathing, dizziness)?
Breathing Skills
Taking A Walk
Phoning a Friend/ Talking to Someone
Using a Grounding Tool
Which of the following has been found to significantly help depression (the most)?
A) Playing Board Games
B) Boxing
C) Eating Carrots
D) Physical Exercise
D) Physical Exercise
True/ False
Alcohol and drugs can cause brain functioning problems or health problems down the line.
True! Alcohol and drugs stop your brain from properly developing the way it's supposed to! The human brain is not fully developed until age 25, so any substances you use prior to this could cause damage.
Alcohol and other substance can cause heart, lung and other health problems later in life.
T/F Mental health symptoms are often times confused with physical conditions which leads people to go to the doctor or emergency room opposed to a psychiatrist or therapist.
True! Anxiety often presents as heart racing, excessive sweating and sleep difficulties which could lead someone to believe they're having a health issue, not experiencing a mental health condition. People often times believe their body is having a physical problems, opposed to an anxiety or depressive episode.
True or False:
Eustress is a type of stress that's positive.
Extra 200 points: name a type of eustress
True.
Eustress is a positive, energizing form of stress that motivates you, sharpens your focus, and helps you achieve your goals.
examples: training for marathon, preparing to give a speech for charity, riding a roller coaster
What Symptoms Best Describes Depression?
A) Hearing things that aren't actually there, feeling troubled/ sad, feeling like your legs hurt.
B) Feeling nervous all of the time, your heart racing fast, sweaty palms.
C) Feeling sad, guilty or worthless, feeling tired all of the time, having trouble focusing, not wanting to do fun things, not liking yourself, not wanting to be around other people.
D) Feeling like you don't fit in, being bad at tests, and getting in trouble w/ your parents.
C) Feeling sad, guilty or worthless, feeling tired all of the time, having trouble focusing, not wanting to do fun things, not liking yourself, not wanting to be around other people.
True or False: Emotions rise and fall like waves. The average emotion (intense ones) lasts about 90 seconds
True.
The hardest part for most people is being able to tolerate the intensity of their emotions when it first starts. But if they allow it to pass, which takes about 90 seconds, natural emotional regulation is possible. After those 90 seconds, the chemical in your brain from that emotion flush out. Sometimes the hard part is tolerating the 90 seconds of distress.
True/ False. Trauma can only be diagnosed in a war veteran.
False! Trauma can be diagnosed with someone whose experienced mental, physical, sexual or emotional abuse along with other symptoms/ situations, NOT just as a diagnosis based on having experienced combat.
What does anxiety feel like in your body? How do you know you are anxious?
being able to name it when it's happening puts us back in control sometimes
Which of the following is a good coping skill for depression (2 answers are correct)?
A) Challenging our negative thinking
B) Taking deep breaths
C) Arguing with our parents
D) Calling a friend
A and D!
A) Challenging our negative thinking
&
D) Calling a friend
What is runner's high?
a) a deeply euphoric feeling that comes after a run
b) when something that's far tries to run away
c) people who run when they're angry
a) a deeply euphoric feeling that comes after a run
This short-term state of joy, calm, and reduced pain comes from your body releasing natural chemicals —into your brain that improves your mood. It's completely natural and healthy to experience this after going for a run.
True/ False. Mental health is considered a disease.
True! Just like heart disease or a common cold mental health is considered a medical condition and a disease. There are symptoms and treatments just like a physical illness.
T/F If you are feeling irritable, fear being judged and easily tired a lot, you might be feeling anxious.
True! These are all symptoms of anxiety and how being anxious can manifest for a lot of people (especially young adults).
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