MENTAL HEALTH 101
This term describes the general term for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders that affect a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood.
What is mental health disorder?
This deep breathing exercise involves inhaling through the nose and exhaling slowly through the mouth to promote calm.
What is deep breathing?
This basic self-care activity involves ensuring you get enough hours of rest each night.
What is sleep?
This term describes a respectful dynamic where both parties are valued and heard.
What is a healthy relationship?
This skill involves recognizing your own emotions.
What is self-awareness?
Seeking help for mental health concerns is a sign of weakness.
What is False? (It takes strength to seek help.)
This phrase describes the process of accepting that recovery is ongoing and not a destination.
What is “progress, not perfection”?
This term refers to the process of diagnosing and labeling a mental disorder.
What is diagnosis?
This sensory-based technique, sometimes known as the “5-4-3-2-1” technique, is often used for grounding during moments of anxiety.
What is the grounding exercise?
This practice involves doing activities you enjoy solely for your own benefit, not as a duty.
What is self-care?
This concept involves giving and receiving support without feeling obligated or overwhelmed.
What is reciprocity?
This aspect of emotional intelligence involves understanding and sharing the feelings of others.
What is empathy?
Anxiety only affects a person’s mind, not their body.
What is False? (Anxiety can cause physical symptoms such as increased heart rate and muscle tension.)
This kind of trigger isn’t a person or place, but an intense feeling that can lead to relapse or emotional dysregulation.
What is an emotional trigger?
This mood disorder is characterized by persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities.
What is Depression?
This type of coping strategy focuses on changing one’s thoughts rather than the environment.
What is cognitive coping?
True or False: Sleep has no effect on your mood.
What is false?
This red flag in relationships can include manipulation or a lack of respect for personal boundaries.
What is emotional abuse?
What emotion might someone feel after a loss?
Points also for: sadness, anger, loneliness
Building healthy boundaries is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships.
What is True?
This term describes the ability to “bounce back” after a setback or challenge.
What is resilience?
This condition involves cycles of manic and depressive episodes.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
What’s the first thing you can do when you notice a trigger?
What is pause, breathe, use a grounding skill?
This term encompasses activities that improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being, including exercise, nutrition, and mindfulness.
What is wellness?
One effective communication technique in relationships, often summarized as “I feel [emotion] when you [behavior], because…” helps set boundaries.
What is assertive communication?
This process, which includes identifying and naming feelings, can help in managing emotions.
What is emotional recognition?
Recovery from substance use is a linear process without setbacks.
What is False? (Recovery is often a non-linear process with ups and downs.)
This tool involves writing down your emotions, triggers, and daily experiences to track patterns and gain insight.
What is journaling?
This therapy, often abbreviated as CBT, focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Naming this range of techniques, which may include journaling, meditation, or progressive muscle relaxation, can help manage stress.
What are stress management techniques?
Engaging in mindfulness—being present in the moment—is a key part of this type of self-care often recommended in therapy.
What is mindfulness practice?
This term refers to the ability to effectively listen, validate feelings, and share in a relationship.
What is empathy?
This term describes the ability to regulate and manage emotional reactions, especially in stressful situations.
What is emotional regulation?
It’s okay to take a break from self-care when you feel overwhelmed.
What is False? (Even when overwhelmed, self-care is essential.)
This phrase reminds us that comparing our progress to others can take away from our own growth journey.
What is “stay in your lane” or “comparison is the thief of joy”?
What is the most common mental health disorder in the U.S.?
What is Anxiety?
This acronym is used to remember signs you might need self-care: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
What is HALT?
Name 3 healthy habits that support mental health.
What is water, sleep, hygiene, boundaries?
P.S. ALLL right answers are accepted
What is one red flag in a relationship?
What is control, jealousy, disrespect, isolation?
This higher-level emotional skill involves using emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, such as problem solving.
What is emotional reasoning?
True or False: Slips and relapses are the same.
What is False? (Slip = short term, Relapse = return to pattern)
They show up. They fight through hard days. They work on themselves even when it’s hard. They are brave, resilient, and powerful. Who are they?
What is US?