Definitions
The general term for any condition that effects a persons thought process, feelings, and behaviors. This deeply effect the persons life and cause turmoil.
What is mental illness or mental health condition.
Medication is the only method that can be used to treat mental health conditions.
False.
Therapy AND meds is the most effect treatment.
Name five healthy coping skills
Exercise, music, art, talking to someone, deep breathing, etc
This is the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder in the world
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
What sea animal can regenerate its arms?
Starfish
Deep sorrow, specifically caused by loss or death
What is grief
People with mental health issues are more violent than people without
False.
research shows the opposite—people with mental illnesses account for only about 4 percent of violent crime in the United States
Name four unhealthy coping skills.
Drugs, drinking, punching, self-harming, avoiding, procrastinating.
Name 2 anxiety disorders
Panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, social anxiety, agoraphobia
What is the most spoken first language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Panic attack
You have to be at least 9 years old to be officially diagnosed with a mental health condition.
False.
You can be diagnosed at any age if symptoms have been severe enough and present over a period of time
Name two grounding exercises
5 senses, 5-4-3-2-1, Feet on floor, memory recall, brain games, hot and cold.
True or False: More than 40% of people in the United States are diagnosed with anxiety
FALSE.
31%
Humans largest organ
Skin
characterized by persistent, chronic patterns of defiance, hostility, impulsivity, and disobedience toward authority figures for at least a year
Disruptive behavior disorders
oppositional defiance disorder, conduct disorder
2 out of 5 adults suffer from mental illness in the united states
False.
1 out of 5 adults
Name two different types of medication providers you can see for mental health issues.
Medical doctor, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner.
This is a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world.
PTSD
This is the only bird that can fly backwards
Hummingbird
A serious mental health condition characterized by extreme instability in moods, self-image, and behavior. Individuals with this often experience intense emotions, fear abandonment, exhibit impulsive and self-destructive actions.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Around 9% of teens suffer from a substance use disorder
True.
Name the two types of stress
Distress and Eustress
Bonus 50 points- what are two benefits to feeling stress (motivation, performance, focus, excitement)
Extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.
Agoraphobia
Which US state has the highest population?
California--39 million