Coping Mechanisms
The practice of focusing the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
What is meditation?
Who said this famous quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
True or False - Asking for help when you're struggling with mental health means you're weak.
False - Asking for help is a sign of strength and a desire to get better.
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Water helps with...
What is the only animal with 4 knees?
What is an Elephant?
Doing this can be a reliable coping skill for stress. Biking, yoga, and walking are included in this category
What is exercise or physical activity?
Which famous basketball player said this:
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
Who is Michael Jordan?
Myth or Fact: Stopping psych medications "cold turkey" is not dangerous.
Myth: The decision to stop taking psych meds unplanned and against medical advice can be dangerous, even life threatening. Withdrawal symptoms can be distressing (nausea, dizziness, shakiness) or even fatal. The biochemical balance of the brain needs time to adapt and stabilize to changes over time to prevent a medical crisis.
True or False - Mental Health includes our social, psychological, and emotions well being.
What is true?
Where on a cows body are the sweat glands located?
Where is the nose?
This self soothing technique is useful when trying to address racing heart rate when anxious.
What is controlled breathing?
This Olympic swimmer struggled with mental health and went to a rehab clinic for depression, anxiety, and addiction in 2014. After he recovered he went on to win 28 Olympic Medals in 2016.
Who is Michael Phelps?
Name three people you can talk to while you are on the mental health unit.
Who are Doctor, Social Worker, Mental Health Professional, Nurses, Activities Therapist?
Name 3 reasons self care is important.
-gives us a break so we can reenergize
-helps us cope when times are harder
-releases endorphins (happy hormones)
-Reduces stress
-Feels good
-Can help us have more energy to be helpful to others
The only dog that does not have a pink tongue.
What is a Chow?
These coping skills can help you process feelings and emotions that are hard to describe or understand in a creative way.
What are Art, Music, Dance, Movement?
On July 27, this athlete withdrew from the gymnastics team finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and revealed her struggles where due to her mental health.
Who is Simone Biles?
True or False - Seeking help for mental illness will lead to being excluded or shunned and make symptoms worse.
When you do have the strength, courage, and bravery to open up to someone else, you are working to alleviate the stigma, increase awareness, empower yourself, and grow as a person promoting understanding of mental health. So don't let others perceptions scare you from getting the help you need.
A consequence of not getting enough sleep.
What is lack of concentration, being impatient, not motivated, tiredness, exhaustion
How many hearts does an Octopus have?
3
A group of people with common experiences or concerns who provide each other with encouragement, comfort, and advice.
What is a support group?
Which baseball player said this famous quote:
"Baseball is 90% mental and 10% physical"
Who is Yogi Berra?
True or False - Medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health issues.
False.
Medication can be helpful, and sometimes necessary depending on the severity of the issues, but other methods such as therapy and counselling can also be very helpful. Talk to your doctor about all your different options.
Having enough of this vitamin, which we can get from the sun, helps you maintain bone strength, fight diseases and cancer, lose weight, and stay happy.
What is Vitamin D?
This amphibian soaks water into their body through the skin instead of drinking it.
What are frogs?