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A mental health ______ is a sign that indicates a potential mental health issue, which can affect emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
What is Symptom?
Mental health issues are caused by one factor which is a biological imbalance in the brain.
Mental health issues can be caused by a combination of factors including genetic predisposition, life experiences such as trauma or abuse, biological factors like chemical imbalances in the brain, and environmental influences.
This type of technique in grounding asks that you focus on 5 things you see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
What is Sensory (Grounding)?
* If you answered incorrectly, please demonstrate! *
This is an emotional state characteristic of unease, worry, or fear ranging from mild to severe.
What is Anxiety?
This is the practice of being fully aware and present of your current experience without judgment.
What is Mindfulness?
Mental health symptoms can affect how we think, _____, and behave.
What is Feel?
If a family member has a mental illness, the risk may be higher for other members in the family.
What is True?
Family history - a genetic predisposition can increase the likelihood of developing mental health disorders. If a family member has a mental illness, risk may be higher for others in the family.
This type of technique in grounding asks that you focus on areas of counting backwards, category games, spelling words backwards, alphabet games, and observing objects to describe their details.
What is Mental (Grounding)?
* If you answered incorrectly, please demonstrate!
Categories options: Television shows, colors, band names, movies, books, foods
This is characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activities, affecting how we think, sleep, eat and act.
What is Depression?
This is the number of hours most healthy adults need to sleep per night.
What is at least Seven?
The D in SEEDS stands for ______.
What is Diet?
Stressful life events can trigger mental health issues.
What is True?
Stressful life events, and situations such as the loss of a loved one, divorce, or financial problems, can trigger mental health issues.
These are short, encouraging statements that you repeat to yourself to promote a positive mindset and improve self-esteem.
What are Positive Affirmations?
* If you answered incorrectly, please give an example of one! *
This is the inability to experience joy or pleasure from activities that we once enjoyed, often linked to conditions like depression.
What is Anhedonia?
This is a practice that involves focusing or clearing your mind using various techniques.
What is Meditation?
In breathing retraining, the relaxation comes from the ________.
What is Exhalation?
Untreated mental health symptoms usually go away on their own.
What is False?
Untreated mental health symptoms typically worsen and can lead to a steady decline in mental health, worsening problems that interfere with daily functioning at home, work, and in relationships. This can result in chronic physical pain, job loss, and even homelessness.
This is a feeling of appreciation for kindness or benefits received, either towards a person or...*hint hint* at the back of a check-out in our group time.
What is Gratitude?
* If you answered incorrectly, please demonstrate! *
This is confidence and satisfaction in oneself, reflecting how much a person values and appreciates themselves. It encompasses beliefs about one's worth and abilities, influencing overall well-being and mental health.
What is Self-Esteem?
These may include gratitude, daily, dream, self-reflective, structured or unstructured.
What is Journaling?
The practice of identifying our thought patterns and exploring feelings, patterns of thinking, and replacing with new alternative thoughts is called ___________.
What is cognitive restructuring?
It's my fault if I have a mental health issue.
What is FALSE?
Mental health is not a fault-situation where a person does one thing that creates a mental health issue. It is not a fault, rather a responsibility to work through, much like a physical illness.
Spending time with supports and reaching out to others can assist with managing this behavior, which often leads to significant mental and physical health implications due to the inherent human need for social interaction.
What is Isolation?
This is a feeling of remorse for a specific action or behavior, while the other term (often connected to it) is the painful feeling of believing we are deeply flawed or unworthy.
What are Guilt and Shame?
Adults should aim for at least 150 minutes per week of this.
What is moderate Exercise?