Socialization
According to research, what common, often underestimated action is as critical to survival as food and water?
Socialization/Social Connection
TRUE or FALSE: Recovery is a straight line without any setbacks.
FALSE: It is generally a non-linear, "windy" process. Setbacks are considered normal parts of the healing journey rather than signs of failure.
How many hours of quality sleep do adults need every night?
7-9 hours
FALSE: Food is a common coping strategy. But, trying to "stuff your feelings" with food can lead to an unhealthy relationship with food and health issues.
What type of listener gives their full attention, validates the speaker, and responds to show understanding?
An Active Listener
What is the ongoing, daily process of managing symptoms, building a life, and finding meaning?
Recovery
What simple, calorie-free beverage is essential for brain function and energy levels?
Water
What is a fear of specific objects/situations?
Phobia
What is the ability to understand others' emotions and perspectives known as?
Empathy
What is the number you can call or text when you're experiencing a mental health crisis?
988 (The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline)
Name this activity: You can do this for 30 minutes a day, such as walking or dancing, and it can significantly decrease symptoms of depression.
Physical Exercise
What type of coping skill is meditation or picturing your "happy place"?
Mindfulness
What are the three main types of stress responses?
Fight, flight, and freeze
Studies show that chronic loneliness is as dangerous to health as smoking how many cigarettes a day?
What are internal or external events that may cause someone to feel tempted to return to unhealthy behaviors?
Triggers
What is the most common cause of insomnia?
Stress/Anxiety
What is the name of the grounding technique in which you inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4, exhale for 4, and pause for 4?
Box Breathing/Square Breathing
In his famous 1960s study, Harry Harlow used what animal to demonstrate that prolonged social isolation causes irreversible damage to development?
Monkeys
What program is a system of giving and receiving help based on shared, lived experience with mental health, substance use, or trauma.
Peer Support
What does W.H.A.M. stand for?
Whole Health Action Management. It refers to the process of becoming more aware of your own mental health and making decisions to improve it.