Mental Health Basics
- Chest
- Neck/Shoulders
- Hips
- Feeling "hot"
- Head
- Stomach
This term describes anything that increases the urge to use substances.
This slow, intentional breathing technique activates the body’s relaxation response.
What is deep breathing?
Drinking enough of this each day helps with mood, energy, and physical health.
What is water?
This food is known as the most popular pizza topping in the U.S.
What is pepperoni?
This common mental health condition involves persistent sadness or loss of interest.
This recovery acronym stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
What is HALT?
This practice involves paying attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
This term describes activities that bring joy, rest, or restoration.
What is self-care?
What was the first mammal to ever be cloned?
What is a sheep?
This grounding technique uses the 5 senses to help calm the mind.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
This term describes the period when a person stops using a substance.
What is withdrawal?
This wellness habit involves setting limits to protect your time and energy.
What are healthy boundaries?
This type of goal-setting uses the acronym SMART.
What are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals?
This famous painting features a woman with a mysterious smile?
What is the Mona Lisa?
This term describes the body’s natural reaction to a challenge or demand.
What is stress?
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
- Emotional
- Mental
- Physical
How many milligrams of caffeine is recommended per day?
What is 400mg?
Which substance withdrawal can be life threatening?
This sea creature has three hearts.
What is an octopus?
This type of thinking pattern involves seeing things as all good or all bad.
What is black-and-white (all-or-nothing) thinking?
How long do most cravings last?
What is 15-20 minutes?
This skill involves accepting reality as it is, without approving of it.
What is radical acceptance?
What hormone is released during stress?
What is cortisol?
This country is the only one in the world that is also a continent.
What is Australia?