Mental Health 101
This mental health condition is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities, and changes in sleep or appetite.
What is depression?
This grounding technique uses your five senses to help bring you back to the present moment.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
This type of therapy focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns to improve emotions and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This cognitive distortion involves seeing things in extreme "all or nothing" terms, like labeling a situation as either a complete success or total failure.
What is black-and-white thinking (or all-or-nothing thinking)?
This basic self-care activity is essential for physical and mental health, yet often gets neglected during periods of stress.
What is sleep?
This common symptom of anxiety involves excessive worry about future events or situations.
What is overthinking or rumination?
This coping skill involves identifying and changing negative thought patterns to improve mood and behavior.
What is cognitive reframing or cognitive restructuring?
This form of therapy helps individuals develop mindfulness skills and distress tolerance, and is often used for emotion regulation.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
When someone assumes they know what others are thinking, especially when it's negative, they are engaging in this type of cognitive distortion.
What is mind reading?
This practice involves focusing on the present moment without judgment and is often used to reduce stress.
What is mindfulness?
Deep breathing, journaling, and progressive muscle relaxation are all examples of this.
What are coping skills?
Drinking cold water, holding ice, or splashing cold water on your face are examples of this distress tolerance skill.
What is the TIPP skill?
This mental health professional provides talk therapy but cannot prescribe medication.
What is a therapist or counselor?
This thought pattern involves focusing only on the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive.
What is mental filtering?
This self-care activity is often recommended for reducing stress and improving flexibility and mindfulness.
What is yoga?
Stigma around mental health often prevents people from seeking this type of professional support
What is therapy or counseling?
This type of relaxation involves tensing and then releasing different muscle groups to reduce physical stress.
What is progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)?
This type of group therapy focuses on peer support and shared experiences to promote healing.
What is a support group?
When someone believes a situation is worse than it actually is, they are engaging in this cognitive distortion.
What is catastrophizing?
Writing positive affirmations or reminders on sticky notes and placing them around your home is an example of this self-care practice.
What is using positive affirmations?
This mental health professional can diagnose and prescribe medication for mental health conditions.
What is a psychiatrist?
Taking a break from social media or limiting news intake is an example of this healthy boundary-setting technique.
What is a digital detox?
This type of treatment involves a short-term, intensive program designed to provide structured mental health support without hospitalization.
What is Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) or Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)?
Thinking that one bad event means everything will go wrong in the future is an example of this type of cognitive distortion.
What is overgeneralization?
Scheduling routine check-ups, going to therapy, and taking prescribed medication are all examples of this type of self-care.
What is medical or mental health self-care?