Mental Health
The most common mental health disorders
What is anxiety and depression?
This coping skill thinks about what may happen in the future from your actions
What is playing the tape forward?
True or False: All mental health medications work equally well for just about everyone.
What is false?
Some mental health medications will be more effective for you than others, and one that works well for you may not be helpful for a friend or family member. It’s often a process of trial and error to find the most effective medication for your unique needs.
How many beds we have at Nancy Page
What is sixteen?
The capital of Japan
What is Tokyo?
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges
What is true?
Doing this can be a reliable coping skill for stress. Biking, Walking, & Yoga are included in this category.
What is exercise/physical activity?
True or False: If you think you no longer need to take your medications or feel they aren’t working properly, just stop taking them.
What is false?
Several medications for mental health conditions can have unpleasant and dramatic side effects if stopped too suddenly. The dosage of many medications will need to be slowly decreased while under the supervision of your prescriber before you can stop taking them. Never go “cold turkey” and just stop taking your medications.
The program that Nancy Page is
What is Crisis/IRTS?
The largest ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The title of the individual that prescribes medications for mental health
What is a psychiatrist?
Paced/deep breathing is considered this
What is mindfulness?
True or False: Non-mental health prescription medications, over-the-counter medicine, recreational substances and alcohol can interact with mental health medications.
What is true?
All of these types of medications or other substances can interact with your mental health medications, sometimes in a harmful or even life-threatening manner. This is why it’s very important to tell your prescriber about any use of other medications or substances to make sure you don’t inadvertently get into difficulties or put your health (or your life) at risk.
The neighborhood that Nancy Page is located in
The largest mammal
What is a blue whale?
This form of psychotherapy helps a person learn how to recognize negative patterns of thought and replace them with healthier ways of thinking
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT?)
Resources you can contact in a mental health crisis
What is 988, 911, Hennepin COPE, a trusted family member or friend
True or False: Mental health medications are one tool among many that may reduce emotional distress.
What is true?
Usually, the most effective overall treatment plans for mental health conditions include not only medication, but also counseling or psychotherapy. In addition, it’s vitally important to maintain healthy lifestyle changes such as appropriate nutrition, physical activity, adequate sleep, ample social support, and avoidance of illegal substances and alcohol overuse.
The era that the Nancy Page building is from
What is Victorian?
The individual that wrote the play "Hamlet"
Who is William Shakespeare?
Name two types of depression
What is clinical, bipolar, seasonal, postpartum?
Name two healthy coping skills
(Answers may vary)
Name two psychotropic medications.
DAILY DOUBLE: The year the Nancy Page building was built
What is 1903?
What is the largest desert in the world?
What is Antarctica?