Diagnosis
A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
Mental Illness
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
TRUE
This skill requires a radio, phone, or ipod.
Listening to music, podcasts, guided meditations etc.
Myth or Fact: Personality weakness or character flaws cause mental health problems. People with mental health problems can snap out of it if they try hard enough.
Myth! Mental health problems have nothing to do with being lazy or weak and many people need help to get better. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including: -Biological factors, such as genes, physical illness, injury, or brain chemistry -Life experiences, such as trauma or a history of abuse -Family history of mental health
What goes up and down but does not move?
Stairs
A sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety; intense fear or anxiety along with physical symptoms
Panic Attack
A disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year; occurs in climates where there is less sunlight at certain times of the year.
Seasonal depression
Walking, swimming, jogging, lifting weights, using a treadmill, and playing sports are examples of this coping skill.
Exercise
Myth or Fact: Medications are the only "cure" of any mental illness.
Myth! Treatment for mental health problems varies depending on the individual and could include medication, therapy, or both.
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold
Disorder associated with episodes of mood instability ranging from depressive lows to manic highs
Bipolar Disorder
Name 3 things you can do to help a friend who thinks they may have a mental health problem.
Listen to them, spend time with them, encourage them to seek help etc.
This object is a squishy sphere that you could use when anxious or fidgety.
Stress ball
Myth or Fact: People with mental health problems are not more violent than those without.
Fact! Only 3%-5% of violent acts can be attributed to individuals living with a serious mental illness. In fact, people with severe mental illnesses are over 10 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population.
What travels the world but stays in a corner?
A Stamp
Flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety can be symptoms of this disorder that often develops after very stressful life events.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness with medication and behavioral interventions.
Psychiatrist
This skill doesn't require talking. A pencil and paper are all you need to write down your thoughts
Journaling
Myth or Fact: Mental health problems are common.
Fact! For example, 1 in 10 Americans have experienced depression.
What is white when dirty, and black when clean?
A Chalkboard
When depression is on a daily basis, characterized by persistent sadness, despair and hopelessness.
Major Depressive Disorder
What is a cause (event or situation) that leads to someone feeling upset, frightened, angry, etc. (potentially setting off a flashback or leading to continued substance abuse).
Trigger
This skill can take practice, but can involve quieting your mind and creating a sense of calm.
Meditation
Myth or Fact: Mental health problems cannot get better with time.
Myth! Some disorders can become less troublesome as we get older and some we can grow out of with help!
What stays where it is when it goes off?
Alarm Clock