Coping skills
Walking, moving your body when in a chair, stretching, and yoga are types of this coping skill.
What is exercise?
This is different than just regular sadness as is more intense, lasts longer (two weeks or more), and significantly interferes with effective day to day functioning.
What is depression?
This is a program for older adults who are having difficulty with emotional or behavioral problems and do not need to be in a hospital.
What is PHP?
Writing in this type of book each day can help people to reflect on their activities and emotions.
What is a journal?
Chubby Checker's dance.
What is the Twist?
Taking long and relaxed inhales and exhales.
What is deep breathing?
These type of medications can help with depression.
What are antidepressants?
This is the person to talk to for help with refills for psychiatric medications.
What is a psychiatrist or nurse practitioner.
Drinking enough fluid during the day can help to keep this medical problem from developing.
What is hydration?
A brand name for a copy machine.
What is XEROX?
To make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement or experiencing something funny.
What is laughing?
This type of loss can bring on an episode of depression.
Death, change in living situation, change in independence
What is a treatment plan?
Trying to avoid caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and sweets may help to reduce this mental health issue.
What is anxiety?
An opening in the wall fitted with glass that allows one to see out.
What is a window?
Listening to vocal or instrumental sounds.
What is music?
This type of thinking is associated with depression.
What is negative thinking.
PHP focuses on this type of therapy. This involves a two or more people keeping confidentiality and sharing thoughts or concerns and offering support to others.
What is group therapy?
Bathing, showering, wearing clean clothes and brushing your teeth can help your mental health.
What is personal hygiene?
A measuring stick.
What is a ruler?
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment.
What is mindfulness?
One cause of mental health disorders is an imbalance of n____-___________s in the brain.
What are neuro-transmitters?
This is the staff person to contact if you have a change in your schedule, to review treatment plan, and to discuss personal concerns, and to work to set up a discharge date.
What is a case managaer?
Taking medications as prescribed can help physical and mental health.
What is medication compliance?
A fragrant bulbous flower of the lily family.
What is a hyacinth?