Mental Health
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 health
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with depression and mental health disorders
TRUE
Why don’t some people share negative feelings such as sadness, being hurt, frustration?
Worried about being judged, or laughed at or seen as vulnerable. This can be due to the stigma around dealing with our mental health.
True or False: medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems.
False: medication can be helpful, but therapy and counseling are also effective forms of overcoming mental illness.
What are 3 components that make up mental health?
Biological (genetics, brain chemistry, hormones)
Environment/Social Factors (environment where you live and social connections)
Life events (stressful or traumatic)
This is a common and serious mental health issue that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
Depression
Name 3 ways we can take care of ourselves and improve our mental health
Medication
Counseling
Coping skills
self-care/ routines
boundaries
This is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Mindfulness
What are two things that can improve and promote ones mental health?
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy
What is active listening/ what can it look like?
listening with the intent to really understand and empathize.
Name 3 people you can go to talk to if you are having a hard time.
ADAPT+ Staff
Other Professional supports
Family and friends
Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude / positive psychology
What is Catastrophizing?
It is a common cognitive distortion that involves blowing situations out of proportion and assuming the worst possible outcome.
Does everyone in the world experience anxiety or only people suffering with other mental health disorders?
Everyone
What are some signs of mental health challenges?
List Anything!
what does MDD stand for?
Major Depressive Disorder
What behaviors can happen when you suppress feelings?
Emotional outbursts (yelling, fighting, crying)
Self-harm
Isolation
What does OCD stand for?
Obsessive compulsive disorder
What is important to remember when you become angry?
STOP and think before acting - Respond don't react - Practice coping skills (deep breathing, counting, self-talk, etc.) - Walk away and remove yourself from the situation if needed
What are some vitamins that can be helpful for mental health?
Vitamin D is often low in people with depression and other mental disorders.
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin required for a healthy central nervous system, red blood cell formation, and DNA synthesis.
Folate/ B9 Low levels of folate have been linked to depression, and in some cases, a poor response to antidepressants.
Vitamin C, or L-ascorbic acid, is a critical vitamin required for several functions in the body, including immune function and the production of collagen and neurotransmitters. It also helps reduce chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, which has shown may play a role in depression.
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive behavioral therapy
What are symptoms of anxiety?
overthinking, overwhelmed, racing heart persistent worry
What is mindfulness?
being aware being in the present moment
Name five coping skills.
Exercise
Meditation
Journaling
Listening to music
Spending time in nature
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?
A keyboard