Mental Wellbeing Terms
Taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical health and mental health. Living not just surviving.
Self Care
True or False: Self Care is Selfish
False: Self Care is a necessity
Stress brought on by a major incident such as a natural disaster or war
Traumatic Stress or Trauma
Reaching out to a caring person or group of people such as AA/NA, SMART Recovery, or Calling a friend.
Support Network
The stress response when you are trying to get away from the stressor
Flight/ Escape Response
Activities one needs to complete in order to survive
True or False: Self Care only needs to occur once.
False: Self Care is an ongoing practice.
Stress brought on by work, school, family, or other daily activities
Routine Stress
Engaging in regular enjoyable activities such as a sport, arts and crafts, biking, and cooking
Hobbies
The stress response when you try and push back against a stressor. For example arguing about a difference of opinion
Fight Response
Enjoyable activities that are done in excess to decrease quality of life
Self-Indulgence
True or False: Self care can easily be affordable.
True! There are many self-care activities such as singing, taking a walk, talking to a friend.
Name three examples of something that could be stressful.
Examples of stressors could include:
◊Relationships with others
◊ Work-related issues
◊ Study demands
◊ Coping with illness
◊ Life changes, such as marriage,
retirement, divorce
◊ Day-to-day activities and tasks
◊ Positive events, such as
organising holidays or parties
◊ Juggling many roles or tasks at
the same time
Examples include Deep Breathing, Grounding, visualization
Mindfulness/Meditation
The stress response when fight/flight does not work and you do nothing in hopes the stressor will go away.
Freeze response.
A person's value of self and overall sense of self-worth.
Self-Esteem
True or False: Self Care is can take very little time.
True: Self-Care can be done in conjunction with other tasks and not take much time at all. Even smaller moments of self-care improve mental health.
Name three symptoms of stress
Symptoms of Stress Include: Irritability or moodiness
◊ Interrupted sleep
◊ Worrying or feeling of anxiety
◊ Back and neck pain
◊ Frequent headaches, minor to migraine
◊ Upset stomach
◊ Increased blood pressure
◊ Changes in appetite
◊ Rashes or skin breakouts
◊ Chest pains
◊ Making existing physical problems worse
◊ More susceptible to cold/flu and slower recovery
Using sensory input (touch, taste, smell, sight or sound) to calm or comfort.
Self-Soothing
Name two physical ways to relieve stress
Exercise, deep breathing, sleeping, taking medication, going on a walk, drinking water, engaging in hobbies and limiting use or drugs, alcohol, and caffeine can all relieve stress.
One's belief that they are able to achieve goals and succeed at specific tasks.
Self-Efficacy
True or False: Self-Care is Optional
False: Self-Care is a requirement for living a healthy lifestyle. Neglecting your needs can lead to long-term consequences like burnout, depression, and compulsive behaviors.
Describe how stress may be helpful
Stress can aid with motivation in completing a task or can even be life-saving when in dangerous situations as it activates the fight or flight response.
How could taking a bath be both self-maintenance and self-care?
Self-Maintenance: If you need to take a bath for hygiene
Self-Care: Taking a bath because you like the way it feels/ you find it soothing.
Name two emotional/mental ways of relieving stress
Reframing a situation, using radical acceptance, mindfulness/meditation, problem solving, visualization, engaging in something spiritual are all internal ways of relieving stress.