Mental Health General Knowledge
This is the color that traditionally represents mental health awareness.
What is the color green?
People with mental illness sometimes experience this type of negative treatment from others.
What is stigma or discrimination?
This is the process of making sure you take your medication as prescribed.
An example of this technique is looking for five things you can see, four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste.
What is "grounding"?
This is how we get in touch with members who haven't attended the Clubhouse in a while.
What is reachout?
The number to this is 988.
This month-long event was established in 1949 to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and education the public about mental illness.
What is Mental Health Awareness month?
This is the process of engaging in beneficial activities that make you feel relaxed and happy.
What is "self-care"?
This act of avoiding others can negatively impact your mental health and lead to loneliness.
What is isolation?
All Clubhouse members set these each year so that they have an idea of how they want to improve their mental health over the coming year.
What are goals?
This is America's largest mental health organization.
What is the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)?
This was (incorrectly) thought to be a cause of mental illness in the 1800s.
What is demonic possession?
This activity allows you to talk through your problems with a mental health professional in a private setting.
What is therapy?
This coping skill would include writing about your feelings and/or keeping track of your moods.
What is journaling?
This was the first Clubhouse to open in the United States.
What is Fountain House?
This is the most common mental health disorder in the United States.
What are anxiety disorders?
This is a manual that classifies and describes recognized mental health disorders.
What is the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual) of Mental Disorders?
This is a plan that you put in place ahead of time to assist when you are doing very bad mentally.
What is a crisis prevention plan/safety plan?
This negative coping skill would include pretending a situation that you don't want to cope with isn't happening.
What is avoidance/denial?
These are protocols that Clubhouses follow to ensure equal treatment of an opportunities for all members.
What are standards?
This is defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as the "process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential".
What is "recovery"?
This is the most common type of psychotherapy used in the United States.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
You should put these in place in your relationships with others to ensure that you are still properly caring for yourself and not doing things you are uncomfortable with.
What are boundaries?
This skill involves taking your mind off of everything by focusing something relaxing (like a peaceful audio recording).
What is meditation/mindfulness?
You must have a primary diagnosis of one of these disorders to become a member. (Four Types)
What are schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder?