Mental Health
Persistent sadness or hopelessness, loss of interest in activities, fatigue and low energy, changes in appetite and sleep, and difficulty concentrating
What is depression
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason is an example of this.
What is a Panic Attack or anxiety
A mental health condition characterized by a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms
Schizoaffective Disorder
What is the term for false beliefs that are not based in reality?
What is Delusions
This gives you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit both your emotional well-being and your overall health.
Meditation
Period of Sobriety required (by me) to change a substance use disorder from active to in remission.
What is 1 year
Describe the main grounding technique we use here at CHA
Five Things you can see, Four Things you can touch, Three Things you can hear, Two Things you can smell, and One Thing you can taste.
Periods of elevated mood, increased energy, racing thoughts, impulsivity, and decreased need for sleep
Mania
A disorder that causes a person to hear voices and see people who aren't there.
What is Schizophrenia
What are two things that can promote positive mental health?
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy, staying hydrated...
A person experienced or witnessed a traumatic event and feels severe long-lasting effects.
What is PTSD
Struggles in expressing emotions, caring about personal hygiene, and social interaction.
What are negative symptoms.
Factors in developing a mental illness
These can include genetics, life experiences such as trauma or abuse, and brain chemistry imbalances
Seeing or hearing things that aren't there, most commonly voices
Hallucinations
This is a simple technique that is excellent for managing emotions in the moment. It helps to lower heart rate and stop adrenaline production quickly. Not only is it effective, but is also discreet and easy to use at any time and any place.
Deep Breathing
When the symptoms you are experiencing are given a name.
What is Diagnosis
When a person gradually requires a larger dose of a drug to feel the same effect, it is called_______
What is increased tolerance
Person uses cocaine daily and has tried to cut back but fails.
What is Cocaine use disorder
Jumbled or nonsensical speech, difficulty staying on topic, and making up words
Disorganized thoughts/speech
What is the mental health hotline number?
988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Which state has the highest depression rate?
What is West Virginia
A person experienced or witnessed a traumatic event and feels short term lasting effects (less than 30 days)
Acute Stress Disorder
The two main types of schizoaffective disorder
bipolar type (with both manic and depressive episodes) and depressive type (primarily depressive episodes)
schizophrenia is partially caused by an excess in_______ ?
What is dopamine
This practice involved repeating positive statements to oneself to cultivate self compassion and improve mood.
Positive Affirmations