Happiness and Body Image
Addiction
Social Media
Stress and Stress MGMT
Depression
100

The happiness skill that involves being present in the moment without judgement.

What is mindfulness?

100

Examples of this type of addiction include video games, shopping, and gambling.

What is behavioral addiction?

100

Participating in an online debate, creating a Tik Tok video, and taking an online course are all examples of this kind of media use.

What is active use?

100

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an event or something with an uncertain outcome.

What is anxiety?

100

What you should do when a friend or family member exhibits signs of depression or thoughts of suicide.

What is ACT (acknowledge, care and tell)?

200

The happiness skill that focuses on giving thanks and appreciating the positive aspects of your life.

What is gratitude?

200

A disease that affects a person's brain and leads to the inability to control use of legal or illegal drugs.

What is substance addiction?

200

Mindlessly scrolling through social media posts is an example of this kind of use which is associated with poorer health outcomes.

What is passive use?

200

The body and mind's response to a pressure or a threat.

What is stress?

200

In terms of depression, these include decreased interest in usual activities, sleeping more or less than usual, low or sad mood, and lack of motivation.

What are symptoms?

300

When a person is judged based on how they look rather than who they are or how they behave.

What is appearance bias?

300

This is the last phase of both the substance addiction cycle and the behavioral addiction phases.

What is "hitting rock bottom"?

300

When social media is being used for something other than the way it was designed or meant to be used

What is unintended use?

300

Positive stress that energizes a person and helps them reach a goal.

What is Eustress?

300

A mark of disgrace or shame sometimes associated with depression and other mental health disorders.

What is stigma?

400

Examples include "I am strong and capable" and "My body is unique and beautiful".

What are positive affirmations?

400

The first phase of behavioral addiction.

What is the "winning" phase.

400

In June of 2024, the US surgeon general called for this action in a New York Times editorial.

What is a warning label on social media?

400

People, events, or things that trigger a stress response, a cause of stress.

Stressor

400

This is a treatment for depression.

What is therapy or medication?

500

When people are judged negatively because of how they look.

What is negative appearance bias.

500

The pattern of addiction for substance use is described this way.

What is a cycle of addiction?

500

In 2024 this was the first state to have a school district sue a social media platform for negative impacts on students' mental health.

What is Washington state?

500
A body system that SLOWS down when the stress response happens.

What is the immune or digestive system?

500

The name of the BCPS digital resource for mental health support.

What is TalkSpace?