Anxiety and Depression
What Is anxiety and depression?
Anxiety - A mental health disorder characterised by feelings of worry, anxiety or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities.
Depression - Mental health disorder characterised by extreme sadness and feelings of worthlessness
What is Anorexia nervosa?
eating disorder characterised by an intense fear of gaining weight, resulting in somebody being very underweight
Define resilience
the ability to recover from a setback and withstand difficult situations
Who is the best athlete in the class?
Mr Pavlakis
What are 2 signs or symptoms someone with depression might experience?
Extreme sadness, Fatigue, loss of enjoyment in activities, worthlessness, guilt
What is body image and name 1 cause for a poor body image.
Body image is what you perceive your body to look like, and the way you feel about your body.
Some causes for this could be social media, bullying, societal expectations, etc.
Define a support network, and what is an example of a support network?
A support network is a group of people or sources of help that you can go to when you need help or advice.
examples - parents, friends, psychologist, teachers
What is the name of player who stands behind the stumps in cricket?
Wicket keeper
What are 3 signs or symptoms someone with Anxiety might experience?
Intense nerves/fear, restlessness, might react angrily towards certain situations or people out of stress, lack of concentration, unwanted thoughts
What are 3 signs or symptoms of somebody with an eating disorder?
Severely underweight, fatigue, hunger, won't eat in front of other people, trouble concentrating, body image issues
Describe 3 ways to deal with stress
Exercise, eat properly, do things you enjoy, speak to somebody, prioritise your sleep,
What are 3 tips/skills involved in the technique of catching or throwing a vortex/tennis ball?
Catching - Stand on balls of your feet, bend your knees, move towards the target
throwing - stand side on from target and rotate from hips, hand finishes at the target, step towards the target
What are 2 difficulties that someone with Anxiety might experience, and what is one strategy they can use to try and relieve these difficulties?
Difficulties - Not able to concentrate in class, nervous in social situations, difficulty sleeping,
Strategy to relieve - meditation, psychologist, talk to trusted adult, etc.
Explain the difference between Anorexia Nervosa and bulimia Nervosa
Anorexia is extreme fear of gaining weight, where you starve yourself. Bulimia is the same, however you binge eat, then after binge eating your purge yourself to rid yourself of any food.
What is positive self talk, and give an example of how it can increase self-confidence
Positive self talk - positive affirmations that you think to yourself.
It increases self confidence because you can remind yourself that you are capable of performing skills, which can increase motivation.
If you are a batsman in cricket, what are 4 ways that you can get out?
Bowled, Caught, Run out, hit the stumps with your bat
Describe 2 difficulties that someone with Depression might experience, and explain one strategy they can use to try and manage each difficulty
difficulties - sleeping, finding enjoyment in usual activities, social isolation, trouble concentrating,
Psychologist, helpline - give you specific strategies to manage the illness
Describe 2 difficulties that someone with an eating disorder might experience, and explain 1 strategy that someone can use to help manage each difficulty
Difficulties - Hungry constantly, fatigue, trouble concentrating, body image issues, social isolation, low body weight
Strategy to help - Nutritionist, psychologist
Describe 3 reasons why it is important to learn about Mental Health and coping mechanisms
Be able to help your friends
To raise awareness of the issue
to breakdown the stigma
Describe 3 individual skills, and 3 team work skills needed to play a game of vortex NFL
Individual skills - catch, throw, run, jump, evade defenders, block
Team work skills - communication, passing, running lines, blocking in defense, protecting quarterback