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- 5. This is a coping skill that can be used during moments of distress to help distract from thoughts and bring yourself back to the present moment. It focuses on connecting with external world to manage traumatic experiences, anxiety, and emotional pain
- 6. This is a mood disorder that causes persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It can affect how you think, feel, and behave & can lead to variety of physical and emotional problems
- 12. Limits you set for your well-being
- 13. Writing down thoughts to reflect
- 16. This type of breathing is characterized by 4-4-4-4 pattern of inhale, hold, exhale, hold
- 17. What month is recognized as mental health awareness month in the US?
- 18. a talk-based treatment for mental health
- 19. This is a mental health condition that affects the way people feel about themselves and others, making it hard to function in everyday life. Includes a pattern of unstable, intense relationships; as well as impulsiveness and an unhealthy way of seeing themselve
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- 1. This class of medications treats symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, paranoia, lack of motivation or energy, and impaired social interactions
- 2. a disorder marked by uncontrollable and recurring thoughts, repetitive and excessive behaviors, or both. Symptoms can begin any time but usually start between late childhood and young adulthood
- 3. During exercise, your body releases hormones known as ____. This helps relieve pain, reduce stress, and improve mood.
- 4. This class of medications treat symptoms of low energy, loss of pleasure, changes in appetite and/or sleep, concentration problems, preoccupation with guilt or death, hopelessness and helplessness
- 7. This mental health disorder includes symptoms of both schizophrenia and mood disorders. People with this disorder may experience depression, mania, or psychosi
- 8. A feeling of worry or unease, often chronic
- 9. This is a simple technique that is used to managing emotions, also known as "diaphragmatic breathing", in which you take slow deep intention breaths
- 10. Expressing good things from your day/life is a coping strategy known as
- 11. This is a sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason. Often mistaken for a heart attack.
- 14. Mood disorder characterized by extreme highs and lows
- 15. This affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others
- 17. Practice of being present and aware