Emotional Wellbeing

What is mental health awareness?

• Mental health awareness is the celebration of mental health issues

• Mental health awareness is the denial of mental health conditions

• Mental health awareness is the promotion of mental health stigma

• Mental health awareness is the understanding, knowledge, and recognition of mental health conditions, the importance of mental well-being, and the destigmatization of mental health issues.

Name one emotional regulation technique.

• Watching TV

• Eating ice cream

• Counting sheep

• Deep breathing

How can you build resilience?

• By ignoring your emotions and feelings

• By developing coping mechanisms, maintaining a positive outlook, seeking support from others, staying flexible, and practicing self-care.

• By isolating yourself from others

• By avoiding challenges and difficult situations

What is mindfulness and how does it help with emotional wellbeing?

• Mindfulness is the act of ignoring one's emotions and thoughts.

• Mindfulness involves constantly dwelling on past mistakes.

• Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the moment without judgment. It helps with emotional wellbeing by increasing self-awareness, reducing stress, and improving overall mental health.

• Mindfulness is only effective for physical health, not emotional wellbeing.

Why is mental health awareness important?

• Mental health awareness is important to increase stress levels

• Mental health awareness is important to discourage seeking help

• Mental health awareness is important to reduce stigma, promote understanding, encourage seeking help, and improve overall well-being.

• Mental health awareness is important to worsen overall well-being

Discuss the concept of emotional regulation.

• Emotional regulation is the process of suppressing emotions completely.

• Emotional regulation is the process of ignoring emotions entirely.

• Emotional regulation is the process of amplifying emotions uncontrollably.

• Emotional regulation is the process of managing and controlling one's emotions effectively.

Share a tip for building resilience in challenging situations.

• Ignore the problem and hope it goes away.

• Practice mindfulness and focus on the present moment.

• Dwell on negative thoughts and emotions.

• Avoid seeking support from others.

How can mindfulness exercises improve emotional wellbeing?

• Mindfulness exercises lead to increased forgetfulness and confusion.

• Mindfulness exercises result in decreased self-awareness and heightened stress.

• Mindfulness exercises have no impact on emotional wellbeing.

• Mindfulness exercises increase self-awareness and help manage stress and anxiety.

What are some common misconceptions about mental health?

• Believing mental health issues are contagious

• Equating mental illness with weakness, believing people with mental health issues are dangerous, and assuming mental health problems are just a phase.

• Thinking mental health problems can be easily overcome by willpower alone

• Assuming mental health issues only affect certain demographics

Explain the connection between emotional wellbeing and overall health.

• Emotional wellbeing has no impact on overall health

• Overall health is not affected by emotional wellbeing

• The connection between emotional wellbeing and overall health lies in the impact of emotions on the immune system, inflammation, and susceptibility to health issues.

• The connection between emotional wellbeing and overall health is purely coincidental