High school
Mental Health Jeopardy
Feelings words, stress and the body, coping skills, sleep and screens, and mental health myths and facts, for students aged 14 to 18.
Feelings words
- 100Feelings of worry, nervousness or fear about what might happenWhat is anxiety?
- 200The feeling of being annoyed or let down because you can’t achieve what you wantWhat is frustration?
- 300The ability to share someone else’s feelings by imagining being in their situationWhat is empathy?
- 400The ability to “bounce back” and do well again after something hard has happenedWhat is resilience?
- 500Having two opposite feelings about the same thing at the same timeWhat is ambivalence (mixed feelings)?
Stress and the body
- 100The body’s automatic response to a threat, named after the two things it gets you ready to doWhat is fight or flight?
- 200This hormone, also called epinephrine, makes your heart beat faster when you suddenly get a frightWhat is adrenaline?
- 300Stress that lasts for weeks, months or longer, rather than passing quicklyWhat is chronic (long-term) stress?
- 400DDMade by the adrenal glands, this hormone, often called “the stress hormone”, also helps control blood sugar and inflammationWhat is cortisol?
- 500This almond-shaped structure in the brain is involved in processing emotionsWhat is the amygdala?
Coping skills
- 100In the 5-4-3-2-1 coping exercise, you start by naming five things you notice with this senseWhat is sight (seeing)?
- 200Writing down your thoughts and feelings regularly, one way to cope with stressWhat is journaling (keeping a journal)?
- 300The name for skills like 5-4-3-2-1 that use your senses to bring your attention back to the here and nowWhat is grounding (mindfulness)?
- 400Breathe in for four, hold for four, breathe out for four, hold for four, then repeatWhat is box breathing (square breathing)?
- 500Tensing one group of muscles, then letting the tension go, and working through the bodyWhat is progressive muscle relaxation?
Sleep and screens
- 100The CDC says teens aged 13 to 17 need this many hours of sleep every 24 hoursWhat is 8 to 10 hours?
- 200The hormone that helps put you to sleep once the lights go downWhat is melatonin?
- 300The CDC suggests turning off electronic devices at least this many minutes before bedtimeWhat is 30?
- 400The roughly 24-hour cycle, set mainly by light and dark, that tells your body when to feel sleepy and when to feel alertWhat is the circadian rhythm (body clock, sleep-wake cycle)?
- 500The sleep stage, known by three letters, when most dreaming happensWhat is REM (rapid eye movement) sleep?
Myth or fact?
- 100“Stress is always bad for you.”What is a myth?
- 200“If a friend is struggling, listening without judging can help, and so can telling a trusted adult if you’re worried about them.”What is a fact?
- 300“Teenagers need less sleep than adults.”What is a myth?
- 400“Mental health conditions can be treated, and talking to a parent, school counsellor or doctor is a good first step.”What is a fact?
- 500“Mental health conditions are rare among teenagers.”What is a myth?
Final round: Wellbeing
The World Health Organization defines this as well-being that helps people cope with stress, realise their abilities, learn, work and contribute to their community
What is mental health?