Health Literacy Month | Alaska | Stellar Insight Counseling
Mental health literacy: “knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention”
Issues related to depression, anxiety, PTSD, healthy relationships, brain injuries, role of healthy habits on health (e.g., sleep), and new research
Acronym soup: CBT, ACT, DBT, SFBT (AKA, types of psychotherapy)
"How do I start therapy?” "How do I find the right therapist?" "Isn't that what friends are for?"
Mental health literacy: “knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention”
In addition to worrying or fear, anxious thoughts can lead to physical symptoms. Physical symptoms of anxiety are complicated and may be overlooked.
Therapeutic groups are facilitated by 1-2 leaders (therapist, psychologist, or counselor) and are typically comprised of 2-10 group members; 6-8 is an ideal number for a group. Group therapy may not be an appropriate fit for everyone, though there are many benefits to group therapy.
Emotion regulation (also called, emotional regulation) is one’s awareness of psychological and emotional health and the ability to influence those emotions. Emotional regulation activities help adults process: Daily emotion-inducing situations (e.g., road rage, being late to a meeting, realizing in the middle of cooking you are missing an ingredient) Stress Trauma Mental health concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, PTSD) Grief or loss Receiving a new health diagnosis Life transitions (e.g., moving, starting college at any age, becoming a parent)