Mental Health Word Search
Play a Mental Health word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: SELFCARE, THERAPY, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, RESILIENCE, MINDFULNESS, STRESS, COPING, EMPATHY, WELLBEING, SLEEP, EXERCISE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Mental Health word list, defined
- THERAPY /ˈθɛrəpi/ · noun
- The treatment of a person or a group of people to help them recover from a mental or physical illness or injury. A form of treatment or practice, especially one based on the relationship between a trained therapist and a patient. Related: treatment, counseling, psychotherapy, rehabilitation.
- ANXIETY /æŋˈzaɪəti/ · noun
- A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. In clinical contexts, it refers to a mental health disorder characterized by excessive, persistent worry and fear. Related: worry, unease, apprehension, nervousness.
- DEPRESSION /dɪˈprɛʃən/ · noun
- A state of feeling sad, hopeless, and dejected, especially when severe and prolonged as a mental health condition. Also a long period of severely reduced economic activity, or a hollow area pressed into a surface. Related: melancholy, despondency, dejection, recession.
- RESILIENCE /ˌrɛzɪˈlɪəns/ · noun
- The ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions; the capacity to return to a previous state after being subjected to stress or pressure. Related: tenacity, fortitude, stamina, robustness.
- MINDFULNESS /ˈmaɪnd.fʊlnəs/ · noun
- The quality of being present and fully engaged with whatever you are doing in the moment, often cultivated through meditation and other practices. Related: awareness, presence, meditation, contemplation.
- STRESS /strɛs/ · noun, verb
- A state of mental or emotional strain or tension, or a particular aspect of something that causes this. To cause someone to feel anxious or worried. Related: pressure, tension, anxiety, strain.
- COPING /ˈkəʊpɪŋ/ · noun
- The sloping or rounded protective top course or cap of a wall, typically of stone, brick, or concrete, designed to shed rainwater. Also, in psychology and everyday usage, the action or process of dealing effectively with hardship or stress. Related: capping, cap, cover, management.
- EMPATHY /ˈɛmpəθi/ · noun
- The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person by imaginatively entering into their experience. Related: compassion, understanding, sympathy, sensitivity.
- WELLBEING /wɛlˈbeɪnɪŋ/ · noun
- The state of being healthy and happy, especially in body and mind. A person's overall health and well-being. Related: health, happiness, wellness, prosperity.
- SLEEP /ˈsiːp/ · verb, noun
- To be in a state of rest, typically due to tiredness or sleepiness. A period of rest or sleep. Related: rest, slumber, drowsiness, doze.
- EXERCISE /ˈɛksərsaɪz/ · noun
- Activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness; also an activity done for the purpose of practicing or training a skill, or the use or application of a power, right, or quality. Related: workout, practice, drill, training.
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