Mental Health With Coach Mac

​Coach McKissic on Mental Health

Open Ended

What are some things you want to know about mental health?

Poll

What is the main cause of mental health issues in our community?

• The Teachers

• Adults

• Ourselves

• Lack of resources

• Genetics

Open Ended

Define Mental Health

​Ms. Talita

​What is the difference?

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Anxiety can be persistent even if there is no threat.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Stress or anxiety?

It goes away once the issue is resolved.

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Neither

Multiple Choice

Stress or Anxiety?

It can be positive or negative

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Neither

Stress

What is it?

Types...Duration...Signs...

Stress Response and the Body

Poll

What causes you the MOST stress?

• Homework

• Job

• Family life

• Friends

Multiple Select

Which of the following is a warning sign of stress? Choose any that apply.

• Over/under eating

• Trouble sleeping

• calm

• happy and energetic

• irritable

Multiple Choice

All stress is bad.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Your body can benefit from small amounts of stress.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Losing your keys is an example of what type of stress?

• Major life change

• Catastrophe

• Everyday problems

• Environmental problems

Multiple Choice

This type of stress is positive stress.

• Eustress

• Distress

Multiple Choice

Buying your first home is an example of ________.

• Eustress

• Distress

Multiple Choice

This type of stress is negative stress.

• Eustress

• Distress

Multiple Choice

This type of stress is ongoing over a long period of time.

• Acute

• Chronic

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a physical sign of stress?

• rapid heartbeat

• sweaty palms

• nausea

• irritable/short fuse

Multiple Choice

The fight or flight response is initiated during the __________ stage of stress.

• Alarm

• Resistance

• Exhaustion

Multiple Choice

When you sense danger—whether it’s real or imagined—the body's defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process.

• Fight-or-flight reaction

• Stamina

• Stress

• Physical changes

Multiple Select

What are the body's three reactions to a stressor? Choose all that apply.

• Fight

• Flight

• Freeze

• Sing

• Scream

Let's talk about this more

Multiple Choice

. Your peers are:

• people about your own age

• your parents

• your teachers

• kids you babysit

Multiple Choice

Peer pressure is always negative?

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Peer pressure can be...

• positive pressure

• neutral pressure

• negative pressure

Multiple Choice

Peer pressure can influence:

• clothing styles

• hairstyles

• taste in music

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

When you feel like your friends are influencing you to do good things to make yourself a better person, this is a...

• negative peer pressure

• positive peer pressure

Open Ended

List three things friends might do to try to get kids or teens to do what they want.

Multiple Choice

When your friends are influencing you to do something that can have a bad effect on you, it is a...

• positive peer pressure

• negative peer pressure

Open Ended

List three reasons why people might give in to peer pressure.

Multiple Choice

Something that your friends want you to do feels wrong. This is ...

• negative peer pressure

• positive peer pressure

Open Ended

List four ways friends can be a bad influence on each other

Multiple Choice

When your friends are making you do something that you do not want to do is called...

• water pressure

• peer pressure

• no pressure

Open Ended

List four ways friends can be a good influence on each other.

Multiple Choice

Your friends are influencing you to study harder so you can get a better grade. This is a...

• positive peer pressure

• negative peer pressure

Multiple Choice

Teens can pressure one another without even speaking.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Thinking hard about what your friends are pushing you to do is a good first step figuring out if it is a positive or negative pressure.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples of body language that can make someone feel excluded except:

• hugs

• eye-rolling

• laughing and pointing

• turning your back on someone

Multiple Choice

True friends will accept you for who you are.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Personal qualities that can help people resist negative peer pressure include:

• speed and agility

• self-confidence and assertiveness

• money

• popularity

Multiple Choice

True friends will respect individual differences.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True friends will force you to be like them and act like them.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The moment you start feeling your friends are taking advantage of you when they push you to do not-so-smart behaviors, it is time to find new friends.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It is hard to not give in to peer pressure, BUT, it is not impossible

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It is hard to find new friends, but it is NOT impossible

• True

• False

Multiple Select

If you are still having a hard time dealing with negative peer pressure on your own, you can do the following:

• talk to a trusted adult

• talk to a true friend that you can trust

• talk to your teacher or counselor

• too hard--just give in to negative peer pressure