Unit 2 Mental Health Review

Inviting someone to sit at your lunch table would impact that person's

• sense of resiliency
• sense of competence
• sense of belonging
• sense of autonomy

A teen with poor self esteem

• will use positive self talk
• will never improve their self esteem
• feels good about things they have accomplished
• can take steps to improve their self esteem

Admitting you made a mistake is an example of which good character trait?

• citizenship
• caring
• responsibility
• trustworthiness

Organizing a community blood drive at school is an example of what trait of good character?

• caring
• trustworthiness
• fairness
• citizenship

An unhealthy way to deal with strong emotions is to

• seek help from a trusted adult
• use relaxation techniques
• using a journal to write about the emotions
• exaggerating the emotions to get a response from friends

If someone stomps their foot and yells when they are upset, they are demonstrating which defense mechanism?

• projection
• compensation
• respression
• regression

Purposefully ignoring and not talking about an upsetting event is an example of this defense mechanism.

• rationalization

• suppression

• compensation

• projection

Which of the following is an unhealthy way to handle anger?

• talk to a trusted adult
• be physically active
• take deep breaths
• yell and punch something

Not eating healthy can contribute to stress by causing

• weakness
• fatigue
• difficulty concentrating
• all of the above

Which statement is NOT true about grief?

• Grief is the same for everyone
• The process has several stages
• Grieving helps people accept loss
• Depression is a stage of grief