Health 10: Personality & Self-Esteem

Extroverts

• are energized by spending time alone

• are energized by spending time with others

• are often very shy

• are usually anti-social

These people expend their energy when they are around other people.

• Optimist

• Pessimist

• Extrovert

• Introvert

These people consistently focus on the positive side of any given situation.

• Extrovert

• Introver

• Optimist

• Pessimist

These people consistently focus on the negative part of any given situation.

• Passive

• Assertive

• Optimist

• Pessimist

Assertive people will _____.

• express themselves in non-threatening ways

• express themselves in threatening ways

• hold back their feelings

• always focus on the positives

Passive people will typically _____.

• get energized from being around other people

• express their options confidently

• yield to others and hold back their feelings

• consistently focus on the negatives

If a person communicates his or her feelings in pushy, threatening ways, he or she is considered to be _____.

• aggressive

• assertive

• passive

• lazy

Which is NOT true about mentally healthy people?

• They are realistic about their own strengths and weaknesses

• They are able to learn from disappointments

• They are caring toward themselves but not others

• They are able to take on the responsibilities of daily life

Psychologists are _____.

• people who study the human mind and behavior

• nut jobs

• the same as social workers

• people who went to medical school

This refers to the way children copy the behavior of their parents, friends and peers.

• Observing

• Watching

• Modeling

• Assessing