Mental & Emotional Health

A measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself is 

• fear

• self-esteem

• coping

• codependency

Identify which of the following is NOT a way to improve your self-esteem

• denying your faults

• using positive self-talk

• acting with integrity

• accepting yourself

Identify which of the following is NOT a characteristic of high self-esteem

• feels valuable

• pessimistic

• confidence

• self-respect

The ability to understand another person's feelings, behaviors, and attitudes is called

• therapy

• sympathy

• empathy

• hydrotherapy

An unconscious behavior used to avoid experiencing unpleasant emotions is called

• frustration

• belief

• strategy

• defense mechanism

Identify which of the following is NOT characteristic of positive mental health.

• seeing life events positively

• enduring failures

• denying feelings

• having a sense of control

Which of the following is NOT a good trait of character?

• trustworthiness

• citizenship

• jealousy

• respect

Your support system could include 

• family members

• friends

• teammates

• all of the above

What is defined as the sense of yourself as a unique individual?

• self-esteem

• personal identity

• support system

• constructive criticism

Setting both short and long-term goals will help create your personal identity.

• True

• False