Chapter 5 Quiz

How can making a mental decision to maintain a balance between your school, work, and home life positively impact your mental health?

• Deciding to keep balance in your life will make life perfect, and you’ll experience very setbacks.

• Finding balance will help you learn to remain calm and relaxed throughout your day and take one step at a time

• 1. Convincing yourself to maintain balance in your life will ensure that you get straight As at school and do everything correctly at work. 

True or False. It is a good idea to say no to people who are asking more of you than you can manage to give at the moment. 

• True

• False

 Which dialogue is an example of positive self-talk?

• 1. “I’m not sure I can do this. Everyone else on the golf team has so much more experience than I do and knows what they’re doing.”

• “I’m pretty sure I’m going to flunk this test. I studied so much, but I still don’t know how I can possibly pass this.”

• 1. “I may not be the best saxophone player in the band, but I have learned so much this year, and I am confident that I will be great at this by next school year.”

Which of the following is likely NOT  a symptom of anxiety?

• You quickly fall asleep at night and wake up the next day refreshed.

• 1. You experience night sweats and often wake up in the middle night, unable to fall back to sleep.

• 1. You go to sleep very late at night after checking and double-checking that you have everything in order for the following day. 

Match the following

• Balance

• When your school, work, and personal life feel equal or in the right proportions.

• Anxiety

• A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an event or something with an uncertain outcome.

• Prioritize

• To arrange or deal with in the order of importance.

Match the following

• Self-Talk

• The object of a person’s ambition, effort, or something you want to accomplish.

• Self-Care

• The act or practice of positively talking to oneself, either aloud or silently.

• Goal

• The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health.