Mental Health Quiz 1

Which of the following determines your mental health?

• Your friendships

• Your medications

• Your hobbies, classes, and activities

• Your emotions, behaviors, and thoughts

Which of these is NOT important for positive mental health?

• Healthy habits

• Positive relationships

• A fixed mindset

• Emotional awareness

Which one of these is an outcome of healthy stress?

• Stomach aches or headaches

• Improved concentration and performance

• Fighting with friends or parents

• Feeling anxious

Which of these could have a negative effect on your mental wellness?

• Building positive relationships

• Avoiding challenges and stress

• Getting plenty of sleep

• Noticing and naming emotions

Stress can have negative impacts on your mental health when...

• it lasts for a long time

• it helps you compete better

• it triggers your body to sweat more

• it raises your heart rate

Mental health is a state of well-being that...

• can only be managed by a therapist

• helps you deal with life's challenges

• deals with emotions inherited from your parents

• deals only with your thoughts

To reduce the negative impacts of stress on your mental health, try...

• not thinking about it

• ignoring your body so you can feel better

• talking with a friend

• avoiding friends and family

To stay mentally healthy and reduce risk, focus on your relationships, your mindset, your emotions, and ...

• your diet

• your sleep

• your exercise

• your work

What is stress?

• It's the positive and negative emotions you have about yourself.

• It's positive thoughts you have towards your friends and family.

• It's how your environment controls you.

• It's how you react to your environment.

Which example shows how stress can have a positive impact on your mental health?

• Stressing about an upcoming exam causes you to focus and study.

• Stressing about an upcoming game causes you to avoid practice.

• Stressing about a difficult conversation causes you to have stomach aches.

• Stressing about a school project causes you to procrastinate and hang out with friends.