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ESS - how much do you know

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is avoidance?

a)

Avoiding or suppressing uncomfortable or difficult emotions

b)

Procrastinating

c)

A healthy way to manage difficult emotions and situations

d)

Minimizing or preventing exposure to something that elicits difficult emotions

2.

What are coping skills?

a)

Healthy mechanisms used to manage stress, emotions, and difficult situations.

b)

Something I say I do but don't actually do

c)

Something pointless that Christina and Brian make us talk about in excruciating detail

d)

Mechansims that help me to avoid difficult emotions and situations.

3.

Which of the following are effective coping skills for anger? (Select all that apply)

a)

Punching your wall

b)

Temporarily removing yourself from the situation

c)

Squeezing ice

d)

Deep breathing

4.

Causes of mental illness include (select all that apply):

a)

Biology

b)

Your environment

c)

Genetics

d)

Your personal experiences

5.

What is CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)? (Select all that apply)

a)

Focuses on changing unhlelpful thoughts, behaviors and feelings

b)

Utilizes the CBT triangel: behaviors -> thoughts -> feelings

c)

A structured goal-oriented form of talk therapy

d)

A way to avoid talking about your emotions

6.

Mental illness is for life, there is no cure or remedy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following skills can help manage anxiety? (Select all that apply)

a)

Talking to a loved one or friend

b)

Confronting the anxiety headon

c)

Starting a fight with your parent to burn off steam

d)

Taking a walk outside

8.

Can you avoid your emotions?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Daily stress is considered a mental illness?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The following are cognitive distortions (select all that apply):

a)

Avoidance

b)

Catastrophizing

c)

All-or-nothing thinking

d)

Jumping to conclusions

11.

What are common warning signs of low mood (select all that apply)?

a)

Going out with friends

b)

Improved sleep

c)

Isolation

d)

Irritability

12.

Mental health can impact the following aspects of your life:

a)

Your behaviors

b)

Your relationships

c)

Your thoughts

d)

Your schoolwork

13.

Causes of mental illness include (select all that apply):

a)

Biology

b)

Your environment

c)

Genetics

d)

Your personal experiences

14.

What are some effective ways to cope with stress (select all that apply)?

a)

Meditation

b)

Engaging in enjoyable activities

c)

Sleeping

d)

Ignoring the problem until it goes away

15.

A type of mental health support is...

a)

Medication

b)

Support Group

c)

Therapy

d)

All of the above

16.

Who is most likley to be affected by mental health?

a)

Young adults

b)

Older adults

c)

Teens

d)

Mental health does not discriminate

17.

Define self-esteem...

a)

The way others view us

b)

Low self-esteem can't be fixed

c)

How we value and perceive ourselves

d)

High self-esteem is considered narcissistic

18.

What are the benefits of emotions (select all that apply)?

a)

Enhances social connection

b)

Help us avoid problems

c)

To alert our brain to danger

d)

Can fuel our actions and behaviors

19.

When can normal emotions become a mental health concern?

a)

When they begin to interfere with daily functioning

b)

When you begin to avoid once enjoyed activities and familiar people

c)

When they become persistent over time

d)

All of the above

20.

You can express your emotions through (select all that apply):

a)

Venting

b)

Therapy

c)

Journaling

d)

Physical Activity

21.

Which of the following are effective coping skills for anger? (Select all that apply)

a)

Punching your wall

b)

Temporarily removing yourself from the situation

c)

Squeezing ice

d)

Deep breathing

22.

How much did you enjoy this quiz?

a)

Very much

b)

Somewhat

c)

Neutral

d)

Waste of time

23.

If you place in the top three what gift card would you want (within reason)?

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