Emotional Health

When you make a mistake or fail at something, what thoughts tend to go through your mind?

• Next time I’ll do better. At least I learned something.

• I can’t do anything right. I’m just a big loser.

• It wasn’t my fault.

When you do well at something, which of these things are you most likely to think?
 


• I’m proud of myself.


• I’m so much better than everyone else.

• That was just luck. I’m sure next time I’ll fail.

When you do something nice for someone, what thoughts tend to go through your mind?


• I’m glad I helped make someone happy.

• I can’t believe the person I was nice to wasn’t more grateful.

• I can’t wait for the person to be nice to me in return.

When someone makes you angry, which of these things are you most likely to do?

• Talk to the person to let him or her know how I feel.


• Talk about the person behind his or her back.

• Yell at the person and call him or her names

When you need help with a project, what do you tend to do?

• Ask someone for help.


• Get mad because I need help.


• Don’t do the project.

When someone puts you down, what do you usually do?

• Ignore the person.


• Try to fight the person.

• Talk about the person behind his/her back.

When someone gives you a compliment, what do you usually do?

• Say, “Thank you.”


• Ask what the person wants in return.


• Think the person is lying.

When you do something embarrassing, what do you usually do?

• Laugh at myself.


• Blame someone else for what I did.


• Try to get someone else to do something embarrassing too.

When you are stressed, what do you usually do?

• Try to find a way to relax or talk to a friend.

• Ignore the stress.

• Yell at people around me.

When you see someone make fun of a classmate, what do you do?

• Defend the person and try to make him/her feel better.


• Feel sorry for the person, but don’t say anything.


• Join in making fun.