Mental/Emotional Health

Which of the following is NOT a physical cause of mental disorders

• heredity

• sickness

• birth order

• drug abuse

What does the acronym that describes non-physical causes of mental disorders B.E.E.S. stand for

• bereavement, evaluation, experience, stress

• bullying, emotions, environment, stress

• bipolar, emotions, experience, sublimation

• bullying, experience, environment, stress

Healthy ways to express emotions include which of the following

• using I-messages and avoiding you-messages

• talking with a trusted friend or adult

• being an active listener

• all of the above

An active listener:

• thinks about what they are going to say next

• listens intently and shows appreciation for the speakers feelings

• interrupts the person who is speaking

• must solve the persons problem when they are done speaking

An anger trigger is:

• a thought or event that causes a person to become angry

• the feeling of being irritated or annoyed

• a body change that occurs when a person is angry

• the fight or flight response

Displacement is:

• blaming others for things they are not responsible for

• a healthy way to control and express anger

• a physical state in which the body is wired constantly

• transferring anger to someone other than the source

Anger management skills include all of the following EXCEPT:

• keeping a sense of humor

• writing in a journal

• blaming the person who caused the anger

• getting involved in some type of exercise activity

Unresolved anger may lead to:

• bitterness

• depression

• thoughts of suicide

• all of he above

A mental illness or disorder can be defined simply as

• a change in brain chemistry

• a character flaw

• an untreatable disease

• a mind over matter problem

Refusing to recognize and admit to an emotion or problem is called:

• projection

• regression

• denial

• compensation

• pride