Managing Your Emotions

What is mental health?

• Never feeling sad

• The state in which a person deals with everyday life

• A type of physical health

• Only having positive emotions

What must a person with good mental health have?

• High self-esteem and healthy relationships

• A perfect life

• No challenges

• Unlimited wealth

What did Liz do after feeling sad about her math test?

• Stopped studying

• Ignored her feelings

• Talked to her mother

• Gave up on math

According to Abraham Maslow, what is the first need that must be satisfied?

• Love and affection

• Self-respect

• Shelter

• Food, water, sleep, and exercise

How can people learn to express their feelings?

• By reading books only

• By watching those around them

• By never talking about them

• By ignoring their emotions

What can help manage difficult emotions?

• Holding in all feelings

• Talking to others, playing sports, being creative

• Avoiding all social interactions

• Only expressing happiness

What should you do when feeling anger?

• Recognize the feeling, count to ten, breathe, and calm down

• Immediately react without thinking

• Suppress the anger forever

• Blame others

What is a defense mechanism?

• A way to avoid unpleasant feelings subconsciously

• A physical exercise

• A type of medication

• A way to never feel sad

What can guilt help you with?

• Making you feel bad all the time

• Preventing you from making friends

• Being honest and true to your value system

• Stopping you from enjoying life

What should you do if an emotion becomes too much to handle?

• Find a balance and manage your emotions effectively

• Ignore the emotion completely

• Let the emotion control your life

• Never talk about it with anyone