Mental wellbeing

Questions

1. Which of these is a healthy way to cope with stress?

   • Ignoring it completely
   • Keeping every feeling secret
   • Staying up all night worrying
   • Taking slow, deep breaths
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   Taking slow, deep breaths

2. What is the usual name for the body's quick reaction to danger or pressure?

   • Fight-or-flight response
   • Growth response
   • Memory response
   • Sleep-and-rest response
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   Fight-or-flight response

3. A small amount of stress can sometimes help you focus and perform better. (True or false?)

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   True

4. Which habit helps most when homework feels overwhelming?

   • Breaking it into small tasks
   • Doing it all without any breaks
   • Leaving it until the last minute
   • Pretending it does not exist
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   Breaking it into small tasks

5. About how many hours of sleep do teenagers usually need each night?

   • 11 to 13 hours
   • 4 to 5 hours
   • 6 hours exactly
   • 8 to 10 hours
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   8 to 10 hours

6. Which habit usually makes it harder to fall asleep?

   • Going to bed at a regular time
   • Keeping the bedroom dark
   • Reading a paper book quietly
   • Using a bright phone screen in bed
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   Using a bright phone screen in bed

7. Which hormone, released in the dark, helps your body feel sleepy? (Answer out loud)

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   Melatonin

8. How can regular physical activity affect mood?

   • It always makes people feel worse
   • It can reduce stress and lift mood
   • It has no effect on feelings
   • It only helps if done competitively
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   It can reduce stress and lift mood

9. You must exercise for hours every day to get any mood benefit. (True or false?)

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   False

10. Which chemicals released during exercise are often linked to feeling good?

    • Antibodies
    • Cholesterol
    • Endorphins
    • Enzymes
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    Endorphins

11. What simple outdoor activity, needing only shoes, can lift your mood? (Answer out loud)

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    Walking (or similar, e.g. jogging)

12. A friend seems very sad for weeks. What is a kind first step?

    • Avoid them until it passes
    • Listen and gently ask how they are
    • Spread the news to others
    • Tell them to just cheer up
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    Listen and gently ask how they are

13. Asking for help when you struggle is a sign of strength, not weakness. (True or false?)

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    True

14. Who is a trusted person you could talk to at school about worries?

    • A school counsellor
    • A stranger online
    • Anyone who gives quick advice
    • Nobody, it is best to cope alone
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    A school counsellor

15. What is the word for a professional who studies the mind and helps with emotional problems? (Answer out loud)

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    Psychologist

16. Which is the best way to start a hard conversation about how you feel?

    • Blame the other person first
    • Say 'I feel...' and describe it
    • Send a joke and hope they notice
    • Wait until you are very angry
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    Say 'I feel...' and describe it

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