Mental Health
A common risk factor for developing a mental health disorder in boys
What is trauma or stress?
Consent is considered invalid when a person is under the influence of these, as they impair judgment and the ability to make decisions.
What are alcohol and substances?
True or False: Older men are more likely to feel “highly masculine” by Pew Research Center
What is True? As men get older a higher percentage feel “highly masculine”
True or False: Healthy relationships always avoid conflict?
What is False?
Which behavior is linked to healthier mental health for men?
A. Avoiding all emotional conversations
B. Using substances
C. Opening up to trusted people
D. Handling problems independently
What is C, opening up to trusted people?
This occupation refers to a trained professional who help people address mental health challenges through conversations and activities.
What is a therapist?
This term refers to the minimum age at which a person is legally allowed to agree to sexual activity, varying by state but usually between the range of 16 and 18.
What is age of consent?
This phrase, sometimes wrongly equated with masculinity itself, refers to overcompensating behaviors meant to prove one’s manliness.
What is toxic masculinity?
This term describes when someone suddenly stops responding to all messages and disappears without explanation.
What is ghosting?
What is one reason men underreport anxiety or depression?
A. They don’t feel symptoms
B. They believe emotions are emasculating
C. Mental health only affects women
D. They recover on their own
What is B, they believe emotions are emasculating?
__ percent of men struggle with depression.
What is 10%?
This acronym, often used in consent education, explains the five qualities that define real, healthy consent. Provide the words represented by each letter.
What is “FRIES” (Freely Given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic, and Specific)
Describe the characteristics of being masculine according to Google. (there are 5, only need to name two)
What is strong, handsome, tall, athletic, and intelligent?
According to renowned researcher John Gottman, this specific act during conflict is the single strongest predictor of divorce, often showing up as contempt disguised in humor.
A. Stonewalling
B. Eye rolling
C. Interruption
D. Silent treatment
What is B, eye rolling?
An effect of long-term emotional suppression in men.
What is an increase in anxiety and depression?
This quick technique involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding for 4, and exhaling for 4
What is box breathing?
It is estimated that between __ to ___ hundred thousand people were raped (including threatened, attempted, or completed rape) in the U.S. in 2018.
What is 7-8 hundred thousand people?
What percent of men consider themselves “highly Masculine?” (per pew research center)
A. 51%
B. 42%
C. 25%
D. 87%
What is B, 42%?
What percentage of third marriages end in divorce, as of 2025?
A. 41%
B. 32%
C. 73%
D. 57%
What is C, 73%?
__ percent of men with mental illness find help.
What is 40%?
This chronic, quieter depression allows daily functioning, unlike the disabling intensity of major depressive episodes.
What is high-functioning depression?
Approximately __ percent of rape or sexual assault victims experience moderate to severe distress, a larger percentage than for any other violent crime.
What is 70%?
This phrase describes the invisible “box” of expectations that shapes how many boys and men think they’re supposed to behave.
What is the man box?
A manipulation tactic where someone showers a new partner with excessive affection, compliments, and gifts to quickly create a sense of dependency and control.
What is Love Bombing?
Why do some men express depression as anger instead of sadness?
A. They don’t understand emotions as well as women
B. Men rarely feel sadness
C. Anger is one of the only natural male emotions
D. Society teaches boys to hide vulnerable feelings
What is D, society teaches boys to hide vulnerable feelings?