Mind Matters
This is the ability to recover from setbacks, disappointments, or difficulties.
What is resilience?
This term describes how much you value and respect yourself.
What is self-esteem?
Food, water, shelter, and rest belong to this level of Maslow's hierarchy.
What are physical needs?
Being honest, dependable, loyal, and keeping your promises demonstrates this pillar.
What is trustworthiness?
These are signals that tell your mind and body how to react to situations.
What are emotions?
Feeling connected to other people and having support is this characteristic of good mental health.
What is a sense of belonging?
Changing “I'm terrible at this” to “I can improve with practice” is an example of this.
What is positive/supportive self-talk?
Security, stability, and protection belong to this level.
What are safety needs?
Treating people with kindness, appreciating differences, and listening to others demonstrates this pillar.
What is respect?
During puberty, these chemicals can influence how intensely you experience emotions.
What are hormones?
Name three of the five characteristics of good mental health.
What are sense of belonging, clear purpose, positive outlook, self-sufficiency, and healthy self-esteem?
Name two strategies someone can use to improve their self-esteem.
What are choosing supportive friends, focusing on strengths, using positive self-talk, setting realistic goals, trying new activities, exercising, volunteering, learning from mistakes, or accepting things that cannot be changed?
Love, affection, relationships, and connection belong to this level.
What is belonging?
You accidentally break a piece of PE equipment and immediately tell your teacher instead of blaming someone else. Which pillar are you demonstrating?
What is responsibility?
Understanding and imagining how another person feels is known as this.
What is empathy?
After getting cut from a team, Jordan decides to practice, improve, and try out again next season. Jordan is demonstrating this characteristic.
What is resilience?
Instead of expecting perfection, Maya treats a mistake as an opportunity to improve. Which self-esteem strategy is she using?
What is learning from your mistakes / treating mistakes as learning opportunities?
Put these in order from lowest to highest: Belonging, Physical Needs, Recognition & Achievement, Safety Needs.
What are Physical Needs → Safety Needs → Belonging → Recognition & Achievement?
During a game, a student follows the rules, takes turns, and makes sure everyone gets an equal opportunity. Which pillar is being demonstrated?
What is fairness?
A student is furious after an argument. Name two healthy strategies they could use to lower the intensity of their emotions before responding.
What are deep breathing, relaxing, leaving/taking a break, or journaling?
This characteristic of good mental health involves being able to take care of yourself and promotes independence.
What is self-sufficiency?
Trying new challenges can increase this—the feeling that you have enough skills to do something successfully.
What is competence?
This is the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy and means striving to reach your full potential.
What is self-actualization?
DOUBLE ANSWER: Volunteering to help a struggling classmate demonstrates one pillar, while participating in a school cleanup demonstrates another. Name both.
What are Caring and Citizenship?
After failing a test, a student says, “The teacher just doesn't like me,” instead of recognizing that they didn't study. This defense mechanism involves placing your own faults or feelings onto someone else.
What is projection?