Name: ___________________________________
7th Grade Mental & Emotional Health Study Guide
Test Date: ___________________
Define the following terms:
1. Personality: A combination of your feelings, likes, dislikes, attitudes, abilities, and
habits.
→ What are three influences on your personality?
Heredity, environment, and behavior
2. Empathy: Identifying with and sharing another person’s feelings.
3. Resilience: The ability to recover from problems or loss.
4. Stress: The body’s response to change.
5. Stressor: Anything that causes stress.
6. Adrenaline: A hormone that gives the body extra energy.
7. Impulsive behavior: Acting or doing something without forethought. The consequences
are not considered.
→ Why can impulsive behavior be dangerous?
It can be dangerous, result in injury to self or others, damage your reputation, hurt
one’s family, lead to issues with the law, damage property, cause you to lose a spot on
a team, lower your grades, or result in the loss of money.
8. List the effects of excess stress on the following:
Physical Health Mental Health Social Health
Headaches, digestive Anxious, moody, & irritable. Withdrawal from
problems, high blood Interfere with ability to social contacts.
pressure, impaired focus and have fun. Yell at others.
immune system.
9. List five examples of stress.
Positive - Playing in a championship game, participating in a spelling bee, going to a new
school, getting glasses, trying out for the lead in a school play.
Negative - Failing classes, getting in fights, getting arrested, loss of a loved one, divorce
of parents.
10. List four ways to cope with or manage stress.
Eat well, get enough rest, relax, laugh, physical activity, maintain a positive outlook,
socialize with family and friends, manage your time.
11. List four effective time management strategies.
Arrange the hours in your day, don’t procrastinate, plan ahead, make a to-do list, divide
big assignments into smaller parts.
Define the following terms:
12. Anxiety disorder: Extreme fear of real or imaginary situations that get in the way of
normal activities.
→ What are four examples? Explain them.
Panic Disorder/Panic Attacks - Intense feelings of fear for a short period of time.
Sometimes, there seems to be no apparent reason for the feelings. Body prepared for
fight or flight. Increased heart rate, sweaty and dizzy, feel flushed or chilled, chest
pains.
Phobia - Exaggerated or unrealistic fear of something specific. Some phobias interfere
with normal, everyday activities. Person may go out of the way to avoid the object or
situation they fear.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Unwanted thoughts that may not make sense. Person
may feel as though they must perform a certain activity. Doing this activity may make
feelings go away for a short period of time, but they quickly return. Feeling compelled to
repeat behaviors or mental acts to prevent distress.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Bad memories of an event for a long time. Recurrent
dreams about traumatic event. Feeling as though the event is recurring. Avoiding people
or situations that are reminders of the event.
13. Mood disorder: A mental & emotional problem in which a person undergoes mood
swings that seem extreme, inappropriate, or last a long time.
→ What are two examples? Explain them.
Depression - Person feels strong sense of hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness,
guilt, and extreme sadness. Feelings may continue for weeks or months. May lose
interest in activities they used to enjoy. Could lead to self-injury and suicide.
Bipolar Disorder - Extreme mood swings for no apparent reason. Alternating between
periods of excessive activity, called mania, and depression. During times of mania,
person has unrealistic belief of abilities. Can lead to poor judgment and risk-taking
behavior.
14. List examples of self-destructive behaviors.
Cutting, burning, bruising, breaking bones, biting, scratching, branding, head banging,
hair pulling, skin picking, hitting, tattooing.
15. List reasons for self-destructive behaviors.
Feelings of emptiness, loneliness, and helplessness. Attempt to feel more in control of
their life. Not understood by others. A way to deal with emotional pain. Unable to
express feelings.
16. List Truths/Myths about self-destructive behaviors:
(Refer to “Self-Destructive Behaviors Truth or Myth”)
