1.2.5 Practice: Your Mental and Emotional Health
Points Possible: 40
1. Many factors influence your mental and emotional health.
a. Describe how each of the following factors helps you make decisions that enhance your mental and emotional health.
• Your peers
• Your family
• Your school and community
• Your use of television, cell phones, computers, and other telecommunication technologies
b. Describe how the above factors create barriers for maintaining your mental and emotional health. What barriers do they create?
c. What are some strategies you could use to get past these barriers?
Answer (1)
Various factors can positively or negatively influence mental and emotional health, including peers, family, school, community, and technology. While these factors can enhance well-being through support and resources, they can also present barriers such as negative influences and isolation. Strategies such as open communication, setting technology limits, and seeking professional support can help individuals maintain and improve their mental health. ;
