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Mental Health Awareness Worksheet

Read the scenario and answer the questions. There are no marks for sharing personal experiences: you may use the fictional characters instead. If a topic feels uncomfortable, pause and speak with a trusted adult.

A busy shift at the pizza shop

Levi, Freya and Hugo are helping at a busy neighbourhood pizza shop after school. Levi has been worrying about an upcoming maths test and is finding it hard to concentrate. Freya notices and asks if he would like to talk during a break. Hugo has had a tiring week and feels quieter than usual. Everyone responds to stress differently. Feeling stressed sometimes is a normal human experience; if difficult feelings last, feel overwhelming, or affect everyday life, it can help to ask for support.

1.Choose the best description of mental health.

Only whether someone feels happy or sad
How we think, feel and act, and how we manage everyday life
A quality that only adults have
Exactly the same as physical health

2.Levi is worried about his test. Which could be signs that stress is affecting someone? Select all that apply.

Finding it hard to concentrate
Feeling tense or restless
Having trouble sleeping
Every person showing stress in exactly the same way

3.Mental health matters just as much as physical health, and both can change over time.

TrueFalse

4.Match each word in the left column with its meaning in the right column. Write the matching letter beside each word.

Stress
Anxiety
Loneliness

C. Worry or fear that may continue even when a person is not in immediate danger.
A. Feeling disconnected or lacking the connection with others that someone wants.
B. A response to pressure or demands; it can affect thoughts, feelings and the body.

5.Freya wants to support Levi without trying to fix everything. Which is the most helpful response?

“You’re overreacting. Just stop worrying.”
“That sounds stressful. Would you like to talk, or think together about one next step?”
“Don’t tell anyone else about it.”
“I know exactly how you feel.”

6.Suggest three healthy actions Levi could try before his test. Include at least one action he could do by himself and one way he could ask someone for support.

7.Hugo has had a tiring week and is quieter than usual. Write H for a helpful response or U for an unhelpful response: (a) Ask how he is and listen without judging. (b) Tell everyone at work about his private feelings. (c) Encourage him to speak with a trusted adult if he wants support.

8.Name two kinds of people a young person in Aotearoa New Zealand could approach for support. They do not need to be people you personally know.

9.Write one sign that someone might benefit from extra support, and one practical way they could seek it.

10.Which statement about getting help is accurate?

You must wait until a problem feels unbearable before telling anyone.
You can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor in New Zealand; if there is immediate danger, call 111.
Only a doctor can listen to someone who is worried.
Asking for help means someone has failed.

11.Write one encouraging thought Levi could use before the test. Make it kind and realistic rather than promising a perfect result.