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11. When teens are asked by peers to engage in risky behaviors, they should practice abstinence, or a way to
A. refrain from engaging in risky behaviors.
B. engage in risky behaviors with peers.
C. hide their uncomfortable feelings.
D. deal with all of their emotions

12. Which answer explains why anger, one of the primary emotions, can have positive consequences.
A. As a parent, if you are angry most of the time, your children will behave.
B. Yelling at your friend for being late to your house will make them be on time from now on.
C. Being angry at yourself for losing your key a third time makes you hang it on the kitchen hook from
now on so you always know where to find it.
D. Yelling at your dog for barking while you and your friends ride bikes past the yard will get him to stop
being annoying.

13. Which statement would a teen with low self-esteem most likely say?
A. All of my friends thought it was a song, but after I listened to it I thought the tune was quite catchy
B. I don’t want to play soccer with you guys. It’s a sport. I’d rather go home and play video games alone.
C. Wow, I cannot believe I made that leap, but I think I can jump that hurdle without my back foot touching next time
D. The barber messed up my haircut, but I can deal with it for a while. I could actually get used to the
shorter hair. It fits me.

14. If you were experiencing low self-esteem because you lost all of your hair due to a bad skin allergy, what might prevent you from improving your self-concept?
A. Focus on your strengths and your positives.
B. Form relationships with people with high self-esteem.
C. Ignore what other people think of you.
D. Tell others the negative things you think about yourself.

15. Your best friend is in the hospital with a serious illness. This stressor can be classified as a(n)
A. catastrophe.
B. environmental problem.
C. everyday problem.
D. major life change