MIND CONTROOOOLL

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MIND CONTROOOOLL: A Quiz on Mental Resilience

Are you constantly feeling overwhelmed by the news and social media? This quiz will help you understand how information overload affects your mental health and what you can do about it. Test your knowledge on topics like anxiety, social connectivity, and the impact of news consumption.

Learn about mental resilience.
Understand the effects of social isolation.
Discover practical strategies for well-being.

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CalmMind2022

We can become addicted to having the news on because it ...

Those newscasters seem so smart

Rewards us with information in a random way

it provides information in a confusing new reality

Every minute we watch the news our ...

Relaxation system becomes depleted

brain shrinks a little

brain is sensing threat

The term "crowding out" refers to reducing one mental state - say anxiety - by ...

looking specifically for a crowd and enjoying being among them

hanging out with other humans

Filling your mind with something else

Steve's recommended activity for crowding out anxiety is ...

singing karaoke

playing poker with your friends

Hanging out on facebook

Connecting deeply with our "real" social networks ...

Insulates us from stress

isn't necessary for mental health, surface social interactions are enough

is something you can do if you're just looking for ways to spend your time

At this time the optimal thing to do is ...

maximize both physical distance and social connectivity

maximize physical distance but strengthen social connectivity

minimize both physical distance and social connectivity

The nervous system that kicks in when we sense threat is called the ...

parasympathetic nervous system

central nervous system

sympathetic nervous system

The best way to shut down the anxiety response is to ...

Tell yourself "don't be anxious!"

watch more news

Learn how to relax your body and mind

Your ultimate ability to invoke relaxation when your anxious will depend primarily on ...

how often you practice, first with the guided relaxation and eventually without it

Your age, its easier for young people

how much sleep you've been getting

When listening to the guided relaxation audio recording your mind should be ...

Actively engaged, attending to what relaxation feels like

Passively listening until you drift off to sleep

Thinking about something else relaxing

During this crises, its best for our mental health if we have an ...

External locus of control

Complete loss of control

Internal locus of control

The best leaders, the ones that make us feel most safe, tend to be ...

Calmly indecisive

Calmly decisive

Neurotically decisive

Research examining the effects of solitary confinement in jail settings suggest that prolonged exposure can lead one to ...

Lose their sense of identity

Lose their memory

Become especially hungry for social interaction

Prolonged social isolation often leads to ...

Enhancements of mood

Social anxiety, depression, and other varieties of mental unwellness

An enhanced immune response

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