Mental Health and Wellbeing Nptel Week 2 Answers
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Nptel Week 2 Answers (July-Dec 2025)
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Question 1. What is an example of a healthy coping mechanism?
a) Ignoring the problem
b) Talking to a trusted friend
c) Overeating due to stress
d) Bottling up emotions
Question 2. Emotional regulation involves:
a) Suppressing emotions completely
b) Avoiding emotional situations
c) Understanding and managing emotions
d) Ignoring how others feel
Question 3. Peer pressure is best described as:
a) Advice from a counselor
b) Influence from friends or peers
c) Support from teachers
d) Family rules
Question 4. Assertiveness means:
a) Always agreeing with others
b) Avoiding confrontation
c) Expressing your thoughts respectfully
d) Ignoring your needs
Question 5. Which of these most influences body image in teens?
a) Weather
b) Media and social expectations
c) School subjects
d) Transportation choices
Question 6. Body positivity means:
a) Criticizing others’ appearance
b) Believing one body type is superior
c) Accepting and respecting all body types
d) Ignoring health
Question 7. Mindfulness is the practice of:
a) Thinking only about the past
b) Worrying about the future
c) Focusing on the present moment
d) Avoiding thoughts
Question 8. Which of the following best demonstrates active listening?
a) Interrupting the speaker to give your opinion
b) Nodding occasionally and asking clarifying questions
c) Looking away while the speaker is talking
d) None of the above
Question 9. Which one is an unhealthy way to deal with stress?
a) Talking to a friend
b) Going for a walk
c) Crying a little and then relaxing
d) Hitting things when you’re angry
Question 10. Self-harm (like cutting) is considered an unhealthy coping mechanism because:
a) It solves the root of the problem
b) It helps improve long-term emotional health
c) It provides safe emotional expression
d) It may provide short-term relief but increases harm and emotional pain in the long run
These are Mental Health and Wellbeing Nptel Week 2 Answers