Use this website www.teenshealth.org to find your article. Choose Mind from the menu on the left. You will see
the following headings and when you click on them, the options for more articles will appear as shown below.
Stress & Coping Center
Parents
Dealing With Divorce
Stepparents
Talking to Parents About Depression
Talking to Your Parents - or Other Adults
Telling Parents You're Pregnant
What If a Parent Won't Stop Texting While Driving?
When Parents Argue
Why Do I Fight With My Parents So Much?
Feeling Sad
5 Ways to Fight Depression
Am I Depressed or Just Not Trying?
Cutting
Dealing With Grief: Molly's Story
Death and Grief
Depression
Going to a Therapist
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Suicide
When Depression Is Severe
Why Am I in Such a Bad Mood?
Why Do People Get Depressed?
Mental Health
5 Facts About Goal Setting
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety: Rachel's Story
Binge Eating Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Cutting
Depression
Eating Disorders
Fears and Phobias
Finding Low-Cost Mental Health Care
Going to a Therapist
How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem?
How Can I Stop Cutting?
Motivation and the Power of Not Giving Up
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Social Phobia
Suicide
Trichotillomania
When Depression Is Severe
Why Do People Get Depressed?
Your Secrets to Staying Motivated
Your Tips for Surviving Summer Break
Feelings & Emotions
5 Ways to Deal With Anxiety
5 Ways to Shake Shyness
A Guy's Guide to Body Image
Choosing Your Mood
Culture Shock
Dealing With Grief: Molly's Story
Death and Grief
Emotional Eating
Emotional Intelligence
Having a Healthy Pregnancy
Homesickness
How Can I Deal With My Anger?
How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem?
Is My Body OK? Am I Having Self-Esteem Issues?
Optimism
Rejection and How to Handle It
Rejection: How Well Do You Cope? (Quiz)
Shyness
Stress
Stress & Coping Center
Teens Talk About Life (Video)
Terrorism
Test Anxiety
The Moving Blues
Understanding Your Emotions
Why Am I in Such a Bad Mood?
Yoga for Stress Relief
Yoga: Meditation and Breathing
Body Image
A Guy's Guide to Body Image
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Body Image and Self-Esteem
Dealing With Feelings When You're Overweight
Help! Is This My Body?
Is My Body OK? Am I Having Self-Esteem Issues?
Losing Weight: Brandon's Story (Video)
Plastic Surgery
Transgender People
Vitiligo
Relationships
Abusive Relationships
Am I in a Healthy Relationship?
Apologizing
Assertiveness
Date Rape
Getting Over a Break-Up
How to Break Up Respectfully
Is My Body OK? Am I Having Self-Esteem Issues?
Love and Romance
Protecting Your Online Identity and Reputation
Sexual Attraction and Orientation
Teens Talk About Love (Video)
Understanding Other People
Virginity: A Very Personal Decision
Your Thoughts on Falling in Love
Families
5 Ways to (Respectfully) Disagree
Abuse
Adoption
Apologizing
Assertiveness
Coping With an Alcoholic Parent
Dealing With Divorce
Family Money Troubles
Stepparents
Talking to Parents About Depression
Talking to Your Parents - or Other Adults
Teens Talk About Family (Video)
Understanding Other People
Welcome Home Yoga (Video)
What If a Parent Won't Stop Texting While Driving?
When Parents Argue
When a Sibling Is Seriously Ill
Why Do I Fight With My Parents So Much?
Friends
Apologizing
Asking for Help: Getting Past Obstacles
Assertiveness
Coping With Cliques
Dealing With Addiction
How Can I Help a Friend Who Cuts?
I Hurt My Friends' Feelings. What Should I Do?
I Think My Friend May Have an Eating Disorder. What Should I Do?
My Friend Has Diabetes. How Can I Help?
My Friend Has HIV. How Can I Help?
My Friend Has Sickle Cell Disease. How Can I Help?
My Friend Has a Food Allergy. How Can I Help?
My Friend Is Talking About Running Away: What Should I Do?
My Friend Is Talking About Suicide. What Should I Do?
Peer Pressure
Shoplifting
Someone Is Spreading Rumors About Me. What Can I Do?
Understanding Other People
What Can I Say to a Friend Who's Having Unprotected Sex?
What It Means to Be a Friend
What Should I Do if My Friend Is Having an Asthma Attack?
Dealing With Problems
5 Facts About Goal Setting
5 Ways to (Respectfully) Disagree
5 Ways to Beat Pre-performance Nerves
5 Ways to Deal With Anxiety
5 Ways to Fight Depression
5 Ways to Get Drivers to Stop Texting
5 Ways to Shake Shyness
Anxiety: Rachel's Story
Asking for Help: Getting Past Obstacles
Coping With Cliques
Date Rape
Dealing With Addiction
Dealing With Bullying
Dealing With Feelings When You're Overweight
Dealing With Grief: Molly's Story
Dealing With a Health Condition
Family Money Troubles
Finding Low-Cost Mental Health Care
Gambling Addiction
How Can I Stop Cutting?
How to Break Up Respectfully
I Bullied Someone. How Can I Apologize?
I Helped Spread a Rumor. What Should I Do?
I Started Cutting Again. How Can I Stop?
I Think I Have OCD. What Should I Do?
I Think I May Have a Drinking/Drug Problem. What Should I Do?
Is It OK to Talk to a Teacher About Personal Problems?
Making a Change in Your Life
My Pet Died. How Can I Feel Better?
Peer Pressure
Rape
Rejection and How to Handle It
Rejection: How Well Do You Cope? (Quiz)
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Bullying
Shoplifting
Should I Fight a Bully?
Should I Send My Boyfriend Naked Pictures?
Stress & Coping Center
Talking to Parents About Depression
Teens Talk About Cutting
Telling Parents You're Pregnant
Test Anxiety
Therapy and Weight Management
What If a Parent Won't Stop Texting While Driving?
When Cancer Keeps You Home
When Parents Argue
Yoga for Stress Relief
Yoga: Meditation and Breathing
Your Secrets to Staying Motivated
Being Your Best Self
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5 Ways to Be More Aware of Your Emotions
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Apologizing
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Assertiveness
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Choosing Your Mood
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Emotional Intelligence
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Optimism
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Rejection and How to Handle It
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Rejection: How Well Do You Cope? (Quiz)
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Teens Talk About Life (Video)
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Understanding Other People
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Understanding Your Emotions
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UNIT TWO: Mental and Emotional Health
Chapter 3 – Achieving Mental and Emotional Health
Lesson 1 – Developing Self Esteem
Lesson 2 – Developing Personal Identity and Character
Lesson 3 - Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways
Chapter 4 – Managing Stress and Coping with Loss
Lesson 1 – Understanding Stress
Lesson 2 – Managing Stress
Lesson 3 – Coping with Loss and Grief
Chapter 5 – Mental and Emotional Problems
Lesson 1 – Dealing with Anxiety and Depression
Lesson 2 – Mental Disorders
Lesson 3 – Suicide Prevention
Lesson 4 – Getting Help
Directions: The topics above are all from UNIT TWO. Looking at the topics and flipping through the UNIT TWO
PACKET, complete the following tasks:
1. Make a list of 5 things from the UNIT 2 packet that are interesting to YOU.
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2. From your list of 5 things above (in #1) pick TWO topics. Find two articles (one about each topic). The
article topics are listed on the top few pages of this assignment. Write which two articles you chose and
your specific reason why you chose them out of all the other choices.
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3. While you read the article think of these points and then complete the statements:
 This article reminds me of (or makes me think of)…………..
 The main point of the article is………………
 Another point the article makes is……………
 Originally I chose the article because……….
 But I feel the article……………………………..
4. CUT NUMBERS 1, 2 and 3 and paste into a NEW DOCUMENT.
PUT YOUR NAME ON THE DOC and SAVE IT TO YOUR H DRIVE or FLASH DRIVE.