AI Mental Health Apps: Use Carefully, Get Real Help

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1. Which situation shows the right way to use an AI mental health app?

   1. Using it to get a prescription for medicine
   2. Using it instead of telling a parent when you feel very sad
   3. Using it to figure out if you have a mental health condition
   4. Using it to help you with a 2-minute breathing exercise

2. Maya feels extremely sad and has felt that way for many days. What should she do?

   1. Post about it on social media to see what strangers think
   2. Only talk to an AI app that makes her feel a little better
   3. Keep it to herself because big feelings are not important
   4. Talk to a parent, counselor, or trusted adult about these feelings

3. What is something an AI mental health app CAN do for you?

   1. Give you a diagnosis for a mental health condition
   2. Suggest a calming exercise or breathing technique
   3. Prescribe you medicine to feel better
   4. Tell you that your feelings are not a big deal

4. Why might a real human be better than an AI app when you have big feelings?

   1. Because a real person knows you personally and can actually help
   2. Because AI apps always give wrong answers
   3. Because humans do not care about your feelings
   4. Because AI apps are not allowed to talk to children

5. The lesson talks about making a mental health plan. What does that mean?

   1. Making a rule that you can only feel happy
   2. Writing down every time you feel sad in a notebook
   3. Deciding ahead of time which grown-up you would talk to when you feel really upset
   4. Promising yourself you will never use an AI app

6. What is the main message of this lesson about AI mental health apps?

   1. Only use them if you do not have any friends
   2. Use them for small feelings, but get real human help for big feelings
   3. Never use them because they are dangerous
   4. Always use them instead of talking to grown-ups

7. Which person would be considered a "trusted adult" you could talk to about big feelings?

   1. A school counselor or school nurse
   2. Someone you only know from playing video games
   3. An AI chatbot you talk to every day
   4. A stranger you met in an online chat room

8. If an AI app tells you that your big feelings are not important, what should you do?

   1. Use the app more to get better answers
   2. Believe the app because it uses smart technology
   3. Tell a trusted grown-up what the app said and how it made you feel
   4. Stop talking about your feelings with anyone

9. The lesson says AI mental health apps are "for small stuff." What counts as "small stuff"?

   1. Feeling extremely angry for a whole week
   2. A quick breathing exercise or writing down what you feel
   3. Being so sad you cannot get out of bed
   4. Feeling so worried you cannot go to school

10. What did the lesson suggest you actually do after reading it?

    1. Delete all AI apps from your phone or tablet immediately
    2. Never tell anyone how you feel ever again
    3. Tell a grown-up they are who you would talk to if you felt really sad or scared
    4. Memorize all the breathing exercises in the lesson

11. Which sentence best describes why AI apps cannot replace real humans for mental health support?

    1. AI apps do not have feelings so they do not care
    2. AI apps do not know how to breathe properly
    3. AI apps cannot truly understand your whole situation like a person who knows you
    4. AI apps are not allowed to talk to kids under 13

12. What should you do if you feel "small" worries, like being nervous before a test?

    1. You should skip school to avoid the test
    2. You could use an AI app to help with a calming exercise
    3. You must call a doctor right away
    4. You should keep it secret from everyone

13. The lesson mentions that some AI apps can help you with journaling. How do they help?

    1. By posting your feelings on the internet
    2. By telling you that your journal entries are wrong
    3. By suggesting you write down what you feel
    4. By writing in a journal for you

14. What is a key reason the lesson gives for always reaching out to a real person for big feelings?

    1. Because AI apps are always broken
    2. Because real humans can take action to help you
    3. Because AI apps are more fun to talk to
    4. Because talking to adults is not helpful

15. Why is it important to tell a grown-up that you would talk to them if you felt really sad?

    1. So they can test you on breathing exercises
    2. So they stop asking how you feel
    3. So they know they are your go-to person when you need help
    4. So they will give you more homework