Negative Attitude

The student may:

• Make self defeating comments

• Call everything “stupid” or “dumb”

• Frequently diminish achievements, accomplishments, and other positive things

• Minimize the successes of others

• Refuse to participate and take part in activities and discussions

• Be non-compliant

• Argue and bicker

• Challenge others’ ideas and opinions

• Be dismissive

• Never have anything nice or productive to say

• Always find fault in everything

• Pessimism

• Always think of the worst that will or could happen

• Fatalistic

• Sour demeanor

• Say they don’t care, don’t want to do something, or hate things

• Have a look of dissatisfaction

• Talk back

• Show frequent anger

YES

NO