The Brain
Where is your brain?
Thanks for showing me your brain!
What is stress?
Stress is the feeling we have when....
What is a situation?
Something that happened
Something that is happening
Something that might happen
Something that is good or bad
What situations come to your mind?
What are thoughts?
What we are thinking in our head, our self talk, beliefs
Name 5 feelings
Happy, Sad, Mad, Worried, Scared
What does the brain do?
Thank goodness we were born with a brain!
Name 3 things that "stress you out!"
I know right, those are 3 things a lot of students say!
What was your best day?
Awesome! How can you have another best day?
Give examples of positive thoughts
Excellent!
Choose a feeling
Tell me about time you felt this way
Have you heard of the Amygdala?
Let me tell you where it is and what our Amygdalas do for us.
How do you handle stress?
Do you want to learn more ways?
What was your worst day?
How can you prevent one?
Give examples of negative thoughts.
Good job!
Can we change our feelings after we recognize them?
Yes! That's the great think about knowing what our thoughts are!
A. When did the amygdala help you out?
B. When did Amy create more problems for you?
a. Yes, thank goodness right!
b. We need to teach Amy what not to do for us!
Do you know about the stress response called fight/flight/freeze?
Let's do some research!
Can we change our situation?
Why?
Why not?
What do positive thoughts do for us? What do negative thoughts do for us?
exactly
What feeling do worrisome thoughts create?
anxiety, fear, sadness
What would you tell your Amygdala (Amy) to do if she went off before you needed her?
"Amy, I am fine, no need to protect me, I am not worried and I can take care of this myself."
What are other things you could say?
What are some strategies you could practice to help you manage stress or not let it build up too high?
Great job sharing!
Name a situation you don't know what to do about.
What are some solutions?
What type of thoughts do you want to change?
Usually students say, the thoughts that lead to negative feelings, big and difficult feelings.
What is the one thought you think you want to change the most?
What feelings do you have the most difficult time controlling?
Thank you for sharing!