Temper
T/F: Temper is someone's ability to remain calm or get angry
TRUE! Temper: someone's ability to remain calm or get angry
T/F: There is only one way to be hygienic.
FALSE! What is clean/healthy to you may be seen as dirty/unhealthy to another and vice versa. Finding what right for you is a personal process.
T/F: Only specific people experience anxiousness at various times.
FALSE: everyone experiences anxiousness at various times.
Tuesday Group T/F: Personal hygiene cannot impact you socially.
FALSE! Personal hygiene can impact you socially, you may see personal/professional consequences to having low hygiene.
anger/mad/frustrated/furious
The definition of Personal Hygiene is :
Personal Hygiene: how you keep your body clean and happy, taking care of your physical needs
THREE signs/symptoms of social anxiousness are:
heavy/fast breathing, sweating, heart-racing, stomach aches/nausea, general discomfort, restlessness, etc
Wednesday Group: What is an example and symptom of feeling anxious about a social event that already occurred?
open answer (feeling nauseous about a presentation you gave last week)
Temperament/temper is part of personality influencing thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. Temper/temperament is someone's ability to remain calm or get angry
1) Temperament 2) Temper
Temperament is part of personality influencing thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. Temper is someone's ability to remain calm or get angry
Why is personal hygiene important?
Keeps disease/infections away, prevents damage, supports healthy habits, increases social success, reduce future consequences
At what time can social anxiousness occur?
Anytime! Before, during, after situation
T/F: I can get incentives just by asking for them
FALSE! You can get incentives by earning them. Set up a 1 on 1 goal and work towards that to earn a discussed incentive.
What is one reason someone may develop a lack of temper control?
A) Genetics
B) Role Models
C) Choice
D) Popular culture
B) Role models!
Our role models influence our earliest behaviors. Parents, teachers, friends, etc teach us what reactions look like, good or bad.
Some people may lack understanding and empathy about hygiene/mental health, expecting others to do everything their way. For some people, hygiene is easy and never an issue. This is an example of p________.
Privilege! It is privilege to never struggle with hygiene or mental health.
We can we reduce/prevent anxiousness in social settings by seeking help/support, planning, and i______
Identifying!
-When does my anxiousness start? (before, during, after)
-Is my anxiousness around all people or just specific people?
-What do I want?
Monday group: A child watching their parent have road rage and then growing up to have road rage is an example of temper learned by ___________
observation or role model
We learn through society that some people are just 'angry' or 'calm' and accept we can never change and the topic of emotional growth becomes taboo/not discussed. This is an example of s______ s_____!
Social Stigma!
You meet a friend for dinner and notice they have unbrushed hair that looks like it hasn't been washed in a while. They seem a little down but doesn't mention their hair. You care about them and feel worried, so you decide to talk to them. You might say:
express worry, validate feelings, talk about mental health/hygiene, provide support, offer advice, tell them where to find medical support, etc
Your brother asks you to give a speech at his wedding. You agree but know you will feel anxious before, during, and after the speech. What are three ways you can reduce your social anxiousness (1 identify, 1 plan, 1 support/help?
Identify (what do I want to happen?)
Plan (what are my coping skills?)
Help (who can support me?)
etc, open answer
The easiest way to earn incentives is by 1____________ and 2________________
participate in group and set up 1:1 goals!
Participating in group can earn you incentives AND get you closer to 50 groups which earns you a prize.
Setting up a 1:1 goal supports you to reach your personal goals and earn an incentive.