EMOTION BASICS
Stress and anger often make other emotions feel more ________.
Intense/intensified.
“Why do small problems sometimes feel huge?”
A trigger is a situation, person, place, or thing that causes an emotional ________.
Response/reaction
Substances reduce clear ________.
Thinking.
Centering starts by calming the ______ first.
Body.
Re-Framing checks whether your reaction is ________.
Realistic.
If your reaction is bigger than the situation, there may be another ______ underneath.
Feeling/emotion/stress
True or False:
Everyone reacts the same way to triggers.
False.
Why can two people react differently to the same situation?
Substances can blunt emotions or ________ them.
Exaggerate/intensify.
During Centering, students practiced slow ________.
Breathing.
“What’s the worst that could really happen?” is part of a ________ Check.
Reality.
Healthy emotional responses should ______ the situation.
Match.
What’s an example of overreacting?
Name one common school trigger.
Using substances to avoid stress delays dealing with the real ________.
Problem.
Why do people try to escape emotions?
Name one physical sign that stress is increasing.
How does your body warn you that stress is building?
“Would I talk to a friend this way?” is called the ________ Standard strategy.
Double.
Name TWO emotions people often hide behind anger.
Why is anger easier to show than sadness?
Not every emotional reaction is wrong — but some reactions can ______ us.
Hurt.
What’s the difference between feeling angry and acting aggressively?
Long-term unhealthy coping can lead to addiction or ________.
Dependence.
Centering helps people respond instead of immediately ________.
Reacting.
“Have I handled something like this before?” is using ________ Experience.
Past.
True or False:
Strong emotions are always bad.
False.
Strong emotions are normal. Unmanaged emotions create problems.
Triggers are normal, but reactions are still our ________.
Choices.
Can someone else MAKE you angry?
True or False:
Substances usually improve decision-making.
False.
Why do bad decisions increase when emotions and substances mix?
Why is calming your body important before making decisions?
What situations would Centering help most?
When you calm your body and check your thinking before reacting, you are more likely to do this.
Better decisions.