Stress
What is Chronic Stress?
What is "Stress that sticks around for a long period of time (e.g. days, weeks, months)?"
Let's Practice (G)Rooting-a Grounding Exercise.
What space offers an inclusive and safe space to build community on Campus?
What is The Center of Inclusion and Belonging (CIB)?
What mindfulness practice can help you slow down and notice what you normally overlook?
What is Mindful Observation?
TRUE or FALSE: Self-Care is selfish and is a luxury
FALSE
Self-Care is a necessity for managing our physical and mental health.
What is Acute Stress?
What is a "short-term stress response to something happening right now?"
Let's practice Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) with one body part (feet, calves, thighs, stomach/core, hands/arms, shoulders. neck/jaw, face/forehead).
If you want to build community with others in your major or academic program, where would you go?
When practicing mindful observation, what are you focusing on?
What is "focusing on one object and it's details?"
TRUE or FALSE: You should focus on your thoughts during deep breathing exercises?
FALSE
You should focus on your belly or diaphragm.
What are the 3 states of your Sympathetic Nervous System?
What is Fight, Flight, Freeze?
Let's Practice a Black Panther (Lion's) Breath:
Releases jaw/throat tension; activates the parasympathetic nervous system.
1)Inhale deeply through your nose
2)Exhale forcefully through your mouth (optional to sick your tongue out)
3)Repeat 1-3 times
If you need any basic needs such as food or housing, what program can you visit on-campus?
What is Hawk CARES?
This mindfulness technique can be done while eating or drinking. BONUS POINTS: How do you practice this technique?
What is Mindful Eating or Drinking? BONUS: What is eating or sipping slowly and noticing the taste, texture, smell, or how your body responds?
TRUE or FALSE: Mindfulness means stopping your thoughts completely.
FALSE
What are examples of what can happen when cortisol is released in the body during a stress response?
What is increased heart rate, high blood pressure, decreased digestive system, tunnel vision, fast breathing, increased sweating, or liver converts glycogen to glucose?
Let's Practice using your Spidey Senses with your 5 Senses. What is 5-4-3-2-1 Ground Technique?
What are 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 sounds you can hear, 2 scents you can smell, 1 thing you can taste.
Where is the Student Health and Wellness Center located on campus & what type of services do they provide?
What is behind the LRC or in the Health Services/Operations Building? What is mental and physical health services?
What technique involves tensing and relaxing muscles throughout your body?
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)?
TRUE or FALSE: Stress is not a natural human response.
FALSE
Stress IS a natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives. Everyone experiences stress to some degree.
What are 3 healthy ways you can manage Stress?
What is maintaining a healthy social support system, regular physical exercise, eating a healthy diet, journaling, therapy, getting enough sleep, seeking support, etc.
Anyone that mentions health coping skills for managing stress.
Give an example of an Inner Critic thought turned into a Growth Mindset thought.
What is "I can't do this" vs "I can do this and give it a try. I've done hard things before."
(Or anything similar to this)
What academic supports are available through the Learning Resource Center?
What are tutoring, reading/writing center, math center, computer lab, or tutoring services?
What is the purpose of Thought Labeling?
What is to notice and name thoughts without judgement and recognize thoughts as thoughts and not facts.
TRUE or FALSE: Self-Care isn't always fun and easy.
True!
Sometimes self care includes doing things that are good for yourself but aren't fun or exciting (like exercising when you don't want to or going to therapy or processing something you would rather leave alone)