Social Studies
16 of the 50 states starts with either of these 2 letters?
What is "M" or "N"
Author- "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
Who is Dr. Seuss
Distress Tolerance are coping skills and strategies for putting up with tough situations and tough feelings. What are 3 feelings that are hard to tolerate but we must learn how to or else we just cause more problems?
What is anger, jealousy, annoyance, sadness, frustration, boredom, anxiety, stress, self doubt, etc.
Means being able to adapt to different situations, emotions, and demands. "Ability to go with the flow" Opposite of being rigid and stuck.
What is flexibly / mentally flexible
Which tech entrepreneur named his son X Æ A-12?
Who is Elon Musk
These are the four US states that start with the letter "W"?
What are
Movie Villain- “Ah, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn’t see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!”
Who is "Bain", from "Dark Night Rises"
Focusing on your breathing is a very helpful strategy to lower your heart rate, calm your mind, and ease negative emotions, What are two breathing strategies to use as coping skill?
What is belly breathing, 4-6-7 breathing, square breathing, counting your breathes, finger breathing.
When your feeling down, its important to remember all that you do have instead of what you don't.
What is Gratitude
What musician recently went viral for having a large diamond implanted in his forehead?
Who is Lil Uzi Vert
During the civil war, soldiers who fought for the northern states where called what army?
What is the "Union army"
Famous industrialist and car maker- "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right."
Who is Henry Ford
What does it mean to use pro's and con's to "play the tape forward" and give one example of it in use?
Means thinking forward or having foresight, to think if I do this, there might be these positive outcomes(pro's) and these negative consequences (cons).
When you have little to no control of a situation or problem you should practice this.
What was the first sport televised in the U.S., propelling it to become "America's Pasttime"?
What is Baseball
What state has the highest mountain peak, you'd most certainly need a jacket to visit?
What is Alaska
Chill singer- "Love the life you live. Live the life you love."
Who is "Bob Marley"
TIPP is an acronym for 4 crisis survival skills to change body chemistry and calm yourself really quickly. TIPP stands for?
What is -Temperature
- Intense Exercise
- Paced Breathing
Progressive muscle relaxation
An idea of the future or a desired result that a person envisions, wants and commits to achieve. "Needed to keep us motivated"
What is "Goals"
Stephenie Meyer wrote what book series that later became 5 popular movies?
What is Twilight
The ORIGINAL color associated with St. Patrick and St. Patrick's day was.
What is Blue!
Famous Founding Father and 3rd American president- "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Comparing ourselves to others is part of human nature but is usually bad for our mental health. What are 2 ways we can use comparison as a positive or as a coping strategy?
Comparing our current situation to a time we were worse off.
Comparing ourselves to those less fortunate or struggling more (gratitude)
Comparing old me would have done this, "new" me will do this. "angry Colin, would flip that guy off, calm me will let it go"
WW _ D
Technique or skill of using your imagination to rehearse a situation or to make yourself calm. "Daydreaming". Opposite of being present.
What is "Visualizing" or "Visualization"
Before he was the frontman for Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the dummer for which band?
Who is Nirvana