F.E.A.R.
Name That Feeling
Thoughts/Actions
What is our Body Saying?
Random
100
Name a situation that would make you nervous or scared and 2 things you can do to make the situation better
Ex. Giving a speech in class
Take some deep breaths (square breathing)
Talk with the teacher about why you feel scared
100
How would you know someone is scared? What would their body or face do?
Wide eyes
High Eyebrows
Open mouth
Caved In body posture
Arms crossed
100
Name the action to help us feel calm for the following thought:
I'm lost and no one is ever going to find me. I'll never get to go home!
Asking someone for help
Taking a few deep breaths
Calling out to mom/dad
100
What might our body do when we feel scared?
goosebumps
chills/cold temperature
head throbbing
shakiness
heart racing
100
Name one muscle group or body part you can tense and relax to help calm your body down
Ex. Hands, Neck/Shoulders, Stomach, Face, Jaw, Feet
200
What is self talk?
when you use affirming and supportive phrasing within your thoughts
200
Name a situation where someone may be frustrated
Trying to put together a puzzle and cannot find the right place to put the pieces
200
What might he be thinking?
That there isn't enough time to complete
Doesn't know what to do or how to start
Scared the he will fail this test
200
Describe a situation may cause the following body reactions:
wrinkled nose, dry throat, frown, wrinkled forehead, feeling ill
Ex. While playing outside you smell something terrible which causes you to feel disgusted.
200
Teach everyone how to do to either
category listing, square breathing, OR 5-4-3-2-1
4 counts inhale (in)
4 counts hold
4 counts exhale (out)
4 counts rest
300
State a thought that may occur during the following situation
Situation: Being sent to the principal
I am in trouble
He is going to call my parents
I am getting kicked out of school
300
What are these three people feeling?
Pink - Embarrassed/Scared
Other two - Confused/Concerned
300
What might he do next to help make the situation better?
Take some deep breaths
Ask for help
re-read the assignment's directions
Tell himself "It's going to be okay, you've got this!"
300
Bailey had a rough day at school. She forgot her lunch at home and had to buy in the cafeteria. She got a bad grade on her math assignment, and got in a fight with her friend before getting on the bus and heading home. When Bailey got home her shoulders we're slumped, she had teary eyes, a headache, and a slight stomach ache.
What caused Bailey's body to react this way and what may she be feeling?
1. Forgetting her lunch, a bad grade, and fight with her friend
2.Sad/upset
300
Give us 3 examples of ways to relax (different than muscle relaxation and breathing)
Ex. Have a snack, drink of water, close your eyes and picture your favorite place, get a hug from a parent, distract yourself
400
What are the three ways someone responds to fear and anxiety?
(think body alarm/ automatic response)
freeze, fight, flight
400
What feeling would fit the following body reactions:
slumped shoulders, shakiness, goosebumps, red face, increased body temperature, heart beats fast
Anxious/Worried/Nervous
400
Please name a thought that may occur and an action that may follow for this scenario:
Getting a color change at school for talking over the teacher.
Thought: I am not going to get to play at recess
Action: Apologize to the teacher, be on your best behavior the rest of class
400
What are somatic responses? Define and give examples.
(think body's response to anxiety)
‘relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind’
feeling sick, butterflies in stomach, hot face, etc.
400
Tell us something that would be on the bottom, middle, and top of your fear ladder
Ex. Flying on an airplane
Getting a bad grade
Getting lost in a store