The feeling you get when your body feels hot, tense, and your mind wants to react fast.
Anger
Name one physical sign that tells you your anger is rising.
tingling fingers / scratching / tight chest / fast breathing
The communication style where you calmly speak your needs without being rude.
Assertive Communication
Name a coping skill you can use when you feel overwhelmed.
Breathing, grounding, walking away, drawing, Minecraft break, counting.
A boundary is something you set to protect your ___.
Feelings, energy, space, or well-being.
ADHD can make it hard to do this one school task consistently.
Focus / finishing work / staying organized.
A mix of worry + fear about what might happen in the future.
Anxiety
When you can identify your emotion before reacting, that skill is called ___.
Self-Awareness
What type of statement is this:
Fill in the blank: “I feel ___ when ___ because ___.”
I-Statement
The 5-4-3-2-1 technique is used for ___.
Grounding your senses/ calming anxiety
Name one boundary you set with a friend.
Not allowing rude comments / not allowing disrespect / needing an apology.
Anxiety often shows up in these parts of the body.
Stomach, chest, fingers, breathing, hands.
A quiet emotion that shows up when you feel embarrassed, not good enough, or judged.
Shame
This part of emotional intelligence means being able to understand another person’s feelings.
Empathy
When you don’t say anything even though you want to, that’s called ___.
Under expression / silencing
What coping skill helps when your thoughts are running too fast?
Deep breathing or cognitive reframing
When a teacher doesn’t advocate for you, what can you say?
“I’ve asked them to stop twice. I need your help to change seats.”
When ADHD makes your thoughts jump or rush, this coping skill helps slow things down.
Breathing, grounding, repetition, chunking tasks
The emotion that often hides underneath anger and makes you want to cry or shut down.
Sadness
Recognizing when you need to walk away, take space, or breathe is an example of ___.
Emotional Regulation
Name a healthy way to tell a friend you need space.
“I’m not available right now.” / “I need a break.” / “Let’s talk later.”
Name something you can do IN THE MOMENT to stop escalation.
Walk away, ask for help, change seats, squeeze hands, fidget, distract.
When friends try to make you do something you don’t want to do, what communication skill helps?
Assertiveness/ Saying no without guilt boundary
Name an executive functioning skill you practice during a hobby such as video gaming.
Flexible thinking, planning, sequencing, frustration tolerance.
When you feel several emotions at the same time and can’t easily separate them.
Overwhelmed/ Mixed Emotions
Name one reason why emotional internalization can be harmful.
It builds pressure, causes outbursts, creates anxiety, causes nightmares, or makes a person "crash out"
When you speak too fast or too much because you held it in too long, that’s called ___.
Over-expression / spilling over
Identify one strategy you used recently to stop yourself from “crashing out.”
Any personalized answer is correct- such as walking away, pausing, using I-Statements
This skill stops people from taking advantage of you and teaches them how to treat you.
Boundary-setting
When your brain is overstimulated or overwhelmed, what’s the first step?
Pause → Notice emotion → Use coping strategy / step away.