Identifying Emotions
This is the physical feeling you might notice in your chest or stomach when you're feeling anxious.
What is tightness or butterflies
This is the act of focusing on the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
When you feel anxious or overwhelmed, doing this with your breath can help you feel calmer.
What is deep breathing or slow, deep breaths?
If you often feel anxious about being called on in class, public speaking might be this.
What is a trigger?
Taking a break to calm down before solving a problem is an example of this skill.
What is emotional regulation?
When you're worried about what might happen in the future, you're likely experiencing this emotion.
What is anxiety?
This part of the body is important to pay attention to when practicing mindfulness to calm emotions.
What is breathing?
This physical activity can help manage strong emotions and reduce stress.
What is exercise?
This kind of trigger might remind you of a past event, even if you are in a different situation now.
What is a memory-based or emotional trigger?
This problem-solving step involves thinking about what you want to achieve before coming up with solutions.
What is setting a goal?
This word describes the nervous energy you feel when you're preparing for a big event, like a test or performance.
What is anticipation or nervousness?
Name one physical sensation you might notice during mindfulness practice.
What is tightness in muscles, a heartbeat, or warm/cold skin?
Drawing, painting, or listening to music are examples of this type of coping.
What is creative expression?
Recognizing a trigger can help you prepare to do this next.
What is respond calmly or use a coping strategy?
When you can't solve a problem on your own, asking this type of person for help is a good idea.
Who is a trusted adult, friend, or mentor?
When anxiety builds up, it can sometimes feel like you can't think clearly. This state is called being this.
What is overwhelmed?
This mindfulness activity involves describing what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
Writing about how you feel in a notebook is called this.
What is journaling?
Feeling triggered by a test might mean you are worried about this.
What is failure or performance?
A good problem-solving strategy is breaking the challenge into these smaller parts.
What are steps?
This behavior might look like repeatedly checking something, like making sure the door is locked or rereading a message, due to worry.
What is obsessive or repetitive behavior.
This tool can help teens track their emotions over time while practicing mindfulness.
What is a mood tracker or journal?
Talking to this kind of person can help when you feel overwhelmed.
Who is a trusted adult?
This is an important first step to managing triggers.
What is identifying them?
Before choosing a solution, it's important to think about these to decide the best option.
What are consequences or outcomes?