Skills for a Healthier Mind
What is emotional regularion?
skills to help successfully manage and change the way we feel and cope with situations
What is a way that you can identify emotions that you are having?
Write in a journal, look at a list of emotions, identify what is happening in your body (physical sensations), asking yourself "what am I feeling", ect
What is one way that you can stay calm when others are angry?
Breathe, take a break, be respectful of others, count to 10, ect.
What is emotional intellegence?
one’s ability to identify, understand, use, and manage emotions in positive ways.
Act out how you calm down when you are angy.
Encourage peer to act out calming down.
List 2 reasons that emotional regulation is important.
keeps control, helps manage responses, bouce back from failure, have healthy relationships, ect.
What does it mean to accept your emotions?
Understanding and allowing yourself to feel the emotions without judgement.
You might not be able to control how others behave but what is one thing that you can control in life?
yourself
Can emotional intellegence change? Or does emotional intellegence always stay the same?
Emotional intellegence can change and increase over time for everyone!
Give an example of an emotion that might be difficult to accept.
Various answers.
What is the power or choice?
(Hint: The poisoned parrot)
Recognizing how you can react in situations and choosing to work with disruptions/ challanges in life. Not making poor choices that will limit you.
What are 2 ways that you can "give emotions a physical form"?
Imagine the size, shape, color, texture, sounds, ect (as long as it is something like this)
What is Q-TIP?
Quit, Taking, It, Personally
What is self blame?
where an individual blames themselves for problems that is outside of their control.
Situation: a fellow peer is angry and they are trying to speak to you. Role play how "talking less" can be beneficial in this situation.
Various answers
Share 2 ways that mindfulness be helpful in emotional regulation.
decreases stress, decrease anxiety, decrease depression, help focus attention, observe emotions, ect
How can you reflect on your emotional experience?
Write in a journal, speak to a friend, attend group and share, draw, ect.
What is a phrase you can add to the end of a sentence when you find yoruself judging others?
That person is grouchy, ____________.
just like me sometimes.
Why is self-acceptance important?
Give an example of how anger might look to you if it were a physical object. Describe the emotions physical traits.
Various examples.
What is the STOPP technique?
Stop, Take a breath, Observe your thoughts and feelings, Pull Back, Practice what works and proceed
this helps to manage emotions effectively
Why is it important to reflect on your emotions?
Reflecting can help you further understand your emotions, triggers, and how you react. It can help an individual accept the emotions.
There are several correct answers to this question.
What is a series of actions that is preformed repeatedly that you can crete to help start your day off right?
A morning ritual/ routine
What does it mean to have social awareness?
Being able to understand and identify others emotions, concerns, and needs.
Role play with a peer how having positive relationships can have positive influence on your life.
Various answers.