ANGER
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOURSELF WHEN YOU BEGIN TO GET ANGRY?
DEEP BREATHING
COUNT TO 10
LISTEN TO MUSIC
NAME ONE THING THAT FRUSTRATES YOU THE MOST...
NO WRONG ANSWERS...
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
NO WRONG ANSWER...
YES OR NO
TAKING A WALK IS A COPING SKILL
YES
TRUE OR FALSE
BEING ANGRY IS A BAD THING AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED
FALSE: ANGER IS A NATURAL EMOTION, HOW YOU BEHAVE WHEN YOUR ANGRY IS KEY
TRUE OR FALSE
FRUSTRATION CAN LOOK LIKE ANGER
TRUE: ANGER CAN OFTEN SHOW UP IN PLACE OF OTHER EMOTIONS
HAPPINESS CAN BE CONTAGIOUS, LIKE A FLU. HOW CAN YOU SPREAD HAPPINESS IN YOUR FAMILY?
HELP OUT AROUND THE HOUSE
SMILE
GIVE HUGS
BE KIND
IF YOUR ANGER COULD TURN INTO AN ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHY?
NO WRONG ANSWER
TRUE OR FALSE
WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY, IT IS OK TO TALK ABOUT ITTRUE: TALKING ABOUT YOUR ANGER CAN HELP RESOLVE WHAT IS MAKING YOU ANGRY
MAX IS TRYING TO BE CALM WHILE HIS BROTHER IS YELLING AT HIM. BUT HE IS GETTING FRUSTRATED. HOW CAN MAX HANDLE THE SITUATION AND NOT ESCALATE?
WALK AWAY
GET HELP FROM AN ADULT
TAKE DEEP BREATHS
TRUE OR FALSE
IT IS POSSIBLE TO FEEL HAPPY AND SAD AT THE SAME TIME
TRUE: EXAMPLE: BEING HAPPY TO GO TO THE POOL, BUT YOUR BEST FRIEND CAN'T COME ALONG
TRUE OR FALSE
IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRACTICE YOUR COPING SKILLS OFTEN WHILE CALM
TRUE: LIKE A FIRE DRILL, PRACTICING COPING SKILLS CAN HELP YOU PREPARE FOR WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO USE IT
SARAH IS ANGRY BECAUSE SHE WANTED THE PINK BALOON AT THE PARTY BUT RACHELE GOT IT AND THERE ARE NO MORE PINK ONES. 'ITS NOT FAIR' SHE SAYS. HOW CAN SARAH USE FLEXIBLE THINKING TO DEFUSE HER ANGER?
NOT EVERYONE CAN HAVE PINK
THERE ARE OTHER NICE COLORS TO CHOOSE
ITS OK THAT I DIDN'T GET PINK
JUSTIN JUST WON A PRIZE AT THE FAIR, BUT SOMEONE STOLE IT WHILE HE WAS ON THE ROLLERCOASTER. HOW CAN JUSTIN HANDLE THIS SITUATION WITHOUT ESCALATING?
FLEXIBLE THINKING
REPORT THE THEFT
ATTEMPT ANOTHER WIN
BEING GOOD AT SOMETHING CAN HELP YOU FEEL HAPPY. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO GET BETTER AT?
NO WRONG ANSER
TRUE OR FALSE
KICKING THE WALL IS A COPING SKILL
TRUE: IT IS AN UNHEALTHY COPING SKILL
OFTEN TIMES A LACK OF CONTROL OVER A SITUATION CAN BRING OUT ANGER. EXAMPLE: I WANTED TO GO TO THE PARK BUT IT IS RAINING. WHAT TOOL CAN YOU USE TO KEEP ANGER UNDER CONTROL IN THIS SITUATION?
FLEXIBLE THINKING: I CAN DO SOMETHING ELSE, GO TO THE PARK ANOTHER DAY,
MARK HAS HAD A GOAL OF DOING HIS CHORES ALL WEEK TO EARN A TRIP TO THE LAKE ON THE WEEKEND. MARK WORKED HARD AND ACCOMPLISHED HIS GOAL. BUT IT IS SUPPOSED TO RAIN THIS WEEKEND AND HE CAN'T GO. WHAT CAN MARK DO TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM ESCALATING?
CHOSE SOMETHING ELSE TO DO
TALK ABOUT HIS FRUSTRATION
PLAN THE TRIP FOR NEXT WEEK
TRUE OR FALSE
BEING HAPPY ALL THE TIME IS A GOOD GOAL IN LIFE
FALSE: WE HAVE AN ARAY OF EMOTIONS AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE GOOD TO FEEL. BEING HAPPY ALL THE TIME IS UNREALISTIC. BEING ABLE TO FLUXUATE BETWEEN EMOTIONS AND BE IN EACH EMOTION IN A HEALTHY WAY IS A GOOD GOAL.
JOHNY REALLY WANTS TO GO THE POOL, BUT HIS MOM SAYS "NO" AND HE IS VERY ANGRY ABOUT IT. WHAT CAN JOHNY DO TO AVOID ESCALATION?
TAKE DEEP BREATHS
TAKE A WALK
FLEXIBLE THINKING: CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE TO DO