Physical Responses to Emotions
This emotion's physical response often includes clenched jaw, tight fists, red face, higher heart rate, and sweating
Anger
How could you cope with an overwhelming emotion that involves trying not to feel the feeling?
Distraction (name a distraction), repression (name a way to repress a feeling)
This word is a state of mental strain resulting from challenging experiences
Stress, anxiety, exhaustion
This coping skill involves breathing in and out while following the shape of a square
box breathing
Name an emotion you might feel if you were caught cheating on a test
Could be: Fear, anxiety, shame, guilt, defiance, worry
The physical response to this emotion might include feeling heaviness in your body, tightness or pain in the chest, tiredness, drooping face, or crying
Sadness
This is a way to cope with an emotion that involves trying to feel the emotion
This emotion is the result of being let down
Disappointment
This coping skill involves writing down your thoughts and feelings
Journaling
Name an emotion you might feel if a friend gives you a brand new pair of Jordans
Could be: Gratitude, joy, surprise, shock, happiness, excitement
The physical response to this emotion may include feeling a lump in your throat, a churning stomach, shaking, dry mouth, sweaty palma, shortness of breath, and/or feeling weak or tense.
Anxiety, stress, fear
Name a coping skill for dealing with an overwhelming emotion through physical activity
Might include: going for a walk, lifting weights, playing a game, sports, skating, etc.
An emotion that drives someone to do something
Motivation
This coping skill can be guided or unguided and involves deep breathing and concentrating on one thought
Meditation
Name an emotion you might feel if you are away from your favorite pet for a long time
May be: sadness, yearning, loneliness, regret, worry, anxious
The physical response to this emotion may include widened eyes, jumping backward, increased heart rate, and breathing more quickly
Surprise, shock, startled
Name a coping skill for dealing with an overwhelming emotion through creativity
May include: coloring, making art, writing, playing music, etc.
This word means holding two or more conflicting emotions
Ambivalence
What do you name in the 54321 coping skill?
5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste
Name an emotion you might feel if you won free tickets to a $uicideboy$ concert
The physical response to this emotion often includes increased body temperature, faster breathing, increased heart rate, smiling, and the desire to jump up and down
Joy, happiness
How would you cope with a friend telling you a lie?
You might feel this emotion if you feel you are all by yourself
Lonely, isolated
This is a coping skill that involves acknowledging an emotion without judgement
Radical acceptance and/or mindfulness
Name an emotion you might feel if you agree to meet your friend at 7:00 to hang out and they're still getting ready at 8:30
May be: irritation, impatience, sadness, loneliness, anger, annoyance