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According to Tal Ben Shahar, what do we THINK will make us happy, but doesn’t actually in the long run?
1. Gratitude
2. Money
3. Getting into a good college
4. Our relationships
2. Money
and/or
3. Getting into a good college
Mrs. Smith and Mr. Layne came to class meetings in the fall to talk about consent. What is one reason consent CANNOT be given?
a person is below the age of consent, if they are incapacitated - asleep, intoxicated, mentally incapacitated
What is NOT one strategy we suggested to push back on negative self-talk?
1. Labeling your feeling
2. Reframe your thinking with logic
3. Tell yourself to get a grip
4. Use permission slips
3. Tell yourself to get a grip
Max Stossel showed a video about photoshopping a photo of an object into a photo of a woman in a swimsuit. What was the object in the original photo?
A slice of pizza
What is the name of the app Max Stossel recommended for creating more intentional use of social media?
One Sec
Tal Ben Shahar’s SPIRE model for resilience….he talked to us about how we need to pay attention to each element of the spire in order to live a whole life. If “S” stands for Spiritual, “P” stands for Physical, “I” stands for Intellectual, and “R” stands for Relational, what does the “E” stand for?
Emotional
In our community presentation about kindness, we referenced a children’s book. What did that book call people who are kind?
Bucket-fillers
One of our wellness programs started with an audio recording of students' and faculty voices. What was that recording providing examples of?
Negative self-talk
What is the #1 predictor of happiness?
1. Money
2. Our relationships
3. Success
4. Knowing our purpose
2. Our relationships
In our first all-school game of Find the Faculty, who was the one faculty member students never found? And where were they hiding?
Mr. Burchfield was hidden in the fireplace in the faculty room
Being aware of your values and purpose in life is an example of tending to which element of SPIRE?
Spiritual
Research suggests that being kind is associated with less _____, better and stronger mental health and physical health (it actually increases our lifespan), as well as fueling our sense of purpose and life satisfaction.
Stress
What was given out at the end of the BC2M/Wellness council All-School to help re-direct our negative self-talk?
Permission Slips
Max Stossel, from Social Awakening, said a good question to ask yourself about your use of social media was:
1. How does your use of social media make you feel?
2. How does social media connect you to other people?
3. How does social media make you look?
4. How does social media take you down a rabbit hole?
1. How does your use of social media make you feel?
One simple way we suggested for being a positive emotion booster for others is to do what in the hallways?
Smile
Being kind also makes us feel better about ourselves. It is a natural _______-builder and a natural repellant of self-hatred. By focusing on what we are giving rather than what we are receiving, we create a more outward orientation toward the world, which shifts our focus away from ourselves. When we see someone else benefitting from our actions, for instance, it is hard for our inner voice to argue that we are worthless.
Confidence
Tal Ben Shahar talked about managing stress as similar to _______…we can be “aware” of ______ as something that builds our muscles, but that awareness alone doesn’t make us stronger….consistently ______ does!
LIFTING WEIGHTS
____ _____ occurs when someone’s emotions and related behaviors lead to similar emotions and behaviors in others. Awareness of this is important for managing our own emotions and actions, but also to consider how we may impact others in our community in either negative and destructive ways or in supportive and positive ways.
Emotional Contagion
Max Stossel suggested a few ways to make our phones less appealing to our brains, which help us resist the temptation to look at them so much. What was NOT of those suggestions?
1. Tuck your phone out of sight more often
2. Turn the color of your social media feeds to black and white
3. Turn off social media notifications
4. Don’t use a phone at all
4. Don't use a phone at all
“Fight or flight” is what we often call the stress response. What do we call the opposite of the stress response?
Relaxation Response