Sportsmanship/ Personal Space
TRUE OR FALSE: Good sportsmanship is demonstrated through both words and actions.
True!
TRUE OR FALSE: If the first try to solve a problem with a friend doesn't work, you should take that as a sign that you're side is the right one
False: It may take multiple attempts at compromise to come up with a solution that works for both of you and that's okay! Listen to each other and keep working at it together
True or false: Reading others emotions and trying to understand their intentions can help you to improve social interactions
True: Social interactions benefit when you read emotions using verbal and nonverbal cues
True or False: Everyone experiences some amount of stress (there is always some water in our beakers)
True! Stress is a common experience and is experienced by everyone. It becomes problematic when we become overwhelmed (our water level gets too high)
How does a rubber band resemble being resilient?
Like a rubber band, you can become "stretched out" and overwhelmed by stressful situations. When you are resilient you can be flexible and "bounce back" to your original shape.
True or False: Being a good sport means not feeling angry, frustrated, or upset when losing
False: It's completely okay to feel angry or upset when losing! You can still be a good sport despite these feelings.
TRUE OR FALSE: The first step to developing empathy is to use good listening skills to understand what the other person is saying/doing
True! Tuning in and listening to others is the first step in trying to understand how they feel
True or false: nonverbal cues are often harder to pick up on than verbal cues
True: nonverbal cues are more complicated and subtle than verbal cues and can be difficult to pick up on when engaging in conversation
True or False: Being rigid in your thinking can help you to reduce stress by reducing distracting thoughts
False: Flexible thinking can be a helpful strategy to reduce stress and become more aware of how you respond to difficult situations
True or False: Being passive is the best response to stressful situations because it means you don't let things bother you too much
False: A passive response is not the best response to stress. It doesn't address the cause of the stress (as a more proactive strategy would) and allows for overwhelming situations to continue without resistance
Give an example of how to be a good sport to an opposing team member after your team won a game
don't brag about winning, thank people who say congratulations, smile, say something nice about how they played, shake their hand etc.
Find something else to do instead of playing the game, take turns and play one game first and the other game after, flip a coin, etc.
Give an example of a nonverbal cue
Appearance, personal space, body posture/gestures, facial expressions, physical touch
True or False: Delayed gratification is a skill you can practice and get better at.
TRUE!
Situation: You get a poor grade on an assignment
Give an example of a REACTIVE response AND a PROACTIVE response
Reactive response= when we let our emotions take over and respond immediately to a situation (such as crumpling up the grade or yelling at the teacher)
Proactive response= staying calm and finding out what went wrong so you can do better next time
Name the two types of personal space
Conversational
Explain the difference between having empathy and having sympathy for someone
Empathy involves "walking in another person's shoes" and trying to feel what they feel so you can better understand what they're experiencing. Having sympathy means feeling bad or sorry for someone else when they are struggling without attempting to feel what they are feeling.
Name at least 3 qualities of a leader that you learned in session
Being Proactive; Communicating Effectively; Maintaining self-control; Being a good role model; Being a good team player; Giving compliments
Give 2 examples of strategies that help you wait for something you really want
1.Remind yourself you will get what you want at soon/another time; 2. Distract yourself while waiting; 3. Focus on why important to wait; 4. Change perception of preferred activity
What does it mean to think optimistically?
Noticing both the good and not so good things in all situations
Thinking more realistically
Name one example of invading body personal space AND one example of invading conversational personal space
Body space= touching without permission
Conversational space= interrupting, too loud, etc
Name one of the steps for problem solving with friends when in conflict.
Identify the problem,
Take Deep breaths/ use relaxation strategies
Explore (at least) three possible solutions
Discuss with the friend and take action on one of the solutions
Look back to see if the solution worked (try again if it did not)
Why is accepting compliments from others important?
If you don't accept a compliment from another person, that person may feel hurt and will less likely compliment you in the future.
Explain a time when your stress beaker was overflowing and what you did to help reduce your stress.
Relaxation strategies, deep breathing, go on a walk etc. Great job! : )
What three things can you remind yourself when you are trying to think optimistically about a situation?
1. Most problems are temporary
2. A problem is usually specific to a single situation
3. Need to be realistic about how much you are responsible for the situation