Active Listening + Empathy
This skill means paying full attention to someone speaking and showing you understand them.
What is active listening?
This is the natural emotional response to losing someone or something important.
What is grief?
This is the body’s reaction to challenges or demands.
What is stress?
Where can bullying happen?
Anywhere
Name 3 people/resources someone can reach out to if they are thinking about suicide
One way to show empathy during a conversation is by saying this type of phrase that shows you understand their feelings.
What is a reflective or validating statement? (e.g., “That sounds really hard”)?
True or false: Everyone goes through the same stages of grief in the same order.
What is false?
One simple physical technique to reduce stress involves controlling this part of your body.
What is breathing (deep breathing)?
Name all 4 types of bullying
What are relational/social bullying, physical bullying, cyberbullying, and verbal bullying?
Describe 3 warning signs to look for when people may think about looking at taking their own life
Isolation, giving belongings away, mood swings, anger, etc.
True or false: Empathy means you have to agree with the person’s feelings.
What is false?
This skill helps you support a grieving friend without trying to “fix” their feelings.
What is listening and offering comfort?
True or false: All stress is bad for you.
Explain why
What is false? Some stress can be motivating/positive (ex: Eustress)
Describe the difference between an upstander vs a bystander
Upstander: Someone who stands up for someone or a cause particularly when someone is being bullied
Bystander: Someone who observes another person being bullied without taking action
The suicide rate among veterans are 57.3% higher rate than the rate for non-veterans. Explain why that is.
Trauma, PTSD (from seeing loss of friends/people), and financial instability when returning home
When someone is upset, the most important first step in responding empathetically is to do this.
What is listening without judgment or interruption?
Grey's Anatomy quote: “In medical school, we have 100 classes that teach us how to fight off death and not one lesson on how to go on living.” What implication does this give for the people who must still go on with life?
People have their own personal experiences that they go through that are different from others. Not the same experience and process is universal, and we individually find ways to move on.
This healthy coping strategy involves finding a relaxing or enjoyable activity to reset your mind.
What is self-care?
Describe the purpose of an I-Statement and what it sounds/looks like
Formula: "I feel ____ when you ___ because ____. I would like _____."
Purpose: Use empathy, state how you feel, and prioritize on not focusing blame on the other person while being assertive
Risk factor: Stressful events, situations, or conditions in a person’s life that may increase the likelihood of attempting or dying by suicide
Example: Genetics, substance abuse, trauma, abuse, bullying, aggressive
Write/Explain an example of using positive self-talk. Give the situation and explain what you would say
- "I will try my best to study so I do well on my math test."
Name 1 character from the Grey's Anatomy Episode we watched, and 1 way of how they grieved.
(Character name) (ex: crying, using humor in group, etc.)
List 2 mental health effects and 2 physical health effects stress can have on someone
Physical Health Effects: High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Stroke, Obesity, Diabetes
Mental Health Effects: Anxiety, Restlessness, Memory Problems, PTSD, Depression
Describe what a power imbalance is, and an example of it in a bullying scenario
Power imbalance: When one person has more social, physical, emotional, or digital power over another, making it hard for the target to defend themselves.
Example: A popular student spreads rumors about another student who has few friends and can't defend themselves.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their non-LBGTQ+ peers. Why is that?
Parental neglect, bullying, not being socially accepted amongst their peers, and an almost 4 times higher risk of being victims of violent crime than their non-LGBTQ+ peers.