Understanding Emotions
A feeling or response such as happiness, anger, sadness, fear or excitement are all examples of what?
Emotions
Slow breathing, counting, taking a break, stretching, or talking with a trusted friend or adult are all strategies to do what?
Help you calm down.
Using a calm statement, ignoring minor provocations, walk away are all ways to respond to what?
A person who is annoying you.
Tense muscles, fast heartbeat, upset stomach, headache, or trouble sleeping are all signs of what?
Physical signs of stress
Recognizing your feelings, thoughts, strengths, needs and how your actions affect others are all examples of what?
Being Self-Aware
True or False:
Feeling angry automatically means you will behave aggressively.
False. Anger is a feeling: each person is responsible for choosing how they respond.
By pausing before responding helps a person do what?
Provides an opportunity to think and choose a safer, more respectful response.
What is the difference between a boundary and a threat?
A boundary explains what you will do to protect your safety or well-being; a threat intiidates or promises harm.
Breaking work down in to steps, asking for help, use slow breathing, or making a plan are healthy ways to handle what?
School stress
Acknowledging your actions, consider the impact of your actions, and work to make a better choice next time are all examples of what?
Taking responsibility of your behavior and actions.
When a person says they are feeling frustrated, worried, embarrassed, or disappointed, they are doing what?
Identifying their emotions
Breathing in gently, then breathing out slowing is called what?
The simple slow-breathing strategy
A classmate insults you in the hallway - what is a choice you can do to keep the conflict from escalating?
Ignore, do not threaten back, seek adult.
What is the difference between a helpful break and avoiding a problem?
Helpful breaks are planned, then returning to task; avoidance leaves the problem unaddressed.
A situation, thought, or event that brings up a strong emotional response is called?
A trigger
When a person can name their emotion, it allows them to do what?
Regulate their emotion because it helps them understand what is happening and choose a response rather than reacting to their emotions.
You notice your fists are clenched and your voice is getting louder, these are all signals that?
Your body is telling you that you may becoming angry, or stressed and need to take a break.
Why is posting an angry message immediately sometimes a poor choice?
It can spread conflict, be shared, damage relationships and create school or other consequences.
What is the first practical step to take when you are tasked with several assignments and are feeling overwhelmed?
Make a short list, prioritize due dates, ask teacher for support.
What are ways to repair a relationship or situation when you lose your temper?
Apologize with meaning and sincerity, make amends, listen to the impact of your actions.
You make a mistake answering a question during class and are embarrassed, what is one healthy way you can respond to the feeling of embarrassment?
Taking a breath, ask for help, or treat the mistake as a chance to learn.
When you try a strategy, such as breathing, to calm down is not helping you during a conflict, what should you do?
Try another strategy, walk away, or seek out a trusted adult or friend.
Refuse to participate, leave the crowd or situation, and tell an adult are 3 ways you can avoid what?
Fighting in school
What are ways you support a friend who seems anxious, and does not want to talk about it in class?
Do not pressure them to talk, offer support privately, listen when they are ready to speak.
What is the difference between excuses and an explanation?
An excuse avoids responsibility, and explanation gives context. You can explain your actions of what happened while still owning your choices.