Feelings
a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
Anger
True or false: During Christmas, people purchase more artificial Christmas trees than real ones.
True
True or False: Research indicates that self-compassion is one of the most powerful sources of coping and resilience we have available to us, radically improving our mental and physical wellbeing.
True- It motivates us to make changes and reach our goals not because we're inadequate, but because we care and want to be happy.
Over the holidays, do people living with mental illness report a harder or easier time coping with their symptoms?
Harder. According to NAMI, 64% of American adults report an increase in difficulty managing the symptoms of their mental illness over the holidays.
feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.
What is the name of the Grinch's loyal dog?
Max
What is the term for being conscious and aware of the present moment and how our thoughts, feelings, sensations are showing up in that moment?
Mindfulness
Anger is a secondary emotion, meaning that it comes out to protect another emotion under the surface. Name one other emotion anger could be shielding or protecting?
Guilt, shame, embarrassment, loneliness, grief, anxiety, rejection, jealousy, stress, humiliation...etc
slightly angry; irritated.
Annoyed (also will accept frustrated)
What is the most popular holiday food in America?
Roasted potatoes
What is self-awareness?
conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.
to initiate a sense of belonging or relatability through understanding, which is achieved by sharing common experiences.
very enthusiastic and eager.
Excited
What's the highest-grossing (money making) Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
Which of the following is the correct order in which our minds function?
A) feelings-> thoughts->behavior
B) thoughts->feelings->behavior
C)thoughts->behavior->feelings
B.
Thoughts create feelings, feelings create behavior, and behavior reinforces our thoughts, thus creating the cycle.
What is the problem with immediate gratification?
Distracts and sabotages us from long term goals, can create unhealthy habits (substance abuse, overeating, problems with money), changes our neurological responses to pleasure making it less likely to get effects from dopamine over time.
easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; highly strung
Nervous
Complete this famous line from the movie Elf: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ________"
"singing loud for all to hear."
A person's ability to understand and manage their emotions.
Emotional intelligence
Name at least one of the five stages of change.
*Bonus points to any who are able to list more than one!
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance