Community
Emotions Matter!
The Brain
Your Best Self
Problem Solving
100

A group of people in proximity to one another or who have a common goal.

What is Community?

100

Sensations in our bodies that give us messages that something is happening.

What are Emotions?

100

Sets of abilities, mental skills and mental talents that we use to create things and solve problems.

What are Multiple Intelligences?

100

Ideas and pictures in our minds like self-talk, memories, plans, goals, and wonders.

What are Thoughts?

100

This is something unexpected, but not really a problem.  A person can resolve it quickly on their own.

What is a Glitch (Size 1)?

200

In a community, my ________ and ________ affect others and others'  ________ and _________ affect me.

What are Decisions and Actions?

200

This color quadrant on the Mood Meter includes emotions that involve lower pleasantness and lower energy.

What is the BLUE quadrant?

200

People's brains keep growing and developing until they reach a certain age.

What is 25 years old?

200

What we do.

What are Actions?

200

This is a problem that can take some effort and help from others to fix.  Thoughts and feelings about the situation last a little while.

What is a Medium Problem (Size 3)?

300

When other people see what we do and hear what we say, they have thoughts and feelings about us.  They might use these kinds of words to describe our character.

What are Character Traits?

300

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This part of your brain is in charge of paying attention, making plans, setting goals, problem solving and more.

What is the Prefrontal Cortex?  (Or Thinking Brain)

300

Something that a person decides they want to get better at and work toward.

What are Goals?

300

This is a problem without a solution - it can't really be fixed.  It often involves peoples' safety or lives.  Thoughts and feelings about the situation can last a very long time.

What is a Disaster or Catastrophe? (Size 5)

400

The quality of the people in a community having different backgrounds, families, cultures, genders, interests, skills and preferences.

What is Diversity?

400

This color quadrant on the Mood Meter includes emotions that involve higher pleasantness and higher energy.

What is the YELLOW quadrant?

400

This part of your brain manages fear and big emotions and keeps you safe.

What is the Amygdala?

400

A practice where you self-reflect and ask yourself 3 questions:  1) How does my body feel?  2) How does my mind feel? 3) What are my emotions?

What is Mindfulness?

400
People can have different thoughts, feelings, memories, beliefs and opinions about the same situation.

What is Perspective? (or Point of View)

500

In a community, it is important for people to feel these 2 kinds of safety,

What is Physical Safety and Emotional Safety?

500

The GREEN quadrant on the Mood Meter includes feelings that involve what levels of pleasantness and energy?

What is Higher (Pleasantless) and Lower (Energy)?

500

This happens when a person's prefrontal cortex (thinking brain) doesn't know what to do, and the amygdala (survival brain) takes over. 

What is "Fight or Flight Instinct"?  or What is "Flipping Your Lid"?

500

When a person faces a challenge and notices a change in their mind and body, they can do these 2 things before they act. (Meta-Moment)

What is Pause and See Your Best Self?

500

A disagreement between people that includes uncomfortable thoughts and feelings.

What is a Conflict?

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