RED ZONE
Which body signal might show you are starting to feel angry?
A. What is smiling and laughing
B. What is sweaty palms or tight fists
C. What is feeling sleepy
D. What is slow breathing
B. What is sweaty palms or tight fists
Which body signal might show you are feeling nervous or worried?
A. What is tight muscles
B. What sweaty palms
C. What is fast heartbeat
D. What is all the above
D. What is all the above
Which coping strategy involves noticing 5 things you see, 4 things you feel, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, and 1 thing you taste?
A. What is deep belly breathing
B. What is positive affirmations
C. What is 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding
D. What is white noise
C. What is 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding
If your face feels hot and turns red, what feeling might you be experiencing?
A. What is calm
B. What is angry or mad
C. What is tired
D. What is excited
B. What is angry or mad
If your stomach feels like it has “butterflies,” what feeling are you most likely experiencing?
A. What is angry
B. What is calm
C. What is nervous or anxious
D. What is sleepy
C. What is nervous or anxious
Which strategy helps calm your body by slowly breathing in through your nose and filling your stomach like a balloon?
A. What is bubble breaths
B. What is deep belly breathing
C. What is black noise
D. What is pink noise
B. What is deep belly breathing
Which of the following is a body clue that your anger is getting stronger?
A. What is quiet breathing
B. What is relaxed muscles
C. What is racing heart and fast breathing
D. What is feeling cold
C. What is racing heart and fast breathing
Which group of body signals BEST shows anxiety or worry?
A. What is slow breathing and relaxed shoulders
B. What is racing heart, shaking hands, and fast breathing
C. What is laughing and smiling
D. What is feeling tired and yawning
B. What is racing heart, shaking hands, and fast breathing
What is the main purpose of using sounds like white noise, pink noise, or black noise?
A. What is to make you more excited
B. What is to distract others
C. What is to help your brain relax and block out distractions
D. What is to make your heart beat faster
C. What is to help your brain relax and block out distractions
Geno pushed you at recess and your heart starts pounding and your fists tighten. What is your body telling you?
A. What is you are ready to sleep
B. What is you are feeling angry and your body is reacting
C. What is you are feeling calm
D. What is you are confused
B. What is you are feeling angry and your body is reacting
You don’t know the answer to a question in class and your heart starts beating fast while your hands shake. What should you do?
A. What is run out of the classroom
B. What is whistle loudly
C. What is start singing your favorite calming song
D. What is take a deep breath
D. What is take a deep breath
Which coping strategy combines imagination with breathing by pretending to smell flowers and blow out a candle?
A. What is breathing board
B. What is positive self-talk
C. What is smell the roses and blow out the candle
D. What is 5-4-3-2-1 grounding
C. What is smell the roses and blow out the candle
Why is it important to notice body signals like clenched jaw, shaking, or headaches when you are angry?
A. What is they are not important
B. What is they help you know when to use coping strategies before making a bad choice
C. What is they mean you should ignore your feelings
D. What is they only happen when you are sick
B. What is they help you know when to use coping strategies before making a bad choice
Why is it important to notice body signals like headaches, tense shoulders, or needing to use the bathroom often when you feel worried?
A. They are not important
B. They help you recognize when you are anxious, worried, or concerned so you can use coping strategies to calm down
C. They only happen when you are sick
D. They mean you should ignore your feelings
B. They help you recognize when you are anxious, worried, or concerned so you can use coping strategies to calm down
Why are strategies like positive self-talk and affirmations effective coping tools?
A. What is they ignore your feelings
B. What is they help change negative thinking into more helpful and calming thoughts
C. What is they make problems disappear instantly
D. What is they only work for adults
B. What is they help change negative thinking into more helpful and calming thoughts