What is SEL
WJMS
Coping Skills
The Brain
SEL Grab Bag
100
The acronym SEL stands for
"Social Emotional Learning"
100
Name at least one of the WJMS mental health staff members (counselors, social worker, SEL)
Mr. Enlund, Mr. Keane, Ms. Elio, Ms. Shute, Archie is also an acceptable response
100
Name 2 positive coping skills
(Deep breathing, exercise, meditation, being outside, drawing, coloring, talking to a friend/trusted adult, etc)
100
The two times your brain changes the most in your life.
What are before birth and ages 15-24?
100
A way of eating that has a significant negative impact on a person’s health ability to function normally or a significant negative impact or those around them.
What is disordered eating?
200
The WJMS SEL (person)
Who is Ms. Shute?
200
What was your New Year's resolution, and did you meet it?
Yes
200
True or false? Stress can only be bad
False
200
This is the rational center of the brain
What is the prefrontal cortex
200
the act of expressing oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood
What is communication
300
The number of competency areas for SEL
What is 5
300
Who is Archie?
300
_________ ________ are adults you can talk to when you need help with something either in your personal life or perhaps when worried about a friend
What are trusted adults?
300
This is the emotional center of the brain
What is the limbic center
300
What are the benefits of inducing positive emotions? (1 reason)
Helps overcome feelings of anger, fear, or stress; motivates us to seek more positive experiences; has short-term and long-term health benefits.
400
These are 3 of the SEL competencies
What are: relationship skills, self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, responsible decision making
400
Growth Mindset, Respect, Ownership, Working together
What are the Colt Characteristics (GROW)
400
This is a feeling of strain, pressure, or anxiety that occurs as a result of particular experiences.
What is stress?
400
The understanding of or the ability to identify with another person's feelings or experiences
What is empathy?
400
Uses familiar or trustworthy people to convince you of their claim in advertising
What are endorsements or "expert" testimony
500
These are the benefits of kindness (at least 2)
Boosts self-esteem
Boosts productivity
Boosts your own happiness
Creates a better community
Helps make friends
Kindness can decrease pain
Creates better leaders
500
An incredibly positive day in our community to say that we will not tolerate hate, and we will reach out to friends and acquaintances and say “We’re all in this together.”
A Day Without Hate
500
These are symptoms of stress overload (name at least 2).
What are irritability, anger, despair, trouble concentrating, trouble sleeping, under or over eating, acne, nausea, weight loss or gain, lowered ability to recover from illness ?
500
When good things happen our body releases serotonin, a biochemical that elevates our mood. We quickly adapt to the change and return to our previous level of happiness, often causing us to seek another boost. This is called
What is the Hedonic Treadmill
500
The percent of communication with others accomplished nonverbally
What is 60-65%