Emotional Awareness
Before you can manage an emotion, you first need to do this.
What is, identify the emotion
You are extremely angry and decide to take a few minutes before responding to a text. What regulation skill are you using?
What is taking a pause?
Your beliefs about your personality, strengths, weaknesses, interests, and identity make up this.
What is self-concept?
You have a difficult homework assignment and think, “I might not get it right away, but I can keep trying.” What skill are you using?
What is self-efficacy?
You disagree with your friend but allow them to finish speaking before you respond. What skill are you using?
What is active listening?
Your stomach feels tight, your heart is beating faster, and you feel like you want to run away. What might these physical signs be telling you?
What is your body is experiencing an emotion, such as anxiety or fear?
Name two healthy ways to calm yourself when you're overwhelmed.
What are deep breathing, taking a break, listening to music, grounding, exercising, talking to someone, or using a coping skill?
Name one positive thing you could say about yourself that has nothing to do with your appearance.
kind, funny, creative, hardworking, loyal, caring, responsible, etc.
Name one thing you can do when a task feels too difficult to increase your belief that you can succeed.
What is break it into smaller steps, ask for help, practice, or keep trying?
Your friend asks you to do something you don't want to do. What is one healthy way to respond?
What is respectfully saying no or setting a boundary?
Someone asks, “How are you feeling?” and you answer, “I don't know.” What is one thing you can do to help figure it out?
What is check in with your body, think about what happened, use an emotion wheel, or name possible feelings?
True or False: Emotional regulation means never getting angry, sad, or upset.
What is False
You make one mistake and immediately think, “I’m a failure.” What is happening here?
What is negative self-talk?
True or False: Making a mistake means you aren't capable of doing something.
What is False?
Instead of saying, “You always make me mad,” you say, “I felt hurt when you didn't include me.” What communication skill are you using?
What is an I-statement?
You're angry at your friend, but underneath the anger you realize you're actually hurt. What skill are you demonstrating?
What is emotional awareness?
Your friend sends you an angry text. You want to immediately respond with something mean, but you put your phone down and wait until you calm down. Why might this be a good choice?
What is giving yourself time to think before reacting?
Social media makes you compare yourself to everyone else and feel like you're not good enough. What is one healthy response?
What is taking a break from social media, reminding yourself that social media isn't the whole picture, or challenging the comparison?
Your friend says, “I’m terrible at everything.” What is one thing you could say to help build their self-efficacy?
You've gotten through hard things before,” “You can practice,” or another encouraging statement.
Your friend is upset. Instead of immediately telling them what to do, you listen and say, “That sounds really difficult.” What are you showing?
What is empathy
Name at least three emotions that might be hiding underneath anger.
What are hurt, sadness, embarrassment, fear, disappointment, jealousy, or frustration?
You're overwhelmed with school, work, and personal problems. Instead of shutting down, you identify what's stressing you out, prioritize what needs to happen first, and ask for help. What skills are you using?
What are emotional regulation, problem-solving, and help-seeking?
Name three things that can influence the way a teenager views themselves.
What are friends, family, social media, school, experiences, culture, interests, accomplishments, or other people's opinions?
You failed a test but decide, “I need to study differently next time instead of giving up.” What does this show?
What is resilience and self-efficacy?
Name three characteristics of a healthy friendship or relationship.
What are trust, respect, communication, honesty, boundaries, support, empathy, safety, or mutual effort?