What Is...
What is empathy?
the ability to understand the feelings of others
What are coping skills?
The skills that help someone calm down when they are having a big feeling
You were having trouble paying attention when your teacher explained what to do for a social studies project. Now everyone is getting started, and you don’t know what you’re supposed to do! The best thing to do is to:
quietly go ask your teacher to repeat the directions; ask a friend who was paying attention, etc...
You can't control your emotions, but you can control your behavior and reactions
True!
How can feeling stressed be helpful?
Fun Fact: sometimes feeling stressed is helpful because it acts as an ALERT when it thinks that something important is happening, like a test or a new activity!
What is anxiety?
feeling tense, nervous, or unable to relax
Name a situation at school that would cause a big feeling and the coping skills that you would use to help you
Full points if you answer BOTH questions!
You are learning how to make folded paper birds in art class. Everyone seems to be able to do it but you! Every time you try, you get it wrong. You feel like ripping the whole thing up and throwing it on the floor! You are really frustrated. What can you do to calm down?
Take a deep breath, ask the teacher for help, ask if you can go for a walk
You feel strong emotions only in your brain
False
Do you think that stress can help you focus? why or why not?
Fun Fact: Stress releases chemicals in your brain that gives you energy AND helps you focus on what's happening!
What part of your brain controls your emotions?
Amygdala
What positive self- talk can you use to calm down?
It's going to be fine, you got this, you have nothing to worry about
Christina wants to ask for help but she is worried that her question is silly and she doesn't want to ask it in front of the whole class, what should she do?
She should ask her teacher to meet with her privately so she could ask her question!
True!
Do you feel that stress has a purpose? If so, what's it purpose?
Fun Fact: Stress's purpose is to send a signal to your body to get you ready for something, whether it's something good that's about to happen or something that will be challenging for you!
What part of the brain controls your thoughts?
Cortex
Why is it important to know many different coping skills?
It is important because you will deal with different stressors in life and some coping skills will work better than others!
You are taking a test. You still have two more questions to go, but you only have a little more time. You are starting to feel anxious. What should you do to calm down?
take some deep breathes, use a fidget, take a sip of water, stand and stretch, etc..
Pretending not to care or avoiding the problem are healthy coping skills
False
Only humans feel stress!
Fun Fact: All LIVING things feel stressed; NOT only humans! Animals feel stress, plants feel stress, bugs and insects feel stressed, etc.
Why do people sometimes act without thinking?
The amygdala (emotions) responds very quickly to situations and the cortex (thinking) needs time to process the situation.
Why is it hard to remember to use coping skills when you are upset?
It is hard to remember to use coping skills when your lid has already been flipped!! Coping skills are the MOST effective BEFORE you flip your lid!
Edward has a big project that he has not started and it is due in two days, he wants to rush through it and hand it in even though it is sloppy and incorrect, is that a good idea? What can he do instead?
It's not a good idea to wait until the last minute to complete a project; Edward could ask the teacher for more time to complete the project, he could ask the teacher for help, etc..
Coping skills are like a habit, they take time and you need to do them frequently for them to work
True
People only feel stress emotionally! Do you think this statement is True or False?
Fun Fact: Stress can manifest PHYSICALLY (stomach aches, feeling nauseous, body trembles, body temperature rises, etc)
EMOTIONALLY (irritable, flip your lid, low tolerance levels, sadness, etc)
BEHAVIROALLY (aggressive towards someone, yell, scream, walk away from the stressor, cry, etc.)