Motivation/Emotional Regulation
The drive to do something
Motivation
What is positive psychology?
Hint:Psychology is the study of the human mind and behavior
The study of what makes life most worth living
What can be negative, positive, or neutral?
Thoughts
Racing heart, sweaty palms, and a tight stomach are examples of these signals your body sends when you feel stressed or anxious
What are physical warning signs (or body cues)?
Define- "Values"
a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life
Practicing free throws because you genuinely love basketball—not for a trophy—is this type of motivation.
What is self-motivation?
What are the 2 different mindsets?
Hint: They start with the letters O and P
Optimistic (Positive) and Pessimistic (Negative)
Someone who has been feeling sad, hopeless, or discouraged for weeks is a sign of?
What is being depressed or depression?
These things influence and affect your behaviors, actions, and emotions
Triggers
During the "Think" step of Stop-Think-Act, which of these is the best question to ask yourself?
1.How can I get the last word in as fast as possible? 2. Will this make every everyone think I am cool in this second? 3.What is likely to happen next if I choose to do this? 4.Can I blame someone else if this goes wrong?
3. What is likely to happen next if I choose to do this? Thinking about consequences (short-term and long-term) is what the "Think" step is all about.
Define the term for "Trigger"
Something that affects your emotional state and causes extreme distress
Believing that your intelligence and talents can improve through effort and practice is called having this mindset.
What is growth mindset?
Name the 3 types of boundaries
Healthy, Rigid, Porous/Weak
Standards/Limits(Healthy), Strict/Hard(Rigid), Too loose/non-existent(Porous)
Name 3 adults who can keep you safe
Parents, Caregivers, Teacher, Neighbors, Church Leaders, Therapist
What does it mean to act impulsively?
Acting or speaking quickly on a sudden urge without thinking about the consequences first.
Think about the movie Inside out, identify a Zone of Regulation and the behavior that goes with that zone.
Blue (sad, tired, sick, bored) Red (Angry, Devastated, Terrified) Yellow (Frustrated, Out of Control, Silly, Excited) Green (Happy Calm, Focused, Relaxed)
What are 3 benefits of positive thinking?
Live Longer, Better immunity, and happier heart health, increases self-esteem, improve work/school
Depression can last for years if it is not treated?
What is true?
Name 3 steps on how you can protect yourself
Use Coping Skills, Go to Therapy, Take Medication, Ask for help, Follow a schedule/routine
Naming five things you can see, four you can touch, and three you can hear is an example of this calming technique.
What is grounding (or the 5-4-3-2-1 method)?
When activities positively impact your behaviors
Hint: clues in the question
Behavior Activation
Adding the word "yet" to the end of "I don't understand this math problem" is a quick way to shift your self-talk.
What is positive self-talk (or reframing)?
List 3 negative thought patterns
Labeling, Personalization(blaming self for what you had nothing to do with), All of Nothing(black or white), Catastrophizing(blowing out of proportion), Mind Reading(thinking you know what someone else feels), overgeneralization(making a single moment, permanent rule), Filtering, Jumping to Conclusion
Before reacting to a rumor in the hallway, doing this "DBT" skill involves pausing to see if your reaction fits the actual evidence.
Hint:How do you prove something? You need what?
What is checking the facts?
Which part of the human brain—which continues to develop all through the teen years—acts like an internal brake pedal or command center for decision-making?