Managing Stress
What is stress?
This is the body and mind’s response to a challenge or demand.
What is box breathing?
Breathing in for 4 seconds, holding for 4 seconds, and exhaling for 4 seconds.
True of false: Anger is a secondary emotion.
True
What is the new lunch hall called?
The Refectory
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
Mars
Name two physical symptoms of stress.
Butterflies, heart racing, tense muscle, tight jaw, headache, nausea, feeling hot, feeling dizzy.
True or false: A short walk, stretch, or dance can help release tension
True
What does the term secondary emotion mean?
Anger is a secondary emotion because it acts as a protective shield that masks deeper, more vulnerable primary feelings.
What is VSA's address?
19 Shum Wan Road
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
Pacific
What is manageable stress?
A little of this before a presentation may help you prepare, but it should not feel impossible to manage.
Name one way that you can make a busy week more manageable.
Writing down homework, prioritizing tasks, looking at ManageBac, planning a homework schedule.
Name two emotions that anger could be masking.
Fear, shame, embarrassment, hurt, pain, sadness, jealousy, isolation, feeling powerless, anxiety, guilt
What subject does Mr Carter teach?
I and S
This word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it.
Short
When should someone seek support for stress?
When stress keeps you from sleeping, learning, or enjoying everyday activities, it may be time to do this.
Why is it important for teens to get 8 hours of sleep a night?
Because their bodies and brains are going through rapid development
What is the STOP method? Name the four steps.
The four steps of this method are Stop, Take a breath, Observe, Proceed.
What is the date of the VSA swimming gala this year?
Friday 23 October
I have keys but no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go outside. What am I?
Keyboard
What are intrusive thoughts?
Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, involuntary images or ideas that pop into your head, and they happen to almost everyone.
Journaling reduces stress by taking chaotic thoughts out of your head and putting them onto paper, which helps you process emotions and calm your nervous system.
A classmate laughs after you make a mistake. Before responding, you notice that you feel embarrassed as well as angry. In STOP, noticing your feelings is this step.
OBSERVE.
How many members of SLT are there? BONUS POINT: NAME THEM!
FIVE
Dr Sum
Ms Lucas Timpany
Ms Harrison
Ms Ross
Mr Lai
What month(s) of the year have 28 days?
ALL OF THEM!