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Hidden Rules/Social Fake
Social Thinkers
Anger
Coping skills
Riddles
100
Are hidden rules the same as legal laws?
No.
100
Who can be a social thinker?
Anyone can be.
100
Is it ok to be angry?
Yes, everyone will feel anger. (unless your a robot)
100
What are 3 coping skills?
There are many, but 3 could be: Deep breaths, listening to music, or journaling.
100
What season does Humpty Dumpty hate the most?
Fall
200
Who follows hidden rules?
Everyone in society does, eventhough individual setting rules may be different.
200
What the definition of a social thinker?
Someone who is actively thinking about themselves (tone, body language, verbal responses, ect...) and others while engaging in any social interaction.
200
What is important to remember when you are feeling angry?
That it is ok to be angry, but to always remember how you choose to act/respond to others when angry.
200
What is the purpose of a coping skills?
We use coping skills to calm or deescalate ourselves when feeling a high-level emotion.
200
What runs around a house but does not move?
A fence
300
What are 3 hidden rules in group?
There are many, but 3 could be: no picking your nose, saying "bless you" when someone sneezes, and waiting for your chance to talk.
300
Do social thinkers have to know what others are thinking when talking to them?
No, social thinkers are not mind readers. They do however need to figure out how to best respond to people that they are talking with.
300
What are 3 things that can reduce angry emotions?

There are many, some we talked about were:

Mantras, coping skills (deep breaths), orienting thoughts (our happy place), and taking a break or space.

300
Coping skills are an effective way brushing emotions aside, so we don't have to deal with them? True or False?
False, They teach us how to properly deal with our emotions and reactions.
300
I am black when clean and white when dirty. What am I?
A chalkboard
400
What is social faking?
Like hidden rules, social faking is something we do in order to not hurt others feelings. Like using a white lie.
400
Give one example of a time you had to e a social thinker?
Anything is acceptable as long as you mention how you acted/responeded when talking with another individual.
400
Describe what your "alarm" is, so you know when you are etting angery.
Anything is acceptable such as: how your body feels (shaking, hot, making a fist), what your thinking/or not thinking.
400
Only people who partake in counseling can use coping skills? True or False?
False, anyone can use them, anywhere and at anytime.
400
Once you have it, you want to share it. Once you share it, you don't have it. What is it?
A secret.
500

What would be a good response to this question using what we know about hidden rules and social faking?

"Hey Bill, do you like my new haircut?"

*you do not atually like the haircut.

Something like:

"Yea its looks nice for the summer."

It's not that were lying, but why upset a friend over a haircut they are excited about. It takes time to figure out how a friend might respond. versus talking with someone your not as close to.

500
The only way to talk with someone is by being a social thinker. True or False?
False, Although having characteristics of being a social thinker helps when interacting with others. It is not the ONLY way to talk with others, many people don't even know what that means, but it does give you extra awareness over how you are acting as well.
500

What did Joe mention he does when feeling angry?

What is this skill called? *bonus points*

Joe stated that he will channel his angry feelings into something PRODUCTIVE (like working out) or will be CREATIVE (Build something.)

*De-escalation techniques* or *coping skills*

500
What is the best coping skills to measure how you were feeling versus how you feel now?
Scaling. Stating 1-10 how you felt before, and then after a period of time how you feel currently.
500
I start with M and end with X, and have a never ending amount of letters. What am I?
A mailbox.