Anger Management

Name the feeling/emotion

100

Doing things we like can make us feel ___

Happy, joy

200

Imagine this: You look at the list of your assignments due and discover that you have a big project that is due in 20 minutes, it's a huge part of your grade. What might you be feeling?

Stressed, nervous, anxious, worried

300

When something really good happens, you might cry tears of ___.

Joy

400

Imagine this: You worked on a big assignment for 3 hours, you arrive at school and are about to turn it in, you cannot find it in your backpack, you start panicking, then you find it. What might you be feeling?

Relief

500

A feeling you might have about yourself when you had 10 assignments due, you finally got them all done, and you got an A in all of them

Proud

Fill in the blank

100

Actions have ___

Consequences

200

If you are arguing with someone, and it starts to get very intense, you can ___ to avoid the situation from getting worse

Walk away, take a break

300

If at first you don't succeed at something, you should ___

Try again, practice

400

finding out the common thing that causes us to get angry can also be called a ___

trigger

500

Make a fist, hold for 5 seconds, then release, try again, make a fist, hold for 5 seconds, then release. This is called ___

Progressive muscle relaxation

Coping/Relaxation skills

100

Something that you can do to calm down. You can do it in front of people, that can be done where it is not noticeable you are doing it. (Hint: 2 words)

Deep breathing

200

This is something you can do to calm down. It gives you time away from the situation.

Take a break, time-out

300

This is a picture with small patterns, you can color it, usually with color pencils as a way of relaxing. Adults can do it too. What is it called?

Mandala

400

Name 3 positive ways in which you can use music as a coping/relaxation technique

Dancing, singing, listening, writing

500

Name 5 ways of using physical activity for coping/relaxation

riding a bike, yoga, running, walking, jogging (various answers)

True or False

100

You should not express your anger

False.

You should express your anger, but in an appropriate/healthy way.

200

It is bad to feel anger

False.

Feeling anger is normal, and is okay as long as it is handled appropriately

300

You cannot control your anger reactions

False.

This can be learned

400

When you feel angry, it is because there is another emotion beneath (like sadness, frustration, disappointment, etc...)

True

500

It is bad to feel stressed

False.

Stress can actually act as a motivator at times.

Healthy ways of expressing anger

100

Use a pencil and paper to do this

Drawing

200

This is often done on a canvas

Painting

300

Writing something down on paper to "let it out" is a way of doing _____.

Journaling

400

This is something that you can do when you are feeling angry, that requires another person.

Talking to someone about it, venting

500

Another way of releasing anger, sometimes it's hard to do this sometimes, but helps in the long run. (Hint: helps people learn to trust you more, increases self-awareness)

Admit it, take responsibility for it, say it.