Wildcat Way
Your friend lets you borrow their favorite book, trusting you to return it in good condition. What trait are you showing if you take care of it and return it on time?
Trust
This character represents happiness and helps Riley stay positive throughout her challenges.
Joy
A friend who listens to you, respects your boundaries, and supports your goals shows signs of what type of friendship?
Healthy friendship
When resolving a conflict, this strategy involves giving your full attention, making eye contact, and repeating back what the other person says to show you understand.
Active listening
What is a goal?
Something you want to achieve
While grading your own quiz, you realize you marked an answer correct that is actually wrong. You tell the teacher about your mistake. What trait are you showing?
Honesty
What is the name of the control center inside Riley’s mind, where her emotions operate?
Headquarters
If a friend often pressures you to do things you’re uncomfortable with and doesn’t take responsibility for hurting your feelings, this is a sign of what type of friendship?
Unhealthy friendship
This type of statement focuses on how you feel and avoids blaming the other person, such as saying, “I feel upset when you interrupt me.”
Why is it important to set goals?
If you don't know where you're going, you'll never get there.
During a group discussion, you disagree with someone’s idea, but instead of arguing, you calmly explain your opinion and thank them for sharing theirs. What trait are you showing?
Respect
In the movie, these glowing orbs represent Riley’s most important experiences and shape her personality.
Core memories
You’re upset about being left out of plans but don’t speak up because you’re afraid of conflict. This is an example of what type of communication?
Passive communication
This strategy is useful when two people can’t find common ground but still want to respect each other’s opinions and move forward.
Agree to disagree
Give an example of a short term goal
Answers vary
You forgot about a homework assignment and didn’t finish it. Instead of making excuses, you tell your teacher the truth and ask how you can make up the work. What trait are you showing?
Responsibility
This imaginary friend sacrifices himself so Joy can escape from the Memory Dump and help Riley.
Bing Bong
What’s the key difference between aggressive and assertive communication?
Assertive communication respects both your needs and others’, while aggressive communication disregards others’ feelings.
In this strategy, both people share ideas for resolving the conflict and come up with as many options as possible before choosing one.
Brainstorm solutions
Give an example of a long term goal
Answers vary
You see a classmate being teased by others. You imagine how they might feel and decide to stand up for them, even though you’re nervous about speaking out. What trait are you showing?
Empathy
While navigating through Riley’s mind, Joy and Sadness pass through this area, where they become shapes, then flattened, and finally abstract lines.
Abstract thought
Your friend interrupts you repeatedly during a conversation. You calmly ask them to let you finish speaking because it makes you feel unheard. This demonstrates which communication style, and why is it effective?
Assertive communciation. It is effective because it clearly expresses your feelings while respecting the other person.
You and a friend disagree about what movie to watch, so you decide to pick one this time and let them choose next time. What is this strategy, and why is it effective?
Compromise and it is effective because it ensures both people feel their needs are valued.
What are the four steps to setting a goal?
Decide on a goal
Think of the first few steps
Take the first step
Evaluate and move on