Bullying
What is the definition of bullying? (Hint: BOO)
1. Being mean
2. Over and over again
3. On purpose
(Bonus: Power imbalance at play)
Name 3 people you can talk to when your feeling down
What is a 'cognitive distortion'
Irrational thoughts or beliefs that lead to problematic emotions or behaviors.
What is a NEGATIVE way to deal with stress?
Example: physical aggression/violence, shutting down, self harm
What is the name of Harry Potters owl?
What are 2 helpful ways to deal with bullying?
Example: set a boundary, get help from an adult, ignore, walk away
What is mental health?
What is the definition of 'mind reading'?
Believing someone is thinking the worst about you without any proof or reasoning.
Name 3 typical stressors for middle school students
What animal can sleep up to 3 years?
Give an example of a bullying situation
Example: calling names repeatedly, threatening to harm someone, pretending to be someone else online
Someone is hurting you, you want to hurt yourself, you want to hurt someone else, you give permission to share
What is the definition of "fortune telling"
Predicting things to turn out badly.
Give 3 HEALTHY ways to cope with stress
Journaling, art, talking to someone, exercise, get outside, music, reading, etc.
What birds eye is bigger than it's brain?
Ostrich
Why can it be hard to be a good/active bystander (or upstander)?
Examples: Fear of retaliation from the bully, fear of being judged, assuming someone else will step in to help.
What is the most common mental health disorder in children/adolescents?
Anxiety
"My mom isn't answering me, she must be in danger! She's probably in a car crash!"
Jumping to conclusions
Give 2 examples of a cognitive distortion
Example: Catastrophising, minimizing, jumping to conclusions, mind reading, mental filter, should statements, over generalizing, emotional reasoning
What does the 'www' in an URL stand for?
world wide web
What are the 4 types of bullying?
Physical, Social, mental/emotional, virtual
Name 3 mental health disorders
Anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, ODD, Bipolar etc.
"She shared my secret with everyone in the class in a group chat. It's fine though I guess."
Minimizing
Describe 3 ways you can feel stress in your body
In Connecticut, which food must be able to bounce?
A pickle