Your self
The ability or the belief to believe in yourself to accomplish any task, no matter the odds or difficulty or adversity.
What is confidence?
How much time teens need to sleep each night
What is 8-9 hours?
This is how much time of exercise a teen needs each day.
What is 1 hour or 60 minutes?
The habit of thinking about life positively and believing that situations will turn out for the best.
What is Optimism?
What is Optimistic Thinking?
This is the S in S.M.A.R.T. goals.
What is Specific?
Intelligence can be developed and there is a desire to learn.
What is a Growth Mindset?
The age when a teen brain completes developing.
What is 25 years old?
What you believe you are worth, based on inner qualities.
What is self-esteem?
Your body makes this hormone and it engages when it gets dark out. It helps regulate your sleep.
What is Melatonin?
This type of exercise not only provides a great workout but also allows you to socialize and work with others. It is recommended to do this type of exercise twice a week.
What are Team Sports?
Affirmations should include these three things.
What is Personal, Specific, and Positive?
This is the M in S.M.A.R.T. goals.
What is Measurable?
Intelligence is something that you have or don't have.
What is a Fixed Mindset?
Recognizing possible triggers and practicing effective coping techniques can help teens deal with stress.
What is managing stress?
How you see yourself from the inside, who you think you are. Formed by what you tell yourself from past experiences
What is self-image?
2 things to avoid in order to get better sleep.
What is avoiding stimulants before bedtime? (caffeinated drinks, nicotine, or sports drinks)
What is avoiding blue light from screens? (for 2 hours before bedtime).
What is avoid exercise RIGHT before bedtime?
What is avoid eating a heavy meal right before bedtime?
What is avoid changing your sleep schedule? (i.e. sleeping in on the weekends)
This type of exercise can be done using bodyweight exercises, resistance bands, or weights. It helps build muscles and strengthen bones and is best to do three times a week.
What is Strength Training?
Missed opportunities to learn and grow, ignoring problems, avoiding taking actions that could improve your life are the consequences of this type of thinking.
What is Pessimism?
What is Pessimistic Thinking?
This is the A in S.M.A.R.T. goals.
What are Action Steps?
What is Achievable?
One way a Fixed Mindset looks like.
What is avoid challenges?
What is give up easily?
What is see effort as a waste of time?
What is ignore constructive criticism?
What is be threatened by other's success?
The front part of the brain behind your forehead
Last to finish growing
Responsible for: logic and executive functioning: impulse, decision making, planning solving problems, consequences, long-term goals, making judgements, thinking critically
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
One way to improve self-image.
What is setting goals? (to improve your self image from the past)
What is positive self-talk and affirmations? (to improve self image from things others have told you)
What is create and have a growth mindset? (when you understand that your brain can grow and change.
Three things one can do to have better sleep hygiene.
Any of these are acceptable:
What is keeping a consistent schedule? (especially your wake-up time, and yes even on the weekends)
What is turning your screens (TV, phone, computer) off? (for 2 hours before bedtime)
What is sure to be active during the day? (workout daily but not 1-2 hours before bedtime)
What is the use of relaxation techniques? (Tighten muscles and then relax (repeatedly) them while lying in bed. Calming music, relaxing smells, sleep positioning)
What is turning the lights off?
What is meditation/meditate?
This type of exercise will improve your range of motion and help prevent injuries. One should include all major muscle groups in their exercise plan. Also, hold each stretch for 15-30 seconds and repeat them two to three times a week.
What are Flexibility Exercises?
This way of thinking does not ignore problems or pretend life is perfect. These thinkers choose to focus on what's good about a situation and what they can do to make things better. They have true confidence because they're prepared: They know they need to study if they want to ace a tough test.
What is Realistic Optimism?
This is the R in S.M.A.R.T. goals.
What is Relevant?
What is Realistic?
One way a Growth Mindset looks like.
What is embrace challenges?
What is keep going when things get challenging?
What is see effort as a path to mastery?
What is learn from constructive criticism?
What is learn from and find inspiration from the success of others.
Center of the brain
Responsible for: emotions, flight or fight, and is the “pleasure and reward” area
What is the amygdala?
Three things a person can do for personal hygiene.
What is brush your teeth, floss, use a water pick, go to the dentist?
What is shower (and wash hair) with soap (shampoo) daily?
What is wash clothes, sheet, and towels regularly?
What is eat a well balanced diet, low in saturated fats, sodium (salt), and sugar?
What is keep a clean environment? (i.e. a clean house)
Three effects of not sleeping well.
Any three of these answers:
What is being irritable? (cranky or moody)
What is having trouble focusing/decreased focus?
What is feeling overtired and/or exhausted?
What is having anxiety (and/or having difficulty navigating anxiety)?
What is feeling stressed?
What are physical health symptoms? (Headaches, nausea, or other body ailments).
What is a weakened immune system? (Get ill easier)
What is slower physical healing? (Your body repairs itself during deep sleep.)
What is affecting your relationships?
What is poor memory?
What is affecting your performance? (at school work, sports).
This type of exercise includes activities to get your heart rate up and increase your breathing. Aim for thirty minutes a day of this type of exercise/
What is Aerobic Exercise?
When you compare a real event, your reality, against something made up (called a positive or a negative reference point) to help you see how you feel about your reality.
What is an "alternate reality"?
This is the T in S.M.A.R.T. goals.
What is Time-Bound?
One of three misconceptions of a Growth Mindset.
1) What is you can achieve anything with just effort?
2) What is never experiencing failure or a setback?
3) What is always feeling happy and positive.
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One thing a teens may do differently than adults, because the teen brain is still developing (and all parts aren't connected yet).
What is respond to stress differently than adult?
What is have confused emotions, which may lead to mood swings?
What is have difficulty with relationships?
What is become addicted to something? (drugs, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, gaming, technology...)
Three spokes of the Wellness Wheel (that are part of an overall healthy balanced individual).
What are physical, spiritual, emotional, mental, environmental, occupational, social, financial, intellectual wellness?
Three benefits of good sleep.
What is set off / control hormones? (in the pituitary gland- a part of the brain responsible for hormones and many changes and functions in the body).
What is develops brain development and function?
What is promotes memory?
What is helps prevent and manage stress, anxiety, and depression?
What is be more alert, focused, or less risk of accidents?
What is empowers the immune system?
What is less likely to engage in risky behaviors?
What is improves performance at school, sports, etc.
What is improved relationships?
2 benefits of regular moderate and vigorous exercise.
What is better physical health?
(reduce the risk of chronic illness, maintain a healthy weight, strong cardiovascular system, etc.)
What is better mental and emotional well-being?
(reduce stress anxiety, depression and improve self-confidence and mood)
What is better cognitive skills?
(attention, memory, problem-solving skills, academic performance, concentration)
This is the formula to write your own personal affirmations.
What is:
"I, (your name), am a/an (adjective) (noun)."?
Note: an adjective is a describing word and a noun is a person or thing. i.e. I, Mrs. V., am a supportive mom.
One benefit of writing a SMART goal and not just a regular goal.
What is allow you to write goals that are attainable and meaningful?
What is have clarity in your goal-setting?
What is provide the motivation and focus you need to be successful?
What is give you a sense of direction and action steps?
What is provide a timeline and deadline (ending point)?
Three ingredients that are necessary to create a growth mindset and success.
What is hard work / effort?
What are strategies?
What are ideas?
What is focus?
What is perseverance or dedication?
What is reflection?
What is being OK being uncomfortable?
What is using the correct language with self talk? i.e. "I haven't learned this yet."
What is a willingness to learn?
What is asking for constructive feedback / criticism?
What is appreciating the journey?
What is viewpoint? i.e. challenges are opportunities.
What is realistic-optimistic thinking?
Teens are in the "use it or lose it" phase of brain development, where connections are made and also this.
What is "pruning".
cutting/getting rid of connections occur for those connections not being used