The Brain
This term describes how we think, feel, and act.
What is Mental Health?
This rhythmic technique involves inhaling, holding, and exhaling for 4 seconds each.
What is Box Breathing?
A "tight" feeling often triggered by too much homework or a big game.
What is Stress?
To let your brain "do its laundry," you should aim for this many hours of sleep.
What is 9 hours?
The three-digit phone number for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
What is 988?
This emotional center of the brain takes over when we are stressed.
What is the Amygdala?
This method uses your five senses to bring you back to the present moment.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Method?
This feeling is a natural, healthy response to experiencing a loss or a disappointment.
What is Sadness?
Even a 10-minute walk can release these "feel-good" chemicals in your body.
What are Endorphins?
You should ask for help if you feel "heavy" or "numb" for longer than this amount of time.
What is Two Weeks?
This is the "thinking" part of the brain that we want to "plug back in" when we feel overwhelmed.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
This practice involves squeezing and releasing muscles to "dump" physical stress.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)?
This "internal alarm" signals that something feels unfair or frustrating.
What is Anger?
This habit involves taking breaks from social media to focus on your real life.
What is Unplugging?
To reach the Crisis Text Line, you should text this word to 741741.
What is "HOME"?
This occurs when the emotional brain takes over, making it hard to make good choices.
What is an Amygdala Hijack?
This tool helps you replace your "inner critic" with more resilient thoughts.
What is Positive Self-Talk (or Affirmations)?
A feeling of being nervous about things that have not actually happened yet.
What is Anxiety?
This term refers to a negative mark or stereotype about mental health.
What is Stigma?
This category of person includes teachers, coaches, parents, or school counselors.
What is a Trusted Adult?
Mental health is often compared to this because it can change from 100% to 20% on any given day.
What is an Internal Battery?
A personalized list of "appetizers," "main courses," and "desserts" used to manage stress.
What is a Coping Menu?
Feelings are compared to this because they show up and can be intense, but they eventually pass.
What is the Weather?
Asking for help is actually this, rather than a sign of weakness.
What is a Superpower?
These are the three specific people listed to turn to for support at school.
Who are School Counselors, Nurses, and favorite Teachers?