Coping Strategies
Name a coping strategies you can use when feeling sad?
1. talk to a parent
2. write feelings down
3. get a drink of water
True or False: It is important to learn about emotions so that we can suppress them more easily?
False, we do not want to suppress emotions rather learn to live with them.
What is a Neurotransmitters?
Neurotransmitters are your body’s chemical messengers. They carry messages from one nerve cell across a space to the next nerve, muscle or gland cell. These messages help you move your limbs, feel sensations, keep your heart beating, and take in and respond to all information your body receives from other internal parts of your body and your environment.
What does our brain do?
True or False: It is weird/uncommon to think negatively about yourself?
False! It is very common.
What is an ineffective ways of coping with emotions?
1. breaking things/hitting people
2. ignoring the emotion/distracting ourselves
True or False: it is uncommon to have strong emotional reactions to things we care about.
False. Every human has emotions and they are stronger when we care about things.
What does adrenaline do?
are responsible for your body’s so-called “fight-or-flight response” to fear and stress.
Where in the brain is responsible for thinking?
What is a thought?
A thought is a mental process that involves considering or thinking about something.
Name coping strategies you can use when feeling anxious?
1. take a deep breath
2. get a drink of water
3. talk to an adult
4. Notice and name thoughts.
What is the purpose of emotions like anger and anxiety?
Anger and anxiety can act like a shield to protect us from dangerous/scary things. Can you think of a time that anxiety protected you?
What does Serotonin do?
Serotonin is a chemical messenger that affects many functions in the body, including mood, sleep, digestion, and wound healing.
What area of the brain is responsible for emotional regulation?
The amygdala
What is an automatic thought?
An "automatic thought" is a rapid, often unconscious thought that occurs instantly in response to a situation, usually without conscious effort or critical evaluation, and can be either positive, neutral, or negative
Why do we engage in deep breathing?
To regulate the nervous system.
What are some emotions typically underneath anger?
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, motivation, and pleasure. It's also involved in movement, memory, and learning. Dopamine is sometimes called the "feel-good" hormone.
What is the central nervous system?
The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord: The brain controls how we think, learn, move, and feel. The spinal cord carries messages back and forth between the brain and the nerves that run throughout the body.
True or False: we need to control the way we think.
False! It is nearly impossible to control our thoughts. Think about automatic negative thoughts.
Take a 5 minute break. Drink some water. Play with a fidget toy.
Why do we feel anxious about social rejection?
Cave man brain.
what is an Endorphins?
Endorphins are your body’s natural pain reliever. They play a role in our perception of pain.
When emotionally dysregulated, what area of the brain has "shut off".
The prefrontal cortex
What are ways we can "deal with" negative thoughts?
1. Acknowledge and name it
2. "thanks brain"
3. evidence for or against the thought