Social Skills
This social skill involves respecting boundaries when it comes to touching and standing close to people.
What is personal space?
When you and someone else are able to come to an agreement after an argument.
What is a compromise?
A person says "I am going to ace this test" or "I've got this!" This person has this attribute.
What is confidence?
This is something you can do when you are feeling angry or stressed and have absolutely no tools with you. It is often timed, and involves two different airflow pathways.
These are rules and limits you set for yourselves within relationships.
What are boundaries?
When someone is clenching their fists, scrunching their brows, and tensing their jaw, they may be feeling this emotion.
What is anger?
After an argument, you and a friend might do this to make up.
What is apologize?
Telling yourself "I can do this" and "Everything is going to be okay" are examples of using this skill.
What are positive affirmations?
Using these small objects can help you focus or help you calm down in a moment of stress. They are almost always present in the PHP dayroom.
What are fidgets/fidget toys?
Name 3 different HEALTHY self-care strategies.
Anything goes!
This social skills means not interrupting, making eye contact, asking questions, and responding kindly.
What is active listening?
When an argument starts to escalate, it can sometimes be best to do this and calm down.
What is walk away?
Writing in this every day can help boost your self esteem.
What is a journal/log?
Listening to this when you are having strong/big emotions has been proven to help calm people down and soothe them.
What is music?
Name at least ONE type of cognitive distortion.
Predicting the future, exaggerating or minimizing, hyperfocusing, oversimplifying, mind reading, over generalizing, emotional reasoning, etc.
A friend of yours asks to reschedule plans. You really wanted to see them, but you tell them that it's okay and you look forward to seeing next time.
What is flexibility/adaptability?
You and someone you know try to come up with solutions to a problem together.
What is brainstorming?
This is when you try something again after failing the first time (or several times!).
What is perseverance?
Getting enough of this each night helps you be more prepared for dealing with stressful situations.
What is sleep?
Name at least one physical symptom of stress.
Asthma, headaches, back pain, sweating, nausea, chest pain, fatigue, etc.
When you understand someone else's emotions and can put yourself in their shoes, it's called this.
What is empathy?
These are statements to help express how you feel without making the other person feel defensive.
What are "I" statements?
Changing how you talk to yourself from negative to positively is called this.
What is improving your mindset?
An example of this calming coping skill might include sitting in a quiet room with your eyes closed and listening to ocean sounds.
What is meditation?
Name at least ONE of the 6 core emotions.
Happy, Sad, Fear, Surprise, Disgust, Anger.