Managing Stress, Anger, and other Emotions
True or False: If you don't know how to manage your emotions, you may make decisions that hurt yourself or others, damage relationships, develop physical illnesses, and make you feel unhappy about life
True
The specific set of skills required to succeed in life and effectively deal with problems are called Life Skills. True or False.
True
This highly addictive chemical, found in tobacco, is in most e-cigarettes.
Nicotine
What is the definition of VALUE?
Define Respect?
Understanding, valuing, and supporting your own and another person's individuality
Creating a personal list of things that calm you down—like music, walking, or talking to someone—is often called coping ______.
Skills, toolbox, plan
What are the two types of communication?
What is Verbal and Nonverbal
What types of disease can smokeless tobacco products cause?
How can substance use play a role in risk-taking and its consequences?
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Define Safety?
Freedom from emotional, physical, and mental harm
This kind of boundary, such as saying “I need some space right now,” helps protect your emotional well-being.
Personal Boundary
Name 3 ways substance use can affect a person
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Vaping and smokeless tobacco impact
Brain development in youth
Heart and blood vessels
Mouth, teeth, and gums
Risk for future cigarette or drug use
It's important to keep in mind what you ___ and what the possible results of your decisions are.
Value
What are the ingredients for a healthy relationship?
Respect
Accountability
Safety
Trust
Honesty
How does tobacco, alcohol, and drugs influence emotional responses?
Anger
Sadness
Irritability and anger
Anxiety and restlessness
Low mood or feeling “flat”
Difficulty concentrating
Mood (e.g., serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine systems)
Stress and fear (e.g., amygdala, HPA axis)
Reward and motivation
Define Assertiveness
What is standing up for yourself in a respectful way
How does vaping affect the heart?
Nicotine from vaping:
Increases heart rate and blood pressure
Narrows blood vessels, reducing blood flow
Over time, this can:
Increase risk of heart disease and heart attack
Put extra strain on the heart and circulatory system
Define Probability?
A measure of the likelihood that something will happen.
How can assertiveness help you build healthy relationships?
Standing up for yourself in a respectful manner.
What techniques can help you manage powerful emotions?
Breathing
Centering- Deep breathing with positive imagery
Re-framing- Reality Check, Double Standard (Treat yourself like a good friend), Past Experiences
What is the acronym for making decisions and setting effective goals? *Bonus points for know that it stands for*
What is SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely.
Name 1 harmful ingredient that is in an e-cigarette.
Nicotine
Heavy metals (like lead, nickel)
Volatile organic compounds
Diacetyl (linked to lung disease)
Formaldehyde (colorless, strong-smelling chemical used in building materials and many household products (like glues, disinfectants, and preservatives). It is also a known human carcinogen, meaning it can cause cancer.
Ultrafine particles that can reach deep into the lungs
What are some ways to assess risks? -- What steps can you use to decide if it's a risk to take or not?
Know what type of risk taker you are.
Be aware of group energy.
Watch out for influences of alcohol and drugs.
For some things, know there is NO safe level of risk.
Talk it out with someone.
Measure the likely results.
Unknown
What role does persuasion play in personal and relationship roles?
Persuasion involves convincing or urging someone to take an action or follow a belief. When you are persuaded by someone, you respond to their influence to think in a particular way and to behave in line with it.