Stress Management
What is something you can control?
various answers
What is the STOP strategy used for?
managing emotions; allows time to stop and think before reacting impulsively.
What is the first step of problem solving?
Identify the problem
A goal that takes a long time to achieve, such as graduating high school, is called a:
long-term goal
True or False: Staying organized will help you become a better student.
True
True or False: Focusing on things outside of control may cause us more stress.
True
What does the S stand for in the STOP strategy?
Stop
What is brainstorming?
Thinking of different ways to solve the problem.
What is the acronym for the goal-setting method we learned?
SMART goal
These tools are used to keep your school work organized:
Your attitude, effort, and reactions are all examples:
Things you can control
True or False: It is okay to feel angry
True; Feeling angry is a normal emotion that we all experience, but responding to that anger inappropriately is NOT okay.
The process in which you look at your ideas and decide which ones to try and ones to leave behind.
Evaluate ideas
What does the S mean in the SMART goal-setting method?
Specific; your goal should be clear and specific
This tool is helpful for keeping track of important deadlines and events:
calendar
The weather, other people’s opinions, rumors and school rules are all things:
Outside your control.
What does the O stand for in the stop strategy?
Observe
What should you do if your idea/solution does not work?
re-evaluate ideas and try a new solution.
True or False: Making sure your goal is relevant is important in order to achieve your goal.
True; it will be hard to stay motivated to achieve the goal if it is something that is not important or beneficial to you.
True or False: Once you are organized it automatically becomes a habit
False; staying organized requires practice and consistency.
What is the Circle of Control?
a concept that helps students focus on what they can control rather than stress about things they can't.
What does the T mean in the STOP strategy?
Think
Five
What does the T stand for in the SMART goal-setting strategy?
Time-bound/timely
If you have 7 classes, how many folders/dividers should you have?
7; one for each class