Anxiety vs Fear
What is fear?
fear is a feeling the body experiences as a result of a threat to your physical safety. Fear is a strong and unpleasant emotion we experience during a dangerous situation.
What is Empathy?
Empathy is a way that we relate to people
a way to understand someone else's point of view and what they are experiencing
stepping into someone else's shoes
What is delayed gratification?
the ability to resist temptation and stick to goals. Fighting off that impulsive urge of wanting something now, but knowing we can get something better when waiting.
What is anger management?
Managing control of your anger using coping skills to calm down.
What is Self Care?
Taking care of yourself emotionally, physically, and spiritually
Doing something that helps your body, mind, and soul feel good
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a worry about a bad situation that is about to happen, but people often feel it when they are in a good situation and nothing is truly wrong.
What is not empathy?
Empathy is not sympathy! Or liking everyone that you come in contact with
What are some examples of ways we make decisions?
Multiple Answers:
- board games, like matching
- video games
- puzzles, decided on what piece matches
What are some physical signs of anger?
Multiple Answers:
shaky hands
heart racing
stomach ache
head ache
sweaty palms
Multiple answers:
Talk to someone you trust
Writing in a journal
Drawing or sketching
Setting Boundaries
Listening to music
Taking a nap
What are some signs of anxiety?
Multiple Answers:
- shaky hands
- sweating palms
- racing thoughts
- sleep problems
- upset stomach
What are some ways you can recognize people not showing empathy?
Multiple Answers:
- giving advice
- Comparison
- Cheering up
- Sympathy
Name examples of using delayed gratification?
Multiple Answers:
- not asking for money when knowing you get your paycheck at the end of the week
- walking away from a fight, knowing that you won't get in trouble
What are some coping skills for anger?
Multiple Answers:
- take a break
- get something to eat or drink
- listen to music
- exercise
- take deep breaths
True or False, is Checking your Battery part of self reflection for Self Care?
TRUE
True or False:
Anxiety is something that everyone experiences at some point, but it can be helpful to figure out exactly what you are feeling and why it made you feel anxious.
TRUE
What are the key components of Empathy
- Perspective Talking (walking a mile in someone else's shoes)
- Staying out of Judgement
- Recognizing emotion in another person
- Communicating emotion in another person (that must have been really frustrating...)
What does SODA stand for?
Situation
Options
Disadvantages
Advantages
Solution
What are examples of anger triggers?
Multiple Answers:
- losing patience
- non-stop bugging you if you want to be left alone
- not getting credit for your effort
- frustrated
Why is self care important?
Allowing yourself time to relax
helps decrease stress
improves mental and physical health
creating a healthy relationship with yourself
What are some ways you can manage anxiety?
Multiple Answers:
- Start a feelings journal
- tell someone you trust, friend, family, teacher
- take a time out, step away, listen to music
Can you give a scenario of someone not showing empathy to their friend and then explain how they could have shown empathy?
- a friend is sad about breaking up with her boyfriend, the other friend tries to cheer her up, "suck it up, we are going to a party"
- the friend could have sat down with the friend who is sad and processed that her friend is sad, or could have put themselves in her friends shoes
Give an example of a SODAS
Multiple Answer:
Ex: Situation: want to get a dog
Options: get a dog, don't get a dog
Disadvantages: costly, having to take them out
Advantages: new friend, someone to cuddle with, decrease anxiety/stress
Solution: get a dog
What are the 5 steps to do when you are angry?
First stop and notice your physical signs of anger- be aware that you are angry
Second, ask yourself what made me angry?
Third, take a second to notice where you are, is this at school, at home?
Fourth, think about what you can do to calm down
Fifth, utilize coping skills to simmer down.
What are ways you can implement self care in your daily routine?
make a self are plan
block off a time to practice self care
understand why self care is important to you