Helpful, Harmful or Temporary
Taking a five-minute walk before responding while angry
Helpful
A student feels tense before giving a presentation. What strategy could help their body calm down?
Slow breathing or a brief walk.
Getting a drink of water.
Rehearse their presentation
You are stressed after an argument with a friend. Name one healthy response you can do immedietly
Pause before responding, breathe, take a short walk, or talk calmly later
Give one toolkit example of reseting the body
Taking a walk, examples can vary
Billy notices a headache, tight shoulders, and a fast heartbeat before a difficult conversation. What category of stress response is this?
Physical
Watching a funny video or listening to music for 10 minutes after a stressful day
Temporarily helpful
A student has three assignments due and feels overwhelmed. What strategy could help organize the problem?
Make a to-do list
Break the tasks at hand into smaller steps
You have work after school and an assignment due tomorrow. Name one strategy that could help in this moment.
Prioritize, break the task down, ask for help, or plan a specific work period
Which category includes making a to-do list and breaking a task into steps?
Organize the problem
Lauren feels overwhelmed, frustrated, and anxious after a stressful day. What category of stress response is this?
Emotional
Breaking a large assignment into three smaller tasks
Before a quiz, a student says "I am going to fail anyways". What strategy can help?
Realistic self talk.
Replace “I am going to fail” with a more realistic thought, such as “I can focus on one question at a time.”
Focus on providing their best effort instead of on failing.
Ask the teacher for clarification if they do not understand directions.
A student avoids checking grades because they are afraid of what they will see. Is avoidance likely helpful long-term? Explain why.
No. It may reduce stress briefly, but it can make the problem harder to solve later.
Which category includes sleep, food, water, and movement?
Recharge
Lando Calrissian keeps thinking, “I cannot do this" and cannot focus on their work. What category of stress response is this?
Cognitive
Playing video games for 30 minutes after a stressful day
It depends. If it is a planned break, this can be helpful. However, this can be harmful if it causes the person to avoid their problems completely, lost sleep, or miss responsibilities.
A student feels overwhelmed by school, work, and family responsibilities. Name one person they could ask for support AND what they might ask for.
Trusted adult, teacher, counselor, family member, coach, etc.
Ask for help making a plan, clarification, or time to talk
You text a friend something important, and they read it but do not respond for hours. You start assuming they are mad at you. What is one healthy response you can make?
Put your phone down
Do something else
Follow up later with one message
Which category includes replacing “I cannot do this” with “I can handle one step at a time”?
Shift my thinking
Peter Parker starts avoiding friends, procrastinating on responsibilities, and snapping at family members. What category of stress response is this?
Behavioral
Create one coping choice that is temporarily harmful.
Anything that may bring short-term relief, but can create more stress or problems later.
What is procrastinating
What is excessive Scrolling
What is skipping a class or skipping work
What is staying up late watching a show or movie
A student is exhausted, angry, behind in schoolwork, and withdrawing from friends. Give two strategies from different toolkit categories.
Example: Break assignments into steps plus talk to someone that's trusted
A student is exhausted, angry, behind in schoolwork, and withdrawing from friends. Give two strategies from different toolkit categories.
examples: break assignments into steps plus talk to a trusted adult, breathing plus sleep routine
Alex has been stressed for weeks and feels like handling everything alone is too difficult. Which part of the toolkit should Alex use?
Connect for support
After an argument, Barry Allen has a stomachache, feels angry, thinks and thinks to himself “Nobody understands me,” and stops responding to messages. Identify all stress categories shown.
Physical: stomachache
Emotional: feelings of anger
Behavioral: stops responding to messages