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Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Emotion Regulation
Middle School Madness
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The state of mind in which people are most likely to act impulsively (without thinking about consequences)
What is emotional mind?
100
Doing an activity to keep yourself from thinking about uncomfortable or negative emotions
What is distraction?
100
If you are feeling the emotion "guilt" name 2 actions you may need to take.
What is confess that I've done something wrong and say "I'm sorry"?
100
The feeling we have when we are in emotion mind because we have too many things to do and not enough time to do them
What is stress?
100
When a student is quietly studying he/she is in this state of mind
What is reasonable mind?
200
The combination of emotional mind (your feelings) and rational mind (the facts)
What is wise mind?
200

What someone takes to get away from it all...

What is a vacation?

200
These send us messages that something is "wrong" or something is "okay.
What are emotions?
200
When we say things about others without knowing the facts we are being this.
What is judgmental?
200
When you are practicing deep breathing so that you can manage your emotions and make a good decision you are trying to get into this state of mind
What is wise mind?
300
Being completely in the moment without distractions
What is mindfulness?
300

Something I give kids to help them when testing...

Fidget Spinner

300
This is what it's called when something happens and you get the thought that you want to react to it in a certain way.
What is an urge?
300
Give 3 reasons why you should do your homework.
What is you learn better, you get better grades, your parents and teachers don't get mad at you...
300
You have baseball practice tonight but want to stay home because you have a lot of homework to do. You should this skill to weigh your options.
What is Pros and Cons?
400
The skill in mindfulness where individuals sit back and look at things and describe them without judging them
What is observe/describe?
400

A bag full of items that help us relax through engaging or using the 5 senses (lavender lotion, candy, pictures, music...)

What is a self-soothe bag?

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We communicate our emotions in these 3 ways
What is words, facial expressions and body language?
400
Name the skill that we learned about when Sam Berns described during his TED Talk how he "focuses on the things that he can do rather than the things he can't do"
What is Radical Acceptance?
400
Your friends want you to go to McDonald's for lunch but you want to get a salad at Roche Brothers. Name at least 2 ways you could compromise to solve the problem
What is go to McDonald's this time then to Roche Brothers the next time, what is grab a salad at Roche Brothers and bring it to McDonald's....
500
Three mindfulness activities
What is deep breathing, mindful coloring, eating, listening, counting, ball toss, mirror image, mindful walking...
500
Name 3 relaxation strategies
What is guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, self-soothe (warm bath, using 5 senses for self-soothe bag...)
500
Name three ways your body may react/change when you are anxious
What is rapid heart beat, heavy breathing, sweating, mind is racing...
500
Name 3 things you can do to help a new student who comes to the school
What is greet them, show them around the building, sit with them at lunch...
500

The mind someone is in when they are sad or crying 

Emotion Mind