Emotions In Action
What emotion are you likely feeling when your heart races, your palms sweat, and you feel like you need to act fast—even if nothing dangerous is happening?
Anxiety
What’s the word for something you are naturally good at or have developed with practice?
A Strength/Skill
Which coping skill can help reset your body: deep breathing, pacing the floor, or doom-scrolling?
Deep Breathing
Fact or Cap: Stress is always a bad thing.
Cap — some stress is motivating
True or False: You can feel more than one emotion at the same time.
True
If someone says you’re a good listener, what kind of strength is that: social, academic, or physical?
Social
If someone takes a break to walk, listen to a playlist, or stretch, what kind of coping strategy is that?
Healthy/active coping
Fact or Cap: Talking about your emotions makes you weak.
Cap
Which emotion often hides underneath anger, especially in teens—fear, excitement, or boredom?
Fear
Which strength helps you bounce back after difficult situations?
Resilience
What do we call the grounding technique where you identify 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, and 1 you taste?
The 5-4-3-2-1 method
Fact or Cap: Mental health affects your physical health.
Fact
What is the term for the physical “alarm system” in your brain that activates when you feel threatened?
The amygdala / fight-flight-freeze response
Name one way to discover your personal strengths.
Examples: feedback from others, self-reflection, trying new activities, journaling, personality/strength assessments
Coping skills work the same for everyone.
False
Fact or Cap: You can have a bad day without having a mental illness.
Fact
Name an emotion that can be “contagious” in a group setting.
Examples: laughter, stress, excitement, frustration
Strengths only come from things you're already confident in.
False — strengths can come from things you’ve struggled with
Which coping strategy helps when your thoughts are running wild: journaling, yelling, or ignoring the problem?
Journaling
Fact or Cap: Social media always improves mental health.
Cap