A Conscious Conscience: Using Self-Talk to Manage Anger

A Conscious Conscience: Using Self-Talk to Manage Anger

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Multiple Choice

What is self-talk?

• Bragging or spreading rumors about yourself.

• An opportunity to talk about yourself openly.

• Self-guided discussions about important topics.

• A practiced voice in your head that helps you make decisions.

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Create positive messages that we can use daily when feeling negative.

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Multiple Choice

What is self-talk?

• Bragging or spreading rumors about yourself.

• An opportunity to talk about yourself openly.

• Self-guided discussions about important topics.

• A practiced voice in your head that helps you make decisions.

Multiple Choice

Self-talk is similar to your conscience because...

• It pops up on your shoulder in difficult times.

• It only arrives and exists when you are sleeping.

• It can't be trained; you either have it or you don't.

• It acts like a voice inside your head that guides you. 

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You can master self-talk by...

• Thinking of words or phrases that help you feel better and trying them out. 

• 'Shushing' the voice inside your head. 

• Only thinking positive thoughts all the time.

• Repeating negative thoughts as much as possible. 

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of self-talk?

• To show other people what we are thinking.

• To manage and control difficult situations.

• To keep ourselves company.

• To guide ourselves to make good decisions.

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Which of the following are strategies for practicing self-talk?

• Practice gratitude

• Use affirmations

• Challenge negative self-talk

• All of the above