Relaxation

What is an example of a relaxation strategy?

• Scream

• Cry

• Breath deeply

What is another example of a relaxation strategy?

• Visualize calmness

• Ignore the problem

• Yell

What is an example of a relaxation strategy?

• Eat

• Exercise

• Kick

What is an example of a relaxation strategy?

• Hitting

• Throwing things

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation

When is it appropriate to use the breathing technique to relax?

• Never

• Always

• Only when you are outside

If your teacher starts yelling at you because she thought you were talking but you were not. You start to get really angry but remember there is nothing you can do about it now because it is the middle of class, what can you do?

• Scream and yell anyways because you don't care

• Breath deeply and talk to the teacher after class how it wasn't you who was talking at that time

• Get up and walk out of the room

Your dad is yelling at you because you were mean to your younger sibling and you are becoming angry, what should you do?

• Visualize your favorite color and your favorite song and let that come over your body before you respond and explain your side

• Be mean to your dad as well

• Let the anger build up inside of you and take it out on your teacher or peers later on in the day

You're upset because you have test coming up and have a lot of other work to do as well, what do you do?

• Pay someone to take the test and do your assignments for you

• Just skip studying and doing the work to go out with your friends

• Make a to-do list and break up the studying and assignment, but short breaks of exercising or mediation to remain relaxed.