Strong Teens Mid-term

Telling yourself, "Oh, I'm feeling angry. Okay." is an example of what anger management strategy?

• Binocular vision

• Dark glasses

• Notice and acknowledge that you feel anger.

What is the following anger management strategy an example of?

As you are deciding what to do, ask yourself, "If I do ________, what will happen?"

• Because counting uses a different part of the brain than where emotions come from, so when you begin to count it essentially refocuses your brain.

• Behaviors or actions

• Use if-then statements to consider the consequences.

Giving yourself good advice such as, "Stop and breathe" or "Remember to use empathy" is an example of what anger management strategy?

• Positive self talk.

• Listening to another person OR empathy.

• Perseverance

Using active listening skills to better understand where a person may be coming from is an example of what anger management skill?

• Take a walk/ step away/ take a break

• Listening to another person OR empathy.

• Emotional intensity

How/why is counting a good strategy to help control anger?

• Blame game/ blaming others

  Blaming others for things that are your responsibility.

• Resilience

• Because counting uses a different part of the brain than where emotions come from, so when you begin to count it essentially refocuses your brain.

Looking at things in a way that makes them seem bigger or smaller that they really are is an example of what thinking trap?

• Binocular vision

• Dark glasses

• Fortune telling

Blaming yourself for things that are not your fault or making things about you when they are not, is an example of what thinking trap?

• Blame game

• Broad brush

• Making it personal

Thinking about only the negative parts of things, is an example of what thinking trap?

• Fortune telling

• Dark glasses

• All alone

You waited until the night before a group project was due to work on the project. Your group members couldn't help you get the materials you needed, and you got a bad grade. You're angry with your group members.

This is an example of what thinking trap?

• Blame game/ blaming others

  Blaming others for things that are your responsibility.

• All alone

• Broad brush

You have difficulty making conversations at parties. You think you are the only one who has difficulty with this.

What thinking trap is this scenario an example of?

• Binocular vision

• Making things personal

• All alone-

  Thinking you have problems that no one else understands.