Managing Big Emotions Quiz

What is the first step to managing big emotions?

• Ask an adult for help

• Notice and identify your feelings

• Take action

• Think about coping skills

What are triggers?

• Things that cause your emotions to run wild

• Things that make you hungry

• Things that make you sleepy

• Things that make you happy

What can you use if you have trouble identifying your emotions?

• A toy

• A feelings chart

• A book

• A game

What is the second step to managing big emotions?

• Notice and identify your feelings

• Think about coping skills you can use to feel better

• Ask an adult for help

• Take action

What should you do if one coping skill does not work?

• Ignore your feelings

• Give up

• Keep using the same skill

• Move on to another coping skill

What are relaxation skills?

• Encouraging statements you say to yourself

• Things you can do to relax your brain and body

• Things you can do to move your body

• Things you can do to get your mind off of your stressful emotion

What are distraction skills?

• Things you can do to relax your brain and body

• Things you can do to get your mind off of your stressful emotion

• Encouraging statements you say to yourself

• Things you can do to move your body

What are movement skills?

• Things you can do to relax your brain and body

• Things you can do to get your mind off of your stressful emotion

• Things you can do to move your body

• Encouraging statements you say to yourself

What are thinking skills?

• Things you can do to move your body

• Encouraging statements you say to yourself

• Things you can do to get your mind off of your stressful emotion

• Things you can do to relax your brain and body

What is the final step to managing big emotions?

• Notice and identify your feelings

• Take action by practicing one or more coping skills

• Think about coping skills you can use to feel better

• Ask an adult for help