Second Step Gr6 Unit 3 Quiz

Emotions

• Feelings like happy, sad, scared

• Control center of the brain

• Thoughts in your head

• Strategy for behaving

Emotions help us...

• think

• tell our brain & body how to react

• make good decisions

• eat

Amygdala

• Control center

• Gray matter

• Brain

• Feelings alarm

Cortex

• Control center

• Brain

• Emotion

• Feelings alarm

Counting in your head strategy

• Gives cortex time to think

• Activates feelings alarm

• Distracts you

• Math is important

Walking away strategy

• Good exercise

• Escape from an emotional situation

• Have the last word

• Slam the door

Slow breathing strategy

• Hold your breath

• Take off mask

• Increase oxygen & slow down heart rate

• Triggers feelings alarm

Listen to music strategy

• Channel your rage

• Sing out loud

• Beat box

• Calm yourself with lyrics & melody

Physical exercise strategy

• Movement releases tension & stress

• Run away from problems

• Punch something

• A behavior norm

Norms are...

• Guidelines

• How people should behave

• Dependent on the setting

• All of the above