Question

dealing with feelings comprehension check

1. healthy or unhealthy?

highlight h for healthy or u for unhealthy for each way of dealing with troublesome feelings:
a) talking to a trusted friend or adult - h / u
b) yelling at someone - h / u
c) writing in a journal - h / u
d) ignoring your feelings completely - h / u
e) taking a walk to calm down - h / u

1. anger check

what is one healthy way you can deal with anger?

1. vocabulary

what does the word impulsive mean?
give an example of an impulsive action:

Explanation:

1. a) Talking to someone trusted is a healthy way to process feelings. b) Yelling at someone is an unhealthy reaction. c) Writing in a journal can help express and process emotions, so it's healthy. d) Ignoring feelings is unhealthy as they don't go away. e) Taking a walk to calm down is a healthy coping - mechanism.
2. Many healthy ways exist like deep - breathing, but an example could be taking a time - out.
3. "Impulsive" means acting without thinking first. An example of an impulsive action could be suddenly buying an expensive item without planning.

Answer:

1. a) H

b) U
c) H
d) U
e) H

1. Taking a time - out
2. Acting without thinking first.

Suddenly buying an expensive item without planning.