feeling overwhelmed, anxious or pressured when facing difficult or challenging situations

Calming and relaxation techniques

RSHE (PSHE)

How talking supports mental health

Influences on mental health

Working with my feelings

This unit provides strategies for talking about mental health, understanding its influences, managing feelings, and using calming and relaxation techniques.

Mental health: How can I support my mental health?

feeling overwhelmed or anxious when facing challenging situations

Match the following words to the correct definitions.

People get stressed about the same things.

Stress releases adrenaline which puts us into 'fight or flight' mode.

Some people thrive on a little stress as it helps them to perform better.

Prolonged stress does not affect our emotional or physical health.

Which of the following could be an emotional response to feeling stressed?

Which of the following are examples of calming breathing exercises?

Visualisation is using our imagination to picture a place where it’s peaceful and {{}}, for example, a beach.

Which of these are examples of grounding techniques?

actions taken to help someone in a difficult or dangerous situation

Tricky feelings, such as anger or jealousy, should be ignored.

It's ok to experience any feelings, but how we respond to them is important.

Everyone has feelings and talking about them is a sign of strength.

We cannot do anything to protect our mental health.

Which of the following are biological factors that can affect mental health?

Sometimes, {{}} is a good technique to get a break from tricky feelings.

Which of these methods could help someone work with their feelings?

Complete the statements by matching the sentences.

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