Identifying Triggers
A Grade 5 social studies worksheet focusing on identifying emotional triggers and practicing coping strategies.
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Identifying Emotional Triggers
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand your emotional triggers and how to manage them.
1. What is an 'emotional trigger'?
2. Which of the following is NOT typically considered a strong emotional trigger?
Feeling left out by friends
Getting a good grade on a test
Being unfairly blamed for something
Losing a game
3. When I feel angry, one of my triggers might be .
4. A common trigger for feeling sad could be .
Match the situation on the left with the likely emotion it might trigger on the right.
5. Being yelled at by an adult
a. Frustration
6. Not understanding homework
b. Anger/Fear
7. A friend ignoring you
c. Sadness/Loneliness
8. Describe one healthy way you can respond when you identify an emotional trigger.
9. Everyone has the exact same emotional triggers.
True
False
Study the faces below. How might each face be feeling?
