managing impulsivity

Managing ImpulsivityHalf term 4 week 1

What does Managing Your Impulsivity mean?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amsqeYOk--w

Can Homer manage his impulsivity?

How impulsive R U? Take this test to find out!! (remember if you chose A, B or C)

1. You go to JD Sports and see a really cool pair of trainers.

Do you:-

c) You don’t feel any urge to even give the trainers a second look.

a) Buy the trainers immediately. b) Think about the trainers you already own

and then make a decision.

2 A friend calls and asks you to come over to Jurong Street. Do you…

b) Say you will go but in an hour’s time, as you are just finishing your Maths homework.

a) Say ‘Yes’ immediately and rush out of the house

c) Ask ‘ Where is Jurong Street?’

IMPULSIVITY QUESTION 2

IMPULSIVITY QUESTION 3The exams are near and you know you need to

revise your work. Do you:-

a) Pick up the first text that you see on your table.

b) Start to make your revision timetable for the next 3 weeks.

c) Think exams are a waste of time as they don’t test your fantastic skills at playing “COD – Black Ops.”

You are happily chatting on BBM with your mates. Suddenly, an unknown tag asks for your mobile phone number and address. Do you:-

c) What’s BBM?

a) Give them immediately and ask to meet up.

b) Say ‘no’ but continue to chat in a friendly manner.

IMPULSIVITY QUESTION 4

Your best friend unintentionally says something that offended you. Do you:-

a) Break up the friendship you two have shared since Infant School.

c) Don’t have a best friend.

b) Feel yourself getting angry but tell yourself that your friend did not offend you on purpose.

IMPULSIVITY QUESTION 5

The weekend is here. Do you:-

b) You plan to get homework done out of the way before spending the remaining time with your family / mates.

c) You stand at the school entrance and wonder why the teachers aren’t opening the doors.

a) Not have any idea how to spend it , other than knowing that you need to get out of the house.

IMPULSIVITY QUESTION 6

You take up tae-kwon-do because:-

a) You just love the combat uniforms. c) You can beat people up.

b) You enjoy the mental and physical discipline of the sport.

IMPULSIVITY QUESTION 7

You are at Cardiff’s ‘Red Hot Buffet’. Do you:-

a) Eat all you can and more, then feel really ill.

b) Take a little at a time.

c) Eat all you can and asks the waitress to give you a bag to carry some home .

IMPULSIVITY QUESTION 8

How did you do? Your Score and what it says about your behaviour!!

Mostly (a) : You really do not think before you act.

Mostly (b) : You are really good at ‘managing your impulsivity’, which shows an intelligent, thoughtful person that you are.

Mostly (c) Category: You are either a dead vegetable or a danger to society.

Are you Reactive or Proactive? Reactive people tend to jump to

conclusions and are the victims of their environment.

On the other hand proactive people take time to consider, they manage their impulses and make good choices about the best course of action.

Impulsivity and school

Shouting out answers Putting your hand up and saying miss,

miss, miss Starting to pack away while the teacher

is talking Leaving when the bell rings Arguing in the middle of the lesson in

front of the class because you disagree Hitting someone Watching TV instead of doing homework

Research

Research shows that those children who are able to manage their impulsivity develop into successful adults.

It isn’t true that we are born impulsive therefore we can learn to be less impulsive and train ourselves.

Managing ImpulsivityThe next time we

feel impulsive adopt the STAR Approach:

S – StopT – ThinkA – ActR - Reflect

Famous Saying

Next time we feel impulsive in school, at home or in general, use the following saying:

‘Think before you Act’

Reflection