Coping Skills
Inhale, exhale.
What is deep breathing?
what is black-and-white thinking?
Irritability, frustration, hostility. You may feel on edge, easily annoyed by minor triggers. Known as a secondary emotion to fear and pain.
What is anger?
A bizarre aquatic mammal with a bill like a duck, webbed feet like an otter, a tail like a beaver, and lays eggs like a lizard.
What is a platypus?
Taking a break, usually when in conflict or high intense situation.
What is a time out?
When individuals jump to the worst-case scenario, even when there is little or no evidence to support such a conclusion.
what is catastrophizing?
Dread, fright, alarm, panic, trepidation. Survival emotion that keeps us safe when we preceive a threat in our environment, this emotion will strongly encourage us to flee.
what is fear?
A large hopping marsupial with a triangular body, powerful hind legs, small forelimbs, and a thick tail. This animal can get up to 45 mph.
What is a kangaroo?
Freely expressing oneself, usually when upset or hurt, angry. Usually with a trusted friend.
What is venting?
When we make global statements about ourselves or other people, which are based only on behavior in specific situations.
what is labeling?
A deep emotion that comes from feeling connected and having a sense of purpose.
What is joy?
The world's most dangerous bird, with dagger-like claws and powerful kicks. Standing over 6 feet tall, this bird has hair-like glossy black feathers but no wings and the males raise the babies.
What is a cassowary?
Physical activity that help manage emotions and stress, promoting emotional regulation and resilience, releasing pent-up energy and dopamine.
What is movement or exercise?
This is where we assume that we know what someone else is thinking, or we know the rationale behind someone else's behaviors.
A marsupial with thick fur, large fluffy ears, small eyes, a large nose, and no tail. Lives in the eucalyptus forests in easter Australia.
What is a koala?
The act of writing personal thoughts and experiences on paper, helpful to organize thoughts while also expressing in written form.
What is journaling?
The world's HAPPIEST animal. Small hopping marsupial with an almost human-like smile, rounded body, greyish brown fur, small ears and large eyes.
What is a quokka?