Coping Skills
What is the coping skill that involves inhaling and exhaling deeply to relax?
Breathing
What is it called when your friends or people you know pressure you to use marijuana?
Peer pressure
True or False: Marijuana is all natural so it is not bad for you
FALSE- it has harmful chemicals that alters your brain development
What is a trigger? Give an example.
Something that makes you react in a negative way (makes you angry, stressed, sad, etc.)
Ex: Parents or teachers yelling at you
What is the coping skill that involves using a tune to relax?
Music
Name one way to say "no" to peer pressure
Ignore it, Make an excuse, Walk away
True or False: The effects of marijuana only last for a few hours
FALSE
What is a stressor? Give an example
Something that makes you stressed.
Ex: Getting a lot of homework that is hard to understand, or your parents arguing all the time.
What is the coping skill that involves saying positive things to yourself when you are upset or stressed?
Give an example.
Positive self-talk
Example: I am brave and strong. I am good.
What is one of the best things to do to help you to make a decision?
Make a Pros and Cons list
True or False: Marijuana solves your problems
FALSE: Getting help from others, figuring out your triggers and stressors, finding other ways to cope with stress helps you solve your problems
Internal: something inside you that makes you stressed, like emotions such as anger
External: Something outside you that makes you stressed, like a friend or a relative going to jail
How would you define a healthy coping skill?
A way of dealing with stress that is good for you
What is another way of saying "no" to someone pressuring you to smoke marijuana
Telling them how bad it is for you, walking away.
True or false: Marijuana makes your heart beat slower so it makes you more relaxed
FALSE: it feels like you're relaxed, but actually marijuana is speeding you heart rate which can give you high blood pressure
Who is someone you can talk to if you have been triggered or stressed and feel like dealing with it by smoking marijuana?
Friend, teacher, Mrs. Williams, etc.