Coping Skills
What are coping skills
Skills used to deal with issues as they happen, deal with unpleasant feelings and emotions. Skills used in the moment
What are values?
Values are the things in life that you feel are most important.
What is self-care
Self-care refers to anything that you do to keep yourself mentally, emotionally, physically socially and spiritually healthy.
Name one goal of emotional regulation.
Understand and name your emotions, decrease frequency of unwanted emotions, decrease emotional vulnerability, decrease emotional suffering.
What is radical acceptance
Complete and total acceptance of reality without judgement.
Name 4 potentially unhealthy coping skills
Drugs, alcohol, anything in excess, shopping, gambling...
Name 3 things that create our values.
Any 3 of the following ...
History, personal experiences, culture, heritage, religious beliefs, how we were raised, where we were born, country of origin, country/state we live in...
Why is self-care important?
It increases our ability to deal with daily challenges, helps to fill our tank and increase our ability to manage stress.
What do emotions do you us?
Motivate us for action, communicate to and influence others, communicate to ourselves.
What is box breathing?
Breath in for 4, hold for 4, breath out for 4, hold for 4.
Name 5 healthy coping skills
Any 5 skills...
reading, walking, meditating, drawing, taking a bath, etc...
How to values affect our daily lives.
Values direct our beliefs about the world around us and how we interact with it. What we believe is important, how we treat others and how we allow others to treat us.
Name 3 examples of self-care.
Getting enough sleep, eating enough food, socializing with friends, getting hair or nails done. Taking a bath, taking some time off work, etc.
What are emotions?
Feelings caused by the situation you are in and/or the people you are with.
What is progressive relaxation.
Relaxing your body from the head to toes one body part at a time.
Name 2 things to include in a crisis plan.
Contact information of supports, resources for when coping skills aren't enough, warning signs that I will need help, crisis line information, information about my treatment providers so others can contact them for me...
Give 2 examples of a personal value.
Examples can include...
be honest, have integrity, do no steal, do not harm others, live by the golden rule, do not break the law...
What are the 3 categories that make up the hierarchy of needs?
Physical, mental and emotional
Name 2 myths about emotions.
Weakness, wrong or right, they are stupid, should always be trusted, etc.
What are secondary emotions and name the most common secondary emotions.
Emotional reactions we have to other emotions. Anger.
What are the six types of coping skills?
Self-soothing, Distraction, Opposite Action, Emotional Awareness, Mindfulness, Crisis Plan.
What are the 4 types of personal values
Myself, Family, Friends, Society.
What are the 3 of the 5 areas of self-care?
Physical, emotional, social, spiritual and psychological.
Name 5 of the 9 emotions we identified.
Fear, Anger, Disgust, Love, Sadness, Shame, Guilt, Envy, Jealousy.
Explain the coping skill that uses the 5 senses.
5 things you see
4 things you feel
3 things you hear
2 things you smell
1 thing you tast