Name that coping skill
This coping skill has you place one hand on your belly, breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth.
What is belly breathing?
What are thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
This emotion often tells us we like what is happening.
What is happiness?
You are getting super frustrated during a game with friends. What is one healthy coping skill you can use?
belly breathing, taking a break, etc. looking for a calming the body skill
This coping skill can help when your feelings are confusing or overwhelming by having you label and identify the emotion.
What is name it to tame it?
Finish the chain: Situation > Thought > Feeling > ______ > Result
What is behavior?
This emotion often tells us something feels unfair or not okay
What is anger?
You keep thinking, "I'm terrible at everything". What coping skill would help the best?
This coping skill teaches you to notice an unhelpful thought and replace it with a more balanced one.
What is Pause and Swap?
Situation: You lose a game
Thought: "I'm terrible at everything"
Feeling: Sad
Behavior: Flipping the table
What part of the triangle could you change to help improve the behavior?
The thought
This emotion helps keep us safe and alert to danger
What is fear?
You feel overwhelmed by a noisy room and cant focus on anything else. What coping skill can help you focus on the present moment?
5-4-3-2-1
This coping skill helps you focus on the current moment by having you name things around you.
What is 5-4-3-2-1 grounding?
Someone cuts in line. 2 kids are upset. One kid yells and gets in trouble. The other kid asks an adult for help and the problem gets solved. Which part of the chain changed?
the behavior
Your best friend moves away and you don't feel like playing your favorite game anymore. What emotion are you most likely feeling?
Sadness
Clue: You're trying to fall asleep, but you keep thinking about a big test tomorrow. What would you do?
Use Calm Place Visualization (accept Belly Breathing)
This coping skill helps you stop negative thoughts and can make you feel better about yourself.
What is positive self talk?
Two students have the exact same body clues: a racing heart, sweaty hands, and butterflies in their stomach. One feels excited and the other feels nervous. What might explain the difference?
What are their thoughts about the situation?
True or False: There are bad emotions.
False
A friend doesn't invite you to their birthday party. Your first thought is, "They must hate me." What would be a better thought using Pause and Swap?
"Maybe they could only invite a few people."
"Maybe it wasn't my friend's choice."
"Not getting invited doesn't mean they hate me.