Healthy and unhealthy coping skills
Name two healthy coping skills
What is journaling, listening to music, taking a walk, deep breathing, meditation, talking to someone , writing, painting, or listening to music.
What is one benefit of using healthy coping skills?
What is feeling more relaxed, having a clear mind, creating healthy relationships, get to think about response to a situation, etc.
True or False:
There are instant "fixes" for stress.
Why or why not?
False
Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to cope with mental or emotional pressure. Coping skills, personal strengths, and other environmental supports are built over time.
What is a coping skill you can use while you are on your bed or in your room?
What is deep breathing, talk to someone, prayer, count to 10, or journal.
what is a stressor?
anything that causes someone stress
Name three unhealthy coping skills
What are throwing things, yelling at others, harming yourself or others, not eating enough or eating too much, substance abuse/use, yelling at others, or damaging property.
When does a healthy coping skill become unhealthy?
When it is done excessively and in a unhealthy way.
True or False:
All coping skills are healthy coping skills.
What is False
How do coping skills help us?
Coping skills help us with working through and processing our emotions and stress.
Self-soothing/calming, distraction, mindfulness, and physical are the different types or categories of coping skills. Name an example for each one.
Touching something soft, Deep breathing
Listening to music
Mindful eating
Taking a walk
How do unhealthy coping skills affect us?
What is they can hurt us, can hurt others, can cause more problems, etc.
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using healthy coping skills?
a.) allow us to create better relationships
b.) they increase stress
c.)allow us to have a healthy mind and body
d.) all the above
e.) a and c
f.) b and c
B
Using healthy coping skills allows us to reduce stress!!!
True or False:
What helps one person cope with stress may not necessarily help me.
What is True
What are some possible consequences of using unhealthy coping skills?
What are illnesses, hurting self or others, loss of relationships, etc.
What should you do if you feel yourself becoming triggered?
What is use a healthy coping skill?
Healthy coping skills help us:
a.) deal with stressors in our lives
b.) work through our emotions and problems
c.) process our thoughts and emotions
d.) all the above
e.) just a and b
d.) all the above
Why are coping skills important to our well being?
What does create a sense of calmness, confidence, inner peace, and help us reduce stress.
True or False:
Coping skills are used to avoid problems and stress in out lives.
What is False
True or False:
You only need one coping skill.
Which of the following are under the calming or self-soothing category of coping skills?
a.)exercise
b.)singing
c.)deep breathing
d.)volunteering
c.) deep breathing
What are some of the coping skills you are currently using?
Exercise, journaling, painting, walking, music, reading, deep breathing, meditation, etc.
What is a mindfulness practice that can help you calm your body and mind?
What is deep breathing, meditation, grounding exercise, yoga, etc.
True or False:
Coping skills are not important to your well-being.
What is false
Coping skills are only needed when you are struggling with negative emotions.
True or False:
My thoughts and feelings are not wrong, it is the way I respond to the thoughts and feelings.
What is true.