Coping Skills
What are coping skills?
strategies or techniques that help people manage stress and difficult emotions effectively.
What clues does your body show you when you are angry?
(i.e. sweating, headache, pacing, feeling hot/red, raised voice, rush of energy, fast heartbeat, clenched fists/jaw, verbal insults, go quiet/"shut down," sick to stomach, urge to punch, crying, screaming, etc.).
What is Passive-Aggressive Anger?
A person tries to repress their anger to avoid dealing with it but typically ends up expressing it in unhealthy and undermining ways.
Give an example of an anger trigger.
Being insulted, having personal space violated, being ignored, being lied to, being put down, etc.
If you had to assemble a team to help you win in real life, who would it be?
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Name 4 coping skills that work for you.
(i.e. journaling, deep breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 method, aromatherapy, cuddling with a pet, talking to a support, painting/drawing, listening to music, hugging a stuffed animal, eating a healthy snack, scream into a pillow, play a game, ask for a hug, paint your nails, count to 10, walk away.)
How do we increase our knowledge of noticing our warning signs?
Self-reflection. Practice mindfulness (i.e. paying attention to your emotions and bodily functions).
What is Assertive Anger?
Handling anger in a controlled manner by using your words to calmly explain and try to diffuse the situation.
Can be a healthy option for expressing anger.
What is a trigger?
A person, place, or event that provokes an emotional response resulting in a behavioral reaction.
Name the color rarity of the weapons in Fortnite.
common (grey)
uncommon (green)
rare (blue)
epic (purple)
legendary (gold).
When should you practice coping skills?
Anytime.
Preferably when you are feeling regulated and in a good mood.
Anger often masks deeper emotions (anger iceberg). What are some of those emotions?
Hurt, fear, frustration, dismissal, embarrassment, shame, grief, powerlessness, etc.
What is openly aggressive anger?
May be accompanied by physical and verbal aggression such as screaming/hitting things. Typically expressed by hurting the person whom the anger is directed at emotionally or physically.
How soon should you recognize triggers of anger?
As early as possible. Giving us the best chance of using a coping skill.
If you could change one thing that impacts your life at school or home.........
What would it be?
What are some unhealthy coping skills when you are angry?
Yelling, hitting, hurting myself/someone else, punching a wall, etc.
What causes anger?
Internal or external influences, a person or event.
Being hurt, hungry/thirsty, threatened, in pain, or in a conflict.
(i.e. dealing with a loss of a loved one or pet, losing a game, going through a breakup, failing at a task, being tired/hungry, etc.).
How is anger expressed verbally?
Raised voice. May use insults, say hurtful things.
On a scale of 1 to 10: Rate the following:
_ being told "no"
_making a mistake
_feeling embarrassed
_being hungry/tired
_being in pain
_waiting for something
_when someone else is mean/disrespectful
_when someone puts me down
_when I lose a game
_certain people at home or school
_homework, school work, tests
Free points as long as you answer(:
If you could have any superpower what would you choose?
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True or False: It's okay to state "I need a break" and remove myself from the situation when I am dealing with emotional dysregulation.
True.
Walking away and using a coping skill to regulate my emotions is helpful when dealing with elevated emotions.
Name 3 warning signs of anger you have noticed with someone close to you (mom, dad, siblings or friend).
Yelling, throwing things, insulting others, cussing, glaring, fist clenching, wanting to punch something, crying, lump in throat, not talking, etc.
How is anger expressed nonverbally?
Physical changes (i.e. frown, scowl, clenched jaw/fist).
Breaking/damaging objects or another person.
Hurting ourselves.
What are external and internal triggers?
External: things done to us - lying or putting you down, specific person, event
Internal: Messages to ourselves - self-talk, assumptions, personal beliefs
Would you rather......
Spend time with friends in person or spend time with online friends playing a video game?