Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
Actions used to manage stress and regulate emotions during challenging situations.
Name one person you can depend on for support once discharged.
Ashley discretion
What does the acronym SMART goals stand for?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. This method helps create clear, actionable, and trackable goals by providing a structure for planning and execution, making them more likely to be achieved.
True or False: Stress is always negative
False
What emotions are in Inside Out (movie)?
Joy
Sadness
Anger
Disgust
Fear
Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills.
TRUE !!
It is important to separate what is healthy from what isn't to make sure we are making the most use of healthy coping skills.
What are community resources that can help you feel supported
Ashley discretion
What is one goal you are working on in treatment?
Ashley Discretion - good work!
____________ thinking tends to cause more stress.
STINKIN (or negative)
What is one important thing you have learned in/taken from group
Ashley's discretion
Define "unhealthy coping skills"
Coping skills that are harmful to you or others & that keep you from addressing your needs effectively.
How can you identify if someone is a negative or positive support in your life
Positive: encouraging, supportive, listener, dependable, etc.
Negative: put you down, bad influence, unreliable, etc.
False
In what way can stress affect you?
Physical (body), Psychological (mind), Emotional, Behavioral
Where is your group counselor from?
Omaha, Nebraska
When should you practice coping skills?
All the time! Practice will help create patterns, if coping skills are not practiced, they are unlikely to help when you are experiencing strong thoughts or emotions
How are you going to be a support to yourself
self care, leisure, communicating better, therapy, medications, etc.
What is one goal you have already achieved?
yay!
Why is it important to identify your stressors?
So that you can problem solve ways to deal with them in a positive manner, so they don't cause long term effects or start affecting other areas of your life. It is important to pay attention to the physical and psychological signs.
Why is mindfulness important
It helps us feel our emotions, stay grounded in the present, and helps us cope with our situation.
What are the 3 main functions of a coping skill ?
1. Manage Stress
2. Regulate Emotions
3. Overcome Challenges
What are some tips you are going to use to communicate more effectively with your support
empathy, active listening, tone of voice, body language, assertive communication, "I" statements, etc.
What is a long term goal you want to continue to work on post-treatment
good job!
How can stress effect someone in a positive way? Name 4
It can motivate you to succeed, helps you learn and grow, teach's you time management and how to meet deadlines, makes you resilient, helps you to improve, could make you more assertive, helps you to problem solve, can be good for your immune system (short term)
The average American kid brings home __cups of sugar on Halloween