Coping Skills
What is the simplest form of Mindfulness?
Breathing
Boredom is a common ____________ in recovery?
What is a trigger?
The Princess and the Frog is set in which city?
New Orleans
What four things are often needed to change in order to prevent relapse?
What are People, Places, Things, and Situations?
Why are ghost such bad liars?
What is You can see right through them?
This type of therapy teaches people how to handle boredom without using substances.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
Name a way you can tell you are bored that aren’t “just feel bored”. *explain your answer
What is Can’t focus/relax, avoidance, sadness, low motivation, uninterested, no excitement, etc.?
What do we call a cloud that touches the ground?
Fog
When you detach, separate, and disconnect from others is called what?
What is Isolation?
Why do flamingos lift one leg?
What is B/c if they lifted both they would fall down?
Family, friends, groups are examples of what?
What is support system/network/supports?
This brain chemical drops when we’re bored, making us seek excitement.
What is dopamine?
How many bones are in the human body?
206
People who are bored may engage in this type of behavior, like driving recklessly.
What is risky behavior?
A smart-aleck, quick-witted rabbit whos catch phrase is “What’s up, Doc?”
Bugs Bunny
Massage, bath, meditate, journal are examples of what time of coping skill for boredom?
What is self-care?
Name a worldwide event that gave many people extra anxiety and increased boredom.
What is The COVID 19 Pandemic
Often mistaken for a whale and goes by the nickname "killer whale"
What is an orca?
Using substances to cope with boredom or negative feelings is called this.
What is self-medication?
What do you call a pig the does Karate
A Porkchop
Strengthening this personal trait helps people avoid using substances when bored.
What is resilience?
What are at least 2 consequences of boredom in recovery?
What is Relapse, blame, more triggers, impulsivity, old behaviors, justification for use, etc.?
What is the official name of the Northern Lights?
Aurora Boriallis
This part of the brain helps control impulses, which can fail when boredom strikes.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock