Healthy Coping Skills
Coping Skills
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Mental Health Trivia
100

Name 3 healthy coping skills.

-TIPP skills 

-self care

-defusion 

-fresh air 

- fact checking 

100

What is the 54321 Method

54321 is a grounding technique (5 senses grounding method) The 54321 method involves listing things starting from five and working down. This helps you to take stock of your surroundings and what is happening in your current reality – forgetting your future expectations and the past traumas, for a moment.

100

Which of the following is a benefit of using healthy coping skills?

a.) They reduce stress

b.) They allow us to create better relationships

c.) They allow us to have a healthy mind and body

d.) All of the above

d.) All of the above

100

True or False: 

Talking to others about problems in our is not an important coping skill

FALSE

Talking to others allows us to share our emotions and problems so that we do not have to go through them alone.

100

What can run but never walk?

A river

100

What brought me joy today? This week? This month?

How can you do more of that this week?

100

How many Americans live with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression 


About 1 in every 20

200

What are healthy ways to cope with anger? 

- journalling 

- deep breaths to deescalate

- externalizing in a healthy way (ripping paper, throwing ice) 

- DEAR MAN, assertive communication 

- setting boundaries

200

Name two unhealthy coping skills.

- indulging too much in one activity (especially if unhealthy activity)

- Sleeping too Much

- Avoiding the Problem

- Denial of the problem or MINIMIZING the issue

-Pushing the symptoms away

-Ignoring the red flags

200

What are some benefits that you have experienced from using healthy coping skills?

- Feeling more relaxed

- Having a clear mind to help solve your problems

- Creating healthy relationships with others

- Being able to think about your response to a situation.

-Seeing a different perspective on a situation.

- Working through the obstacles rather than avoiding them.


200

True or False:

Every coping skill is healthy.

FALSE!

Some ways that we learn to cope are not healthy for us! (ex: fighting, running from problems, etc.)

200

Why did the jaguar eat the tightrope walker?

It was craving a well-balanced meal.

200

Do I follow the advice I give to others?

What is one thing you tell others that you could practice towards yourself this week

200

True or False: Environmental factors cause eating disorders

False: 

  • Genetics, environmental factors and personality traits all contribute to the risk of developing an eating disorder.
300

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 of the above

d.) All of the above

Using healthy coping skills allow us to take a minute and process what is happening with our emotions, stressors, thoughts, and problems.

300

What Are Positive Affirmations?

Give an example of a positive affirmation for yourself. 

Positive affirmations can be defined as positive phrases or statements that we repeat to ourselves. Generally they are used to manifest goals, dreams, or experiences we desire.

300

What is the coping skill you use the most? How and when do you try to use it?

keep it up! 

300

True or False:

Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.

FALSE!

Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill.

300

True or False: Australia is wider than the moon.

True! The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia’s diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.

300

Is there negativity I can cut out of my life?

What boundaries can you set this week?

300

What Is The Most Common Mental Illness In The United States?

A. Eating Illnesses

B. Schizophrenia

C. Depression

D. Epilepsy


C. Depression


400

Describe mindfulness. Is it a coping skill?

Mindfulness is when you center yourself in the present moment. It can be done through meditation, relaxation exercises, or just simply slowing down and taking notice of things that are currently around you. 

Yes, it is a coping skill!

400

How can fact check the following thought?

*I should have pushed myself harder on that task; I'm so stupid and I always fail so what is the point. *

Next time i will start the task earlier so I have time to alter/change it

I will get back up again and do my best next time.

I am smart and talented and grateful to be given another opportunity.

No one person is perfect what matters is picking myself up and learning from my mistakes so that I can avoid this.  

400

What coping skills can be used to reduce stress? 

Some examples, but answers will vary...

- meditation

- talking with someone

- breathing exercises

- exercise

- mindfulness

- yoga

-meditation

-reading a good book

-laughing at jokes

-watching a movie to express some emotion. 

400

True or False:

Coping skills help you focus on the important things in your life.

TRUE!

When we can cope with problems in our lives, it is easier to focus on everything else that is important to us!

400

What’s the difference between a guitar and a fish?

You can tune a guitar but you can’t tuna fish.

400

What new activities do I want to try?

When could you try those?

400

True or False: It is uncommon for people to have other mental health illnesses besides their eating disorder. 

  • False! It is very common for people with eating disorders to have other mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
500

How could you cope on a bad body image day?

- seek support 

- find comfortable clothes

- reduce access to things that increase body image distress

- practice self compassion and self care


500

Mary gets into a fight with her parent at a meal. She yells that they aren't helping her and decides to leave the situation and sit outside. Is this a healthy coping skill?

Yes and no!

Taking space and fresh air and leaving the situation is a great way to reduce stress and calm down. 

Don't ever walk away from a conversation without letting the other person know you need a pause, and that the conversation can be continued later once the tension has settled a bit. 

500

When is it most important for us to practice coping skills?

BEFORE distress gets to it's peak

500

True or False:

Coping skills will always make us feel better

FALSE! 

Coping skills may create a sense of calmness but they don't always make us feel 100% better

500

What is one letter that doesn’t appear in any American state name?

There's a Z in Arizona and an X in Texas, but no Q in any of them.

500

When something (recently) didn’t go my way, what did I learn?

What could you do differently in a similar situation in the future?

500

Eating Disorders are the most deadly mental illness

  • A. True
  • B. False


  • B. False

but they are the second! 

600
Tell us about an emotion you may feel in the next few day and how you can cope ahead for it?

you got it! 

600

Your friend makes a triggering comment about their lunch and weight in front of you. How do you cope?

-setting boundaries

- explaining why it feels triggering 

600

What coping skills could you be doing more of? When can you practice this skill this week? 

love that plan! 

600

True or False:

Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills

True! 

There are both healthy and unhealthy coping skills; the key is to knowing which are which, and utilizing healthy ones.

600

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

The same middle name.

600

What scares me? How does it hold me back?

What is a step you could take to confront this fear?

600

What percentage of people are able to receive treatment for their eating disorders?

Only about 10%!

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