Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
A coping skill is something we can do to help manage our feelings.
What is a Trigger?
Anything that might cause a person to be remembered of a scary or traumatic experience.
What color is a polar bear's fur?
Colorless!
Talking to others is a healthy coping skill.
True.
Exercise.
Healthy.
Name an example of a coping skill.
Talking, walking away, coloring, listening to music, etc
What are some examples of triggers?
True or false: hummingbirds can beat their wings up to 200 times per second.
True.
Every coping skill is healthy.
False. Some coping skills might make things worse, like sleeping the whole day or eating too much junk food.
Eating junk food
Unhealthy if it is too much.
True or false: you should wait 5 minutes after you feel mad to use a coping skill.
False. You need to use a coping skill right away for it to help.
What should you do if something triggers you?
Use a coping skill, talk to someone
Giant tortoise can be as big as: a house cat, a bear, or a whale?
Healthy coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.
False. Healthy coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. We will never be able to avoid all problems!
Scream into a pillow.
Healthy.
True or false: a coping skill that is helpful for you might not be helpful for someone else.
True. Everyone benefits from different coping skills, because we are all unique.
Have you noticed any triggers that remind you of scary or bad memories? What are they?
Who was the loudest roar?
The lion.
Healthy 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, and the things that make us happy.
Arguing.
Unhealthy.
Which coping skill is the most helpful for you?
Why is it helpful to identify what your triggers are?
If you know what your triggers are, you can be more prepared to handle them
True or false: beavers are rodents.
True.
Adults use coping skills.
True. All people need help at times.
Unhealthy and dangerous.