Scenarios
Throwing things when becoming angry is a healthy way of expressing your anger? True or False?
What is false?
Skills used to deal with emotions.
What are coping skills?
A tool that can help you maintain your stress if it's squeezed, but not too tight!
What is a stress ball.
This technique involves slowly inhaling and exhaling of the breath.
What is deep breathing?
Name one or more healthy outlets for releasing stress.
What is exercise, journaling, talking to a trusted friend, drawing, deep breathing, guided imagery, yoga, listening to music, reading or another example?
You are feeling stressed with school and family. Four (4) people you can talk to for support.
What are Family -Friends -Therapist -Counselor?
What is a deep breath?
Three (3) thinks that connect together in the body to support a persons wellbeing.
What are Feelings, Thoughts and Actions?
The correct way to breathe when practicing deep breathing.
What is in through your mouth, out through your nose, at a very slow pace for several minutes?
Signs that your body gives you when you are experiencing anger.
What are knots in your stomach, clenching your hands or jaw, feeling clammy or flushed, breathing faster, headaches, pacing or needing to walk around “seeing red, "having trouble concentrating, pounding heart or tension in your shoulders?
These may include exercising, relaxation techniques, going for a walk with an adult, or enjoying a hobby, sport, or any activity you like.
What are examples of healthy coping skills?
Physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.
What is the fight, flight, or freeze response?
Re-connect the body and the mind by rubbing hands together, clapping, dancing, stomping, ect.
What can you do when the body is disconnected from the mind?
Involves the tensing of the muscles then releasing for relaxation.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
A simple and instant way to manage your anger.
What is counting to 10 and deep breathing?
Task-Oriented; Emotion-Oriented; Avoidance-Oriented.
What are the 3 types of coping skills?
Phrases you can say to yourself to help you get through distressing situations.
What are affirmations or positive self-talk?
The poses and stretches of this exercise promote calm and meditation.
What is yoga?
Involves imagining a relaxing destination and picturing yourself there for relaxation purposes.
What is guided imagery/visualization?
An unhealthy way to handle stress that involves doing nothing.
What is keeping your feelings inside/"bottled up"?
Give an example of an unhealthy coping skill and why it's unhealthy. Then give an example of a healthy coping skill and explain why it's healthy.
-Open Answer-
The ability to respond to situations with a range of emotions in a manner that is socially acceptable, as well as the ability to delay reactions as needed.
What is emotional regulation?
A practice of serious thought about one's character, actions, and motives, which allows us to acknowledge what choices and how we can improve ourselves.
What is self-reflection?
Three 3 healthy things I can do to relax.
What is deep breathing, visualization, yoga, counting, etc.?
Two (2) things you can do to PREVENT stress and anger from building up.
What is practicing self-care, having a healthy support system, eating healthy, getting good sleep, etc.?