Coping Skills

Healthy Coping Skills

1

Name 3 healthy coping skills.

- Read a Book

- Writing/Drawing/Painting

- Listening to Music

- Spending Time with Friends/Family

- Go for a Walk

- Deep Breathing

- Meditation

-Journaling 

-Pop Bubble Wrap 

-Crack Pistachio Nuts 

-Fold Warm Towels 

2

What is the 54321 Method?

54321 is a grounding technique

• 5: Acknowledge FIVE things you see.
• 4: Acknowledge FOUR things you can touch.
• 3: Acknowledge THREE things you hear.
• 2: Acknowledge TWO things you can smell.
• 1: Acknowledge ONE thing you can taste.

3

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.

4

Describe mindfulness?

Mindfulness is when you center yourself in the present moment. 

5

How can journals be healthy in therapy? (+3 Bonus points)

Drawing

Expressing Emotions/feelings

Creative outlet 

Keeping track of patterns

*AND MORE!!

6

What happens when we do not use healthy coping skills?

We express our emotions negatively, have outbursts/tantrums, do not process feelings or thoughts in a healthy way.

Cartoons

1

What is Sandy's Full Name?

Sandy Cheeks

2

What is Naruto favorite food?

*Bonus point: Name of Restaurant?

Ramen 

*Ichiraku Ramen 

3

What is the name of the Van in Scooby Doo? 

Mystery Machine 

4

What is the name of the characters in Scooby Doo?

Velma

Shaggy

Scooby

Fred

Daphne 

*Bonus point: Scrappy Doo

5

What kind of pancakes does Jake (Adventure Time) like to make?

Bacon Pancakes 

6

Name 3 of the 8 kids on Rugrates?

Tommy

Chuckie

phil

Lil

Angelica

Suzie

Dil

Kimi

Benefits

1

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

2

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.

3

When is practicing self-care important?

Everyday!!!!

4

What coping skills can be used to reduce stress? 

Some examples...
- meditation
- talking with someone
- breathing exercises
- exercise
- mindfulness
- yoga
- meditation
- reading a good book
- laughing at jokes
- watching a movie to express some emotion.

5

What do coping skills help us with?

Coping skills help us work through and process our emotions so that we can reduce the effect that stressors have on our lives.

6

What is something that you do that is a benefit to your life?

Answers will vary...

True/False

1

True or False:
Talking to others about problems in our lives is a healthy coping skill. (WHY?)

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

2

True or False:
Every coping skill is healthy. (WHY?)

FALSE!
Some ways that we learn to cope are not healthy for us! 

3

True or False:
Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives. (WHY?)

FALSE!
Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. 

4

True or False:
Coping skills help you focus on the important things in your life. (WHY?)

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

5

True or False:
Coping skills are not important to your well-being. (WHY?)

FALSE!
Coping skills create a sense of calmness, confidence, and inner-peace. They are important for your overall health.

6

True or False:
Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills. (WHY?)

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

Riddles

1

I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?

Your shadow.

2

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

A clock.

3

If you have it, you don’t share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it?

A secret

4

Two mothers and two daughters are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?

They are a grandmother, mother, and daughter.
(picture yourself with your mom and her mom)

5

I'm tall when I'm young, and short when I'm old?

A candle!

6

What do teens say when they have trouble in their math class?

“I can’t even.”