Healthy Coping Skills
Unhealthy Coping Skills
Benefits
True or False
Self Care/Love
Riddles
100

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

100

Name one example of an unhealthy coping skill.

Avoiding Help

- Fighting

- Yelling at others

- Harming others or yourself

100

Name 1 healthy coping skill you used this week.

:)

100

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

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

100

List two ways to care for yourself physically. 

healthy eating, good sleep schedule, good dental hygiene, exercise, drinking water, showering/bathing, getting in the sun

100

What gets wet while drying?

a towel

200

SHOW and DESCRIBE how you can use BREATHING as a coping skill!

Belly breathing, square breathing, taking the BIGGEST breath you can, IN through nose and OUT through mouth

200

Someone just made you upset and called you a name. What are all the unhealthy coping skills you can use to respond?!

Physical aggression, using hurtful words back, yelling, fighting, avoiding the issue

200

What is one benefit that a person can experience 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, 

200

True or False: Everyone uses the same coping skills.

FALSE! Everyone has different skills that work for them. We experience the same emotions, but we can experience and respond to them differently depending on what helps us. 

200

why is self love important?

loving yourself leads to better self esteem, more relationship satisfaction, better coping skills, lowers anxiety and stress, builds self esteem and resilience, motivations for change, motivation for healthier choices in life

200

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left?

your left hand

300

Someone just made you upset and called you a name. Describe how you can use a healthy coping skill to respond!

Tell them how it made you feel and what you need, stay calm, ask someone else for help, walk away
300

What is one emotion that often lead people to engage in unhealthy coping skills?

Anger

Sadness 

Anxiety

Jealousy 

Depression 

Guilt 

300

Name 1 MENTAL coping skill and 1 PHYSICAL coping skill. 

MENTAL: reframing negative thought, positive affirmation, taking perspective, labeling feelings

PHYSICAL: exercise, yoga, breathing, sensory, 5 senses

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

Positive self talk is a way to show yourself love. Name one example of how you can talk to yourself positively. 

Example: I did my best and I can try again next time. I am enough.

300

What can travel all over the world but never leave its corner?

A stamp

400

What are clues to know when it's time to use my healthy coping skills?

When you start to feel like you are losing control of your behavior or your emotions

400

Name an unhealthy coping skill that can hurt your relationships.

Yelling, gossiping, saying hurtful things when angry, ignoring others, avoiding people, avoiding the issue

400

When does a healthy coping skill become unhealthy?

When it is done excessively and in a unhealthy way.

When it negatively affects your life

400

True or False: You don't need to practice your coping skills until you are upset.

FALSE! We get better at using our skills when we practice while calm. When we are upset, we often cannot think clearly, so it helps to have this already mastered beforehand. 

400

Tell me one positive affirmation

(something kind about yourself, or that helps you get through/feel better/think differently about a situation)

400

What belongs to you be everyone else uses it?

Your name

500

What are some of the coping skills you are currently using?

everyone has their own that work for them! :) 

500
Give an example of an UNHEALTHY coping skill you can turn into a HEALTHY one.

Example: Anger and yelling --> exercise

Sadness, anxiety, anger --> artistic expression

Any feeling --> writing it down

500

 Who can benefit from using coping skills? AND when should they be used? 

EVERYONE ALL THE TIME

500

True or False: Coping skills can make you a better friend.

TRUE! They can make you more patient, stop you from saying things you don't need, and help you work through problems with others.

500

What is self-esteem? How would you say yours is (low, medium, high)?

how we see ourselves; confidence; our self-image and what we think about ourselves.

500

How do you make seven even?

Take off the S

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