Healthy and unhealthy coping skills
Benefits
True or false
Coping skill examples
Other
100

Name two healthy coping skills 

-journaling

-listening to music

-taking a walk 

-deep breathing 

-meditation 

-talking to someone ............

100

Name one benefit of using healthy coping skills

-feeling more relaxed 

-having a clear mind 

-creating healthy relationships 

-get to think about response to a situation 

100

True or False: 

There are instant "fixes" for stress

False

100

Is yelling into a pillow a coping skill? 

yes 

this is a healthy way to release anger and emotions 

100

what is a stressor? 

anything that causes someone stress 

200

name three unhealthy coping skills

-throwing things

-yelling at others

-harming yourself or others

-Drugs/ Alcohol

200

Using __________ coping skills gives our heart and mind a break. This helps give us short term relief and can help us get through a crisis.

*Healthy

*Distraction

200

True or False: 

All stress is out of your control

False 

200

Is focusing on a specific task a negative coping skill category?

no 

focusing on a specific task is a positive coping skill. One can breathe, work out, clean, cook play games, or anything else that helps one to calm down.

200

What should you do if you feel yourself becoming triggered?

use a healthy coping skill

300

Meditation, talking to someone, breathing exercises, mindfulness, and yoga are healthy coping skills to help reduce ________________.

stress

300

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

a.) allow us to create better relationships

b.) they increase stress

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

e.) a and c 


e.) a and c 

Using healthy coping skills allows is to reduce stress!!!

300

True or False: 

Taking time for yourself each day is essential to help cope with the pressures of life.  

True 

300

Can changing your body temperature can be used as a coping skill?

yes

Splashing cold water or using an ice cube is a great way to calm down or reduce stress

300

Tell us about a time you were triggered and used a healthy coping skill. Tell us what coping skill was used and the outcome. Be specific 

need to describe situation, coping skill and how it was used 

400

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 the above 

e.) just a and b

d.) all the above 

400

Why are coping skills important to our well being?

-create a sense of calmness, confidence, and inner peace

-help us reduce stress

400

True or False: 

My thoughts and feelings are not wrong, it is the way I respond to the thoughts and feelings that matters 

True 

400

Your body releases these chemicals when working out or doing something you like to do.

Endoprhins

400

The art of Japanese paper folding is called this.

What is origami?


500

how can unhealthy coping skills negatively affect our lives?  

-we can hurt others

-we can hurt ourselves

-cause more problems for us later on 

500

What do coping skills help us with? 

help us work through and process our emotions

500

True or False:

What helps one person cope with stress may not necessarily help me

True

500

What can endorphins make you feel?

Cope with pain

Cope with Stress

Feel good

500

This famous mountain has the faces of four past presidents carved on it.

What is Mt. Ruchmore?

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