Coping Skills
Close your eyes and focus on a serene seen, focusing on your breathing, or listening to singing bowls
Meditation
This massive animal has the highest blood pressure of any mammal.
What is a giraffe?
His 1865 poem "O Captain! My Captain!" was an elegy written about the death of Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Walt Whitman?
This beloved Italian appetizer literally means "to toast or roast" and traditionally features grilled bread rubbed with raw garlic and topped with fresh tomatoes and olive oil.
What is Bruschetta?
This saltwater lake—fed by the Jordan River—is the lowest point on dry land on Earth.
What is the Dead Sea?
True or False:
We are born knowing how to use coping skills
False.
All coping skills are learned throughout our lives
A rattlesnake's rattle is made of keratin, the exact same material as this part of the human body.
What are fingernails?
This "Master of Macabre" died a mysterious death in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, with his last words being "Lord, help my poor soul".
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Before the 16th century, the British called these bright red, nightshade-family fruits "love apples" and mistakenly believed them to be poisonous.
What are Tomatoes?
Surprising to many, this continent actually contains the world's largest desert.
Antarctica.
Define "unhealthy coping skills".
Coping skills that are unhealthy or harmful to you or others, and/or keep you from effectively addressing your needs
The amount of bones in a shark's body
0
Born in 1943, this American author famously created the Goosebumps children's horror book series.
Who is R.L. Stine?
In 1937, George A. Hormel & Co. ran a contest to name this iconic spiced pork shoulder and ham product, and the winning entry came from actor Kenneth Daigneau.
What is SPAM
Bordering eight states each, these two U.S. states also border each other along a roughly 60-mile stretch between Kentucky and Arkansas.
What are Missouri and Tennessee?
When should you practice coping skills?
All the time!
This is the only big cat that cannot roar.
What is a cheetah?
He is the author of classic gothic and horror fiction, with works including The Shining and Carrie.
Who is Stephen King?
To achieve perfectly crisp results, French culinary technique uses this term to describe briefly boiling vegetables before plunging them directly into an ice bath.
What is Blanching?
Built in Wiltshire, England around 2500 BC, this prehistoric monument consists of a ring of standing stones.
What is Stonehenge?
Breathe in for 4 seconds
Hold for 4 seconds
Exhale for 4 seconds
Hole for 4 seconds
Box Breathing
These marine animals are famous for having three hearts—two to pump blood to the gills, and one for the rest of the body.
What are octopuses?
His novels Dear Johnand The Longest Ride were made into films.
Nicholas Sparks
Chemically known as sodium bicarbonate, this leavening agent requires both an acid and a liquid in the batter to properly release carbon dioxide and help baked goods rise.
Baking Soda
What is the only continent that spans all four hemispheres?
Africa.