Negative Coping Skills
The act of deliberately harming one's body with a knife, razor, or any sharp object.
What is Cutting?
To release anger by running or working out
What is exercise?
Instant fixes for stress exists
What is false
I don't know how to use blackboard and I am falling behind in my work.
What is ask for help.
students: https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student [help.blackboard.com]
I must be perfect.
What is mistakes help me improve?
The act of avoiding and distancing yourself from the community.
What is isolating?
To talk to a therapist or counselor.
What is therapy/counseling?
No thought or feeling is wrong in itself, it is what we do with it that really counts.
What is true?
You have broken up with your girlfriend/boyfriend. She/he keeps calling your phone over and over. This is a health way to deal with this situation
What is block your phone.
I will never adjust to online learning.
What is,
I will just take this one week at a time and ask for help.
The student fails a test and now is afraid of never finishing college. This is a example of what mistake in thinking.
What is catastrophizing?
To use your creativity to paint, draw, or write
What is art?
Taking time for yourself each day is essential to coping with life's pressures.
What is true?
I feel overwhelmed by the stress of COVID19. My family is sick and I am having a hard time coping.
What is get help from a counselor.
I have too much to do. I will never finish.
What is asking myself what is one thing I can do for the next fifteen minutes.
A student really hates math. When they study math, they feel stupid. They like to wait until the day before an assignment is due to start doing it. This is an example of.
What is procrastination?
To put your thoughts down on paper
What is journaling
Drinking, smoking, taking pills, or fighting are healthy ways to cope.
What is false?
Someone is up in your face yelling. How can you deal with this situation in a healthy productive manner?
What is walk away? Let the person calm down before trying to talk to them.
Or
What is reflective listening.
All of my professors are asking for a ton of work, I will never catch up, I should drop out of college.
What is
My professors are asking for a ton of work. The official withdrawal date is June 4th. I do not have to make the decision about withdraw now. I will do the best I can now. I will need to break it down into steps and make a study schedule.
Yelling, screaming, and fighting.
What are negative ways to deal with anger?
The student is feeling very stressed and overwhelmed. He/she does not know what to do. This is a coping skill he/she could use.
What is ask for help?
All stress is negative.
What is false?
COVID-19 is forcing me to stay home disrupting me normal routine. I'm going to go crazy at home.
What is
Create a routine
Catch up on my self-care
Connect with friends.
I am loser.
I am not bad at everything.