Coping Skills
What are coping skills?
A way you choose to respond to your feelings of stress, anger, anxiety and other emotions.
What time does IOP start?
3:30PM!
What is grounding?
A set of distractions techniques to decrease extreme emotional pain and increase connection to the outside world.
How do we use "I" statements?
I feel (Emotion) because.........
What is the capital of Colorado?
Denver!
What is a healthy coping skill?
Coping that helps you feel better and doesn't harm you or others physcially or emotionally.
What do caterpillars turn into?
Butterflies!
Where can grounding be done at?
It can be done at any time, any place, anywhere and no one has to know!
What is a healthy friendship?
People who you trust, support, and care for you!
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Give an example of a health coping skill.
positive self-talk, deep breathing, exercising, listening to music, yoga, hanging out with friends, etc!
Which planet in our solar system is known for having rings?
Saturn.
What are the 5 senses?
Sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
What are impolite things to say?
You are dumb, STOP!, I hate you, etc.
How many colors are in the rainbow?
7!
What is an unhealthy coping skill?
An unhealthy coping skill might help you feel better in the moment BUT it leads to consequences and be harmful to yourself and others.
What is the smallest state in the U.S.
Rhode Island
Give an example of a grounding skills.
Meditation, counting backwards, deep breathing. body awareness, etc.
What are polite words to say?
Please, Thank-you!, your welcome, etc
Where is the Great Wall of China located?
Beijing!
Give an example of an unhealthy coping skill.
Name-calling or insulting, being violent towards others, yelling or screaming, hurting yourself, using drugs or alcohol, destroying property, avoiding the problem, pretending to not care, ETC.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell.
LET'S PRACTICE!! Pick a grounding skill and we will do it together in group!
(free)
What is the cycle of thought stopping from yesterday?
Thought->feelings-> action
Which U.S State if the largest?
Alaska!