HEALTHY/UNHEALTHY COPING SKILLS
Talking about it, asking for help, drawing, deep breathing, accepting, listenting to music, forgiving, letting it go.......These are examples of what?
Healthy coping skills
What are some consequences for using unhealthy coping skills?
You can get in trouble, you can feel like everything is crashing down on you, which is overwhelming, you can hurt people and lose friendships
Every coping skill is healthy
False
Some ways we learn to cope are not healthy (fighting, using substance, avoidance)
Anything you do when you have big emotions and you are trying to make them go awa
Coping skills
Tony felt embarrassed at school when his classmates made fun of him for messing up his words when it was his time to read. Tony accepted that he was feeling embarrassed, asked his teacher to help him after school, and listened to music to feel better.
What healthy coping skills did Tony use?
Name his emotion, asked for help and listened to music.
Which of the coping skills below are unhealthy?
A) Taking a walk
B) Destroying property
C)Exercising
D)Hitting someone or something
E) Isolation
B) Destroying property
D)Hitting someone or something
E) Isolation
Every coping skill is healthy.
What is the name of the other coping skill?
Unhealthy coping skill. They make you feel worse and can get you into trouble.
When using healthy coping skills, we feel better about ourselves
Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills
True
There are both; the key is to knowing which are which, and using the healthy skills.
What are examples of healthy coping skills?
Writing about how you feel, asking someone you trust for help, drawing, exercising, listening to music
Aliyah was feeling nervous because she heard rumors that her good friend did not like her anymore. She decided to write about her feelings in her journal.
What type of coping skill is this?
Journalling is a healthy coping skill.
Are there unhealthy coping skills and if so, can you unlearn them?
Yes, you can unlearn by practicing healthy coping skills.
What are coping skills used for?
1. Manage stress
2. Regulate emotions
3. Overcome Challenges
Coping skills are something everyone is born knowing how to do
False
Coping skills are learned throught our lives
Are there unhealthy coping skills and if so, can you unlearn them?
Yes, you can unlearn by practicing using healthy coping skills.
I have no wings, but I can fly. I have no eyes, but I can cry. What am I?
A cloud
How does someone get a healthy skill?
They learn them and practice.
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
Diego felt embarrassed after he tripped and fell in the hallway. He and his friend get into a fight because his friend said it was his fault for walking fast.
Did Diego use a healthy or unhealthy coping skill?
Unhealthy-Diego used physical aggression as a response to him being upset.
Are the following healthy or unhealty coping skills?
1) Harming others or yourself
2) Substance abuse
3) Avoiding help/denying that you need help
4) Bottling up feelings
5) Procrastination
Unhealthy coping skills
*Unhealthy skills can be unlearned
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
Which of the coping skills below are unhealthy:
Getting fresh air
Talking to a trusted friend/adult
Destroying property
Hair pulling
Exercising
Playing a game
Taking feelings out on others
Destroying property
Hair pulling
Taking feelings out on others
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle
Marilyn said that if she was not the best player on her basketball team she must be the worst.
What unhealthy coping skill was Marilyn use?
All or nothing thinking