Definitions
What is a coping skill ?
Behaviors and thoughts used to manage stress and regulate emotions during challenging situations.
Name one thing you can do when you are really angry.
Walk away, deep breaths, squeeze a stress ball, use punching gloves, ect.
Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives
FALSE !!
Coping skills help us work through our problems in healthy ways.
What should you do if two people want the same thing?
Who was the first president of the U.S.?
George Washington
What is a trigger?
Something that causes a strong emotional reaction.
What are 2 coping skills you can use at school?
Ask for a break, draw, talk to a teacher, use a fidget, take deep breaths.
Labeling your emotions is an important step in self awareness
TRUE!
Name one way to be a good listener.
Eye contact, quiet body, not interrupting, ask thoughtful questions.
What does it mean to "stand in the other person's shoes" and why is it important.
Understanding how another person thinks and feels about a situation. It helps us see things from another person's point of view. Also known as 'empathizing' with someone.
Explain what healthy and unhealthy coping skills are.
Healthy coping skills that are not harmful to you or others and unhealthy coping skills are harmful to you or others & that keep you from addressing your needs effectively.
What are examples of distraction coping skills ?
Playing a game
Watching TV
Taking a walk
Reading
Exercising
Different kinds of coping skills work for different kinds of people.
TRUE !!
We all come from different backgrounds and have different ways of dealing with our emotions.
What can you do if you hurt someone's feelings?
Apologize and try to make it right
Why is it important to write down our goals?
It will help you think about them more specifically and can help you remember them. You are more likely to achieve your goals if you right them down and make them specific.
Define personal boundaries
Personal boundaries are guidelines, rules or limits that a person creates to identify reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other people to behave towards them and how they will respond when someone passes those limits.
What are examples of self-soothing coping skills ?
Taking a bath/shower
Listening to music
Fidgets/Stress balls
Coloring/Painting
Playing an instrument/Singing
TRUE OR FALSE
Ignoring your emotions will make them go away.
FALSE!
Ignoring emotions makes them more likely to be expressed in an unhealthy way.
What can you say if you are feeling frustrated?
I need a break.
Please give me some space.
I'm feeling frustrated.
If you could design your dream calm down room, what would be in it?
Use your imagination!
Pillows, music, art, cool lighting, ect.
What does self-control mean?
Being able to pause and choose your actions instead of reacting right away.
Show us a breathing technique.
Examples, box breathing, finger breathing, lion breathing, bee breathing, ect.
We can get better at coping skills if we practice.
TRUE !!
With time and practice, we will always see improvement, even if it doesn't seem like much. Progress > Perfection.
What is a kind way to disagree?
Use calm words like "I see it differently" or "I don't agree, but that's okay."
Name the 7 dwarfs from Snow White
Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Bashful, Doc, Dopey