Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
An effective way to deal with uncomfortable emotions or situations
Coping Skills are used to avoid problems in our lives
FALSE
Coping skills help us work through problems in a healthy way
What are the outcomes of using healthy coping skills?
We feel better
What is a sign of strees?
The psychological and physiological response to demands or threats that an individual cannot handle
Stress
Define "healthy coping skills".
Coping skills that are not harmful to you or others.
Mental is about how you feel?
FALSE
Mental health is also about how you think and act
What happens when you isolate to cope with your feelings?
Increases the risk of mental, physical health problems,
can lead to heightened anxiety, depression, and emotional numbness, lose access to support systems
What is a number you can call when you are in a mental health crisis
988/211
This hormone is released in response to stress
Cortisol
Define "unhealthy coping skills".
Coping skills that are harmful to you or others, and/or keep you from effectively addressing your needs
Every coping skill is healthy
FALSE
Some ways we learn to cope are not healthy (e.g., like fighting or avoidance)
What are some other consequences for using unhealthy coping skills?
Could create more problems or risks, original stressor might return along wtih new feelings of guilt or shame, worsen mental health
Who can you talk to if you need help?
Clinician, Trusted adult, Doctor, Nurse, who else?
The body's automatic physiological reaction to danger
Fight or Flight response
Name 4 healthy coping skills you can use
Deep breathing
Talk to someone
Draw or Journal
Practice Mindfulness
Coping skills are something everyone is born knowing how to do
FALSE
Coping skills are learned throughout our lives
What are the healthy consequences for using healthy coping skills?
Reduced stress and anxiety, foster resillience, improve emotional regulation, improved mental health, improved phyical health
When should you ask for help with mental health?
When something in your daily life is affecting your ability to function, if you start to experience physical symptoms or problems with your mental health, ANYTIME YOU NEED SUPPORT
The three steps of the General Adaptation Syndrome
Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion
What is mental health?
emotional, psychological, and social well-being
If someone is quiet all the time, it means they are sad
FALSE
What type of skills do we use to calm down
Coping Skills
Asking for Help is a sign of weakness
FALSE
The ability to recover from or adapt to adversity
Resilience