Definitions
Define "healthy coping skills"
Coping skills that are not harmful to you or others.
Name 3 Unhealthy Coping Skills
Harming others or yourself
Avoiding help/denying that you need help
Bottling up feelings
Procrastination
We are born with coping skills
False.- All coping skills are learned throughout our entire lives.
What is the number for mental health hotline
988
Define "unhealthy coping skills"
Coping skills that 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
Coping skills are skills you use to fix your problem
False- They help regulate our emotions so that we can problem solve but don't solve the problems for us
You buy a one story red wood house completely made of red wood. What color are your stairs?
Theres no stairs bc it's one story
Define emotional awareness
What are examples of self-soothing coping skills?
Taking a bath/shower
Listening to music
Fidgets/Stress balls
Coloring/Painting
Playing an instrument/Singing
Coping skills help everyone in the same way.
False.
Some coping skills help others differently.
A red house is made from red brick. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A pink house is made from pink brick. What is a greenhouse made from?
glass
Define opposite action
doing the opposite of your impulse
What are examples of self soothing?
stress balls-listen to music-hot shower
Practicing coping skills when your calm makes them easier to use
True.
Name 3 consecutive days without saying Monday- Wednesday- Friday
yesterday today tomorrow
Define Mindfulness
Tools for centering and grounding yourself in the present moment
When should you use a Crisis Safety Plan
When you notice your warning signs
Coping skills are anything positive that you do to help your mood
False- some coping skills are negative or unhealthy
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
a river