Individual Coping Skills
Group Coping Skills
True or False
General Coping Skills
BOSCO Staff
100
How can listening to music be used a coping skill?
Listening to music can be relaxing and can help take your mind off of stressors.
100
How can helping another person be used as a coping skill?
Helping others can improve our mood and make us feel good about ourselves.
100
Instant fixes for stress exist.
FALSE
100
Name 3 negative coping skills.
What is self-harm, substance abuse, withdraw/isolation, fighting, bottling feelings up, etc.
100

This staff member used to have a different last name....

Who is Mrs. Bredehoeft? (formerly Ms. Warren)

200
How can participating in leisure activities be used as a coping skill?
Participating in leisure activities provides an opportunity to have fun, relax, and socialize with peers.
200
How can talking be used as a coping skill?
Talking to someone about your problems/stressors allows you to express your emotions and feelings and get everything out in the open rather than bottling it up.
200
All stress is out of your control
FALSE
200

Name 3 positive coping skills.

What is exercise, art activities, talking to a friend, relaxing, breathing, counting to 10, journaling, etc.

200

This person is BOSCO's newest staff member

Who is Ms. Jill?

300
How can exercising be used as a coping skill?
Exercising increases your energy and mood, focus, self-esteem and releases feel good endorphins into your brain. It also decreases your stress, depression, and chance of heart attack or other health conditions
300
How can going for a walk with a friend be used as a coping skill?
Not only is walking good exercise, but doing this activity with a friend provides an opportunity to talk about your stessors and improve your overall mood.
300
Taking time for yourself each day will help you cope with stress.
TRUE
300
There are reminders that make me want to use and I decide to stay away.
What is avoiding triggers?
300
This BOSCO teacher has worked in the Belton School District as a para, teacher and PE coach.

Who is Coach Johnston?

400
How can creating artwork be used as a coping skill?
Art can be used as a way to express your emotions/feelings.
400
How can socializing with others be used as a coping skill?
Socializing with others decreases feelings of loneliness and stress, and increases feelings of enjoyment and happiness.
400
All stress is bad stress.
FALSE
400
Clearing your mind and focusing on your breath can help you relax.
What is deep breathing or meditation?
400

This BOSCO teacher recently got married.

Who is Ms. Lindmark?

500
Sometimes taking time for ourselves can help calm us down.
What is a way to cope alone?
500

Going to this every week can provide us with support and others who understand.

What is going to Mrs. Bredehoeft's counseling groups?

500
We have to do substances in order to keep our friends.
What is FALSE?
500

I come to my counseling group to learn these and to be better prepared to deal with stressful situations.

What are coping skills?

500

This teacher likes to yell, is grumpy, and likes to "shush" people

Who is Mrs. Godfrey?

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