Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
An effective way to deal with uncomfortable emotions
Name 3 healthy coping skills
Read a Book, Writing/Drawing/Painting, Listening to Music, Spending Time with Friends/Family, Go for a Walk, Deep Breathing, Meditation, talking to someone you trust
Give an example of a distraction coping skill
(Any activity that does not involve thinking about the problem).
Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives
False
Coping skills help us work through problems in a healthy way
Define "healthy coping skills".
Coping skills that are healthy and not harmful to you or others.
Name 3 unhealthy coping skill
Fighting, avoiding Help, yelling at others, harming others or yourself
Give an example of a self-soothing coping skill
(any activity that involves the senses-imagery, sound, touch, taste, smell)
Coping skills help you focus on important things in your life
True
When we cope with problems and ease or emotions it helps us think clearer and tackle them better
Define "unhealthy coping skills".
Coping skills that are unhealthy or harmful to you or others.
What kind of coping skills is deep breathing, listening to music/sounds, and yoga?
(Distraction, Emotional Awareness, Self-soothing, Opposite Action)
self-soothing
Give an example of an emotional awareness coping skill
(Any activity that involves talking, writing or drawing about your feelings).
Every coping skill is healthy
False
Some ways we learn to cope an not healthy like fighting or using substances
What is a coping skill you can do at school?
Deep breathing, fidgets, talk to a counselor, walk away, take a break
What kind of coping skill is journaling about your feelings, or talking to a counselor about your problems?
(Distraction, Emotional Awareness, Self-soothing, Opposite Action)
Emotional Awareness
Give an example of an opposite action coping skill
(Any activity that involves doing the opposite of how you feel).
Coping skills are something everyone is born knowing how to do
False
Coping skills are learned throughout our lives
Which of the coping skills below are unhealthy:
Getting fresh air
Talking to a trusted friend/adult
Destroying property
Exercising
Playing sports
Taking your frustration out on others
Yelling at someone
Destroying Property
Taking your frustration out on others
Yelling at someone
You get into a fight with your sister, but instead of yelling and hitting her because you're upset, you walk away. What type of coping skill is this?
(Distraction, emotional Awareness, self-soothing, opposite Action)
Opposite Action
Name three coping skills you can do at home
(several answers are appropriate)
Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills
True
There are both healthy and unhealthy coping skills; the key is to knowing which are which, and utilizing healthy ones.