Vocab
Skills used to deal with emotion.
Coping strategies
A breathing technique that you can use that involves breathing through your nose and out through your mouth.
Deep Breathing
Box Breathing
The only person you are responsible for.
Yourself
You can feel this emotion when someone argues with you.
Anger
Sadness
Defensiveness
Tool that can help you maintain your stress if you squeeze it.
Stress ball
Body Responses to Stressors
Fight or Flight
Using your sense of touch, sound, taste, sight, and smell to ground yourself in the present moment
5-4-3-2-1 technique
This could happen if you are not able to manage negative emotions.
Isolation
Unhealthy Coping Skills
Anger outbursts (yelling, etc.,)
You can feel this emotion when you feel like you have too much to handle.
Overwhelmed/Stressed/Anxiety
Something you can write in to express your emotions.
Journal
Phone Notes
Series of exercises meant to refocus attention
Meditation / Mindfullness
Something you enjoy doing to pass the time like drawing, sewing, building, etc.
Hobby
Type of communication style which a person stands up for their own needs, wants, and feelings, but also listens to and respects the needs of others.
Assertive Communication
You might feel this way if someone keeps doing something that you don't like them doing.
Annoyed
Tool that you can use to organize what you need to do when you have a lot to do.
To Do List/Checklist
Planner
Phrases you can say to yourself to help you get through a stressful situation. Another word for positive self talk.
Affirmations
The poses and stretches of this exercise promotes meditation.
Yoga
True or False. People do better with only one coping strategy.
False. People do better with a variety of coping strategies
You may feel this way when you are in a panic.
Anxiety
Individuals you can find support in
School Social Workers
Counselors / Therapists
Family / Friends
Strategies that can help a person manage their traumatic memories or strong emotions. Examples include breathing exercises and focusing on the five senses.
Grounding Techniques
Strategy that you can use where you close your eyes and picture somewhere or something that relaxes you.
Visualization of your safe place
True of False. Common signs of mental health challenges include extreme mood swings, changes in eating habits, excessive worry or fear, problems concentrating, and avoiding friends or social activities.
True
You may feel this way when you are trying to do something and no matter how hard you try you cannot do it.
Frustrated
Discouraged
Hopeless
What is 988?
Suicide and Access Crisis Lifeline