Coping Skills
How can listening to music be used as a coping skill?
Listening to music can be relaxing and can help take your mind off of stressors
What are three types of communication?
assertive, passive, and aggressive
A student in your class is in your personal space. Handle the situation assertively
use an I-Message (I feel __, when__, I would like__)
That is the ugliest shirt I have ever seen!
Think It
If there are three apples and you take two, how many do you have?
Two
T OR F: All stress is bad stress
FALSE
T OR F: What you say is as important as how you say it
FALSE (body language is 70 - 93% of communication)
What are some ways to handle a conflict with a friend?
Keep your cool, Listen to the other person, Use Active Listening: Repeat what they said, Explain your side, Apologize for contributing to a negative feeling, Communicate assertively, Try to solve the problem "I'll try not to do that again”
Thank you for the gift. That was very thoughtful!
Say It
What word is always spelled wrong?
Wrong
Name 3 negative coping strategies
withdraw/isolation, fighting, bottling feelings up, and many more.
What is assertive communication:
Assertiveness means expressing your point of view in a way that is clear and direct, while still respecting others
What is fixed vs growth mindset?
A fixed mindset: in this mindset, people believe that their intelligence is fixed and static.
A growth mindset: in this mindset, people believe that intelligence and talents can be improvedthrough effort and learning.
T OR F: Thoughts we should keep in our head are insults, negative comments, and opinions in a disrespectful way.
TRUE
What has hands but no arms and a face but no eyes?
A Clock
Name 3 positive coping strategies
exercise, art activities, talking to a friend, participating in leisure, and many more!
If you speak in a soft voice, avoid eye contact, and are too scared to say what you think you are engaging in what type of communication?
Passive Communication
That's just who I am. I can't change it. Is an example of what type of mindset?
Fixed mindset
T OR F: Things we can say out loud are helpful thoughts, positive comments, and opinions in a respectful way.
TRUE
I call the trees my home, yet I never go inside, and if I ever fall off the tree I will surely be dead. What am I?
Name one stressor in your life and a positive way you can cope with that stressor
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Give an example of an assertive communication statement:
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What does WOOP stand for?
Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan
In math class the teacher wrote the equation on the board. You study the equation and realize she did it wrong. You say, “Hey, aren’t you supposed to be the math teacher?”
Think It
Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound!