Name That Coping Skill
This coping skill uses slow breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth.
What is deep breathing?
This means trying to understand how another person feels or thinks.
What are perspectives?
What are the Four Communication styles?
Aggressive
Passive-Aggressive
Assertive
Passive
This part of the brain helps you control your actions and pay attention in class.
What is the pre frontal cortex?
What affect do negative words have on rice?
It causes it to rot
When you feel angry, you can use this by counting slowly to calm down.
What is counting to 10?
You forgot your pencil and think, “My whole day is ruined.” This shows a __(+-)___ perspective.
What is a negative perspective?
Give me that game back, NOW!!
Aggressive
This brain part helps you remember things you have learned.
Hippocampus
What does it mean to have impulse control?
I can resist my immediate urges to do something - such as throwing things,or speaking out loud.
This is when you talk to a teacher or trusted adult about your feelings.
What is asking for help?
Your art project does not turn out the way you wanted, but you think, “I learned something new.” This is a _(+-)____ perspective.
What is positive perspective?
I guess some people don't have to clean up after themselves.
Passive Aggressive
This brain part causes you to "flip your lid."
What is the amygdala?
Demonstrate box breathing.
4 in
4 hold
4 out
4 hold
Drawing, coloring, or writing to show your feelings is this coping skill.
What is art?
If your friend feels sad after losing a game and you try to comfort them, you are showing _____.
What is empathy?
Let's compromise - you pick dinner and I'll pick the activity.
Assertive
Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn are caused by this part of the brain.
What is the amygdala?
What is a thinking error?
Thought patterns that reinforce negative mindsets
Taking a short time in a quiet space to calm your body is this coping skill.
What is taking a break?
Your friend wants to play soccer, but you want to draw. Understanding both ideas shows respect for different _____.
What are perspectives?
We can do whatever you want, it doesn't really matter to me.
Passive
When your amygdala is in charge, taking deep breaths helps this part of your brain take back control.
What is the frontal cortex?
What are the three C's that help us get out of thinking errors?
Catch It
Check It
Change It