Healthy and unhealthy coping skills
Name two healthy coping skills
What is journaling, listening to music, taking a walk, 4 square breathing, meditation, talking to someone, writing, drawing, listening to music or sounds, etc.
What is one benefit of using healthy coping skills?
what is feeling more relaxed, having a clear mind, creating healthy relationships, get to think about response to a situation, being in control etc.
True or False:
All stress if bad stress?
False
Engaging in a challenge, exercise (weight training especially), getting a promotion or married, having a child, falling in love, riding a roller coaster, and the holidays.
What is a stressor
Anything that causes someones stress or a state of tension.
What can you catch but not throw?
What is a A cold
Name three unhealthy coping skills
What are throwing things, yelling at others, cussing at others, harming yourself or others, not eating enough or eating too much, substance abuse/use, damaging property etc.
When does a healthy coping skill become unhealthy?
When it is done excessively and in an unhealthy way.
True or False:
All coping skills are healthy coping skills.
False
some coping skills can be harmful (eating too much sweets, having too much screen time, substance use, etc.)
How do coping skills help us?
Coping skills help us with working through and processing our emotions and stress.
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
Daily Double: What is a stamp
How do unhealthy coping skills affect us?
What is they can hurt us, can hurt others, and negatively affect impact our relationships and jobs.
When I feel worried I can
a.) draw my worry
b.) yell at someone nearby
c.) journal
d.) (a) and (c)
D. a and c
True or False:
What helps one person cope with stress may not necessarily help me.
True
Everyone has different coping skills and strategies that work for them.
Name one of the changes that the body goes through during fight or flight/ when you are triggered?
What is heart rate increases, blood thickens, senses sharpen, heavier breathing, adrenaline increases, ANS system turns on.
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
What is a mushroom
Some anger coping skills are
a.) walk away
b.) take a deep breath
c.) talk about it
d.) all of the above
d.) all the above
Why are coping skills important to our well- being?
What does create a sense of calmness, builds confidence, attains inner peace, and help us reduce stress.
True or False:
Coping skills are used to avoid our problems
False
Coping skills are used to address current emotions and can benefit in addressing the problems.
A natural way to get in shape, decrease stress and increase feelings of happiness is _________?
What is Exercise
I build bridges of silver and crowns of gold, who am I?
What is a dentist
What are some of the coping skills you are currently using?
Playing video games, watching videos, listening to music, walking away, talking to someone, reading, vacationing, taking a drive, social media, etc.
What is a mindfulness practice that can help you calm your body and mind?
What is deep breathing (4 square breathing), meditation, grounding exercise, sense groudning, sound healing etc.
True or False:
Coping skills are not important to your well-being.
false
Name a benefit of having coping skills?
Daily Double:
What is the ability to decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, better management of emotions, better mood, improved self esteem etc.
When things go wrong what can you always count on?
What is your fingers