Coping Skills
Isolating yourself is a positive and helpful coping skill.
What is false. Surrounding yourself with ones you trust or who support you is.
Name 3 things that could cause a person to be happy.
What is.... (your answer here!)
A natural way to get in shape and increase feelings of happiness is to ________.
What is exercise.
Your friend want you to play a video game that your parents don't allow. She calls you a 'baby' when you tell her this. What do you do?
What is ...so many good answers, including yours.
You suggest a different game you both like.
You use your sense of humor and make 'wah wah' baby sounds and laugh.
You tell your friend you'll play with someone else while she plays the forbidden game and tell her to 'have fun!'
What emotion, or another way of saying, is feeling fear and worry?
What is afraid.
What is therapy or counseling?
What is a safe place to talk about our feelings, family or friend problems, or figure things out.
The act of yelling, screaming, and swearing when interacting with someone else.
What are some negative ways to deal with anger.
All stress is out of your control.
What is false! Feeling stressed is a hint to stop and do something to take care of yourself.
What is feeling mad with a person, event or thought?
What is feeling angry.
These are events that cause you to become angry or upset.
What are triggers.
Name a negative coping skill.
What is watching too much tv, playing video games for many hours a day, unhealthy eating, lashing out or blaming others, saying mean things, withdrawing for a long time, etc.
"Nobody understands me... I am the only person who feels stressed and overwhelmed."
What is false! Sometimes we can feel very alone and like no one understands...until we share our feelings and someone shows us they understand & care!
Your parents ask you to clean your room right before your favorite show comes on. What should you do?
What is clean your room the best you can without fussing, and then watch the show. (Maybe you can ask them to tape the show for you.)
What is feeling bad after doing something wrong?
What is guilty or ashamed.
An action or behavior that escalates (increases) anger.
What is yelling, hitting, blaming, breaking things - can you think of more?
What is a coping skill?
What is something a person uses or does to feel calm, solve problems or manage 'big' feelings.
Coping skills can be both positive and negative.
What is true!
One of your friends is mad at another friend and wants you to help them post embarrassing and mean things online about that friend. What should you do?
What is refuse to cyber bully someone.
Maybe you can talk to your angry friend about ways they can talk things out with the other friend.
What is feeling unable to think clearly?
What is confused.
Being focused on the present moment, here and now, being fully aware without judgement, focusing on just one thing at a time.
What is mindfulness.