COVID-19
COPING SKILLS
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MENTAL HEALTH
100

Name two (2) symptoms of COVID-19

Fever or chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Fatigue, Muscle/Body aches, Headache, Loss of taste or smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, Diarrhea

100

Forms of this include walking, jogging, swimming, biking.

Exercise

100

Gloria Gaynor (1979)

I Will Survive

100

This is the number of recommended hours of sleep for an adult

7.5 - 8 hours

100

Exercise helps to relieve this

Stress

200

It should be worn in public to avoid getting or spreading COVID-19.

Face Masks

200

It involves slowly inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth

Deep Breathing

200

Aretha Franklin (1967) 

R E S P E C T

200

Doing this just before bedtime disrupts sleep, as the light impairs the secretion of the hormone melatonin

Watching TV (or any screen-time activity)

200

This is the most common type of mental illness in the United States

Anxiety

300

Doing this for at least 40 seconds is the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Washing your hands with soap and water (20 seconds if using hand sanitizer)

300

It involves putting your thoughts down on paper

Journaling

300

Journey (1981) 

Don't Stop Believing

300

It is recommended that people with insomnia do this for 15 minutes right after waking up in the morning, and it also triggers the production of vitamin D.

Sit in sunlight

300

Low mood and loss of interest in activities are symptoms of this disorder

Depression

400

The minimum distance people should stay apart to avoid the spread of COVID-19

6 feet (some states have lowered it to 3 feet)

400

A type of meditation that uses mental images to reach a state of calmness

Guided Imagery or Visualization

400

Sister Sledge (1979) 

We Are Family

400

Consuming this before bedtime may make it easier to fall asleep but at the cost of good quality sleep, as it fragments your sleep

Alcohol

400

PTSD, Panic, and OCD are under this category of disorders

Anxiety Disorders

500

Droplets from these two (2) parts of your body spread COVID-19

Mouth and Nose

500

Name two (2) positive coping skills you can do alone

Reading, Taking a bubble bath, Gardening, Word puzzles, Jig-saw puzzles, Meditation, Watching a funny or uplifting show/movie, etc.

500

Beatles (1967) 

With A Little Help From My Friends

500

This is the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive drug and disrupts sleep, yet it is legal and unregulated in nearly all parts of the world

Caffeine

500

“Dual Diagnosis” is a term to describe when a person has these two types of diagnosis

Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

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