Coping Skills
_______ is a relaxation technique performed by purposely taking slow breaths.
What is deep breathing?
A mental health condition that develops following a traumatic event characterized by intrusive thoughts about the incident, recurrent distress/anxiety, flashback and avoidance of similar situations.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect:
What is self-esteem?
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Where is Paris?
The actress and children’s book author calls recovery from alcohol and drug addiction the greatest single accomplishment of her life. She says she became addicted to prescription painkillers she was given after a cosmetic procedure. She credits her recovery to the program she entered and the support of others in similar situations.
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?
____________ is a state of nonjudgmental awareness of what’s happening in the present moment, including the awareness of one’s own thoughts, feelings, and senses.
What is mindfulness?
A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
What is Depression?
the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress
What is self-care?
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Where is Germany?
The star of the Harry Potter franchise is another young actor for whom sudden wealth and fame brought personal problems. He says he drank a lot during filming of the last three Potter films, and finally realized it was something he couldn’t control. He says he quit after the last film wrapped and continues to work on his recovery.
Who is Daniel Radcliffe?
Going for a walk, watching a movie, reading a book, playing a sport, writing, journaling, cleaning and organizing are types of __________ that can help distract when urges arise.
What are Diversions?
Is the mind and body's reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations. It's the sense of uneasiness, distress, or dread you feel.
What is Anxiety?
restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires
What is self-control?
How many gifts in total were given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song?
What is 364?
The guitar legend survived a rock culture of drug experimentation. He says he became addicted to heroin in the early 1970s. He recovered, but he continued misusing alcohol and cocaine for years. He finally found success in rehab in 1987. In 1998, he built the Crossroads Centre for alcohol and drug treatment on the Caribbean island of Antigua.
Who is Eric Clapton?
HALT stands for
What is hungry, angry, lonely, tired?
_____________is one way that our bodies respond to the day-to-day struggles and demands of life.
What is stress?
regard for one's own standing or position
What is self-respect?
When Cindy Lou Who catches the Grinch stealing her family’s Christmas tree, what does he say?
What is: He’s taking the tree to his workshop for repairs.
He was one of America’s best Friends from 1994 to 2004, but off-screen, he was struggling with alcohol and prescription drug use disorder. The actor says he got addicted to painkillers when he was prescribed them after a personal watercraft accident.
Who is Matthew Perry?
A __________ ________ will make you more resilient when faced with obstacles. It includes the following aspects: sleep, exercise, medical compliance and healthy diet.
What is a healthy lifestyle?
_______ is a mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts, speech and behavior.
What is Schizophrenia?
knowledge and awareness of your own personality or character
What is self-awareness?
Name Santa's 9 reindeer.
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen and Rudolph.
Bonus if you can name the two original.
According to news reports, she started drinking at the young age of 9. She began using marijuana at the age of 10 and graduated to cocaine use by age 12. As a teenager, she entered treatment and published a book about her struggles at the age of 14. Starred in movie ET.
Who is Drew Barrymore?