Barriers 1.0
The feeling that you have 'nothing' to do during your free time.
What is boredom.
You want to go to the movies, but do not have money. What barrier is this an example of?
What is financial (money).
If lack of time is a leisure barrier for you, what item can you use to help yourself manage your time better?
What is a calendar.
Name a type of leisure style that may help a person to cope with anxiety.
What is relaxation, mindfulness, or spiritual.
What is 1 benefit of Physical Activity?
What is improved physical health (weight loss or gain, increased stamina, increased balance, etc.) and mental health (stress reduction, healthy coping skill, mindfulness, anxiety reduction, etc.).
What are social skills
What are skills that we use to interact and communicate with others.
Your work schedule is too busy for leisure time. What barrier is this an example of?
What is lack of time.
List 3 ways of getting to a recreation center BESIDES driving yourself.
What is public transportation, cabs, biking, buses, UBER/Lyft, walking if close enough, etc.
Name 3 leisure activities that help cope with depression.
What is talking with someone you trust, writing in a journal, going for a walk, meditating, exercising, etc.
True or False, activities such as board games, card games, art, and anything that involves self expression and socialization can improve self-esteem
What is True.
Provide one example of the term 'lack of motivation'
What is:
Wanting to go to the gym, but you are not feeling up to it and postpone to another day.
Please provide an example of when a person's physical ability may prevent their involvement in a leisure experience.
What is a person cannot play soccer because they use a wheelchair.
What are two ways you can increase your knowledge in a leisure topic that you are interested in?
What is talking with someone who knows the subject, taking a beginners course, conducting research online, etc.
How can having a leisure coping method help an individual overcome negative feelings.
What is helps you to regain control, reduce stress, to identify problems and extinguish things/people that may be stressful, etc.
What is 1 benefit of gardening?
What is mindfulness, physical fitness, relaxation, creativity, etc.
How does 'lack of knowledge' on a leisure topic affect your leisure skills?
What is you may want to be involved in a leisure activity, but do not know how to do it (lack of knowledge inhibits your participation).
What does the word proximity mean in terms of leisure?
What is how close (distance) you are to something (i.e. you are a five minute walk from the library, park, gym pottery studio).
Name 2 solutions or alternatives to not being able to afford a certain leisure activity.
What is save money until a later date, search for a cheaper alternative, choose an activity that is similar.
Name 3 leisure activities to reduce anxiety
What are attending support groups (AA, NA, etc.), going for a walk, mindfulness activities (tai chi, meditation, writing, etc.), music, reading, and painting.
Name 3 activities that facilitate positive social interactions.
What is cards, karaoke, team sports, board games, etc.
Define self-esteem and explain what happens to someone's leisure time when they have low-self esteem.
What is confidence in your own abilities and self-worth/respect for self. When a person has low-self esteem, they may not feel that they deserve to participate in leisure activities and do not make time for themselves.
Explain what 'lack of locus of control' means in terms of leisure.
What is negating responsibility for ourselves and blaming others or outside circumstances for lack of leisure time. For instance, individuals with an internal locus of control believe that they can control events related to their life, whereas those with an external locus of control tend to believe that real power resides in forces outside themselves that determine their life.
Name 3 things that can help improve your self-esteem.
What is exercise, meditate, set goals for yourself, spent time with others who boost your confidence (ditch the people who bring you down), etc.
Name the activity in which one walks in a repetitive patterned path that facilitates mindfulness
What is labyrynth
What benefit does yoga, tai chi, meditation, zentangle, and mandalas have?
What is mindfulness