Coping Techniques
This is a coping skill that engages your five senses.
Sensory Coping Skills
This coping skill requires you to start doing something you enjoy. This may include fishing, playing an instrument or doing crafts.
Engaging in Hobbies
This unhealthy coping mechanism requires someone to withdraw.
Isolation
This occurs when you begin using a substance again after a period of sobriety.
Relapse
Triggers, Coping Skills, Self-Care and Support.
This is a coping skill that requires physical movement.
Active Coping Skills
Doing this for at least 5 hours at a time is a healthy coping skill.
Sleeping
Sally may go to TJMaxx and spend a significant amount of money every week when she is feeling sad. What unhealthy coping mechanism is this client using?
Impulse spending
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
This percentage of drug and alcohol treatment patients is expected to relapse at some point.
60%
This is a type of meditation that helps you focus on the present moment without judgment.
Mindfulness
Doing this can help your body feel healthier and provide the fuel you need to get through the day.
Eating healthy
Bob is engaging in procrastination, living in the past, oversleeping, toxic positivity, and overworking. What unhealthy coping skill is he engaging in?
Avoidance
There are three types of relapse. What are they?
1. Emotional
2. Mental
3. Physical
This number is a suicide and crisis lifeline that can help people work through potential relapses and serve as a support system for those with mental health concerns.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Progressive Muscle Relaxation requires the client to do what?
Tensing and relaxing the muscles throughout your body, you can achieve a powerful feeling of relaxation
Taking 3 of these can help lower your heart rate and blood pressure and relax.
Deep breaths
Randy is prepared for bad outcomes as well as good ones, but when worry and fear start to hold him back, he continuously worries until it becomes too much. What unhealthy coping skill is he engaging in?
Excessive worry
Events, specific people (such as friends who are also using), and certain places can put you at a higher risk of relapsing. These are called what?
Triggers
These 3 old aspects of life will likely need to be changed if you are planning to stay sober.
People, Places and Things
This technique requires you to imagine you are somewhere else.
Imagery
Asking someone for this may sometimes hurt your pride, but it will not hurt your mental health.
One trained person you can talk to about building positive coping skills.
Therapist
Emotions you associate with using, such as sadness, anger, desire, and depression, are what type of trigger?
Internal Trigger
Several instances of drinking after you have achieved abstinence. It means that you have drunk more than one alcoholic beverage, but you have not returned to your previous alcohol abuse patterns.
Lapse