Individual Coping Skills
What are positive statements individuals repeat to themselves to help them improve themselves, accept themselves, and achieve their goals?
Affirmations
When you are feeling any intense negative emotion (hopelessness, sadness, irritability, overwhelmed, etc.) that is heavily impacting your life and are unable to cope, who would you benefit from talking to?
A professional
A trigger refers to something that affects your emotional state, often significantly, by causing extreme overwhelm or distress
True
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold or the flu
Fill in the blank: Some people ______ by writing down their thoughts and feelings to understand them better.
Journal
Fill in the blank: Sometimes the best way to reduce stress is to ________ the things that are adding stress to your life
get rid of or cut out
Every level of stress is problematic
False - Stress is a normal human reaction that happens to everyone. Stress can be powerful and used to motivate many. It is only problematic when stress becomes too intense or lasts too long.
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
A stamp
What is the following an example of: 4-7-8
Deep breathing technique
Going for a walk, watching a movie, painting, cleaning, journaling, and practicing a new hobby are examples of what?
Diversions or distractions
Assertive people tend to be disrespectful, sarcastic, and insulting
False - Assertive people tend to be confident, polite, relaxed and respectful. Aggressive people tend to be disrespectful, sarcastic, and insulting.
I am the saddest of all fruits, which fruit am I?
Blueberries
Meditation
When you are feeling disconnected, this coping skill helps you out
Comforting yourself through others, reaching out to a friend or family member, seeking social support, etc.
No thought or feeling is wrong in itself, it is what we do with it that really counts
True
What disappears the moment you say its name?
Silence
What technique is used to correct irrational thoughts that overexaggerate situations and assuming the worst to be true?
Decatastrophizing - It challenges and corrects those thoughts by asking a series of questions like how likely is this event to happen, how awful would it be if it did happen, what are the chances of you being okay, etc.
What does PMR stand for?
Progressive muscle relaxation - a technique that involves relaxing the muscles in your body, group by group.
There are instant fixes for all negative emotions, whether it be anger, shame, self-hatred, loneliness, etc.
False - There are forms of instant relief through the use of grounding techniques and diversions, but all negative emotions take time, practice, consistency, and patience to truly address in the long run. "Quick fixes" do not last, your emotions will come back, sometimes even more intense than the last time.
It may only be given, not taken or bought, what the sinner desires, but the saint does not. What is it?
Forgiveness