Coping Mechanisms
Separating oneself from parts of your life
Dissociation
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.
Fact
A stress response where your heart beats more quickly and you are ready for action
What is flight or fight response
`How do you manage to deal with difficult situations each day?
Reflective Response
Making up for a weakness in one area by gain strength in another
Compensation
Mental illness is very common
Fact. About 1 in 5 American adults and 1 in 5 children will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives.
____ and ____ tend to keep people and families from seeking the help they need.
Stigma and discrimination
How do you show respect for yourself?
Take care of your hygiene, avoid high risk behaviors to keep yourself safe, love yourself
Avoiding emotion by focusing on facts and logic
Intellectualization
Feelings are temporal. NO feeling lasts forever!
What is true
What are different forms of treatments?
Medication, therapy, ECT
Explain how you could express a negative emotion you felt recently in a healthy way?
I.E.
Anger= went for a run
Sad= listened to music, talked to a friend
What are conversion mechanisms?
We “feel the feeling,” but we choose the behavior!
Choose one support agency. What support do they offer?
Answer will vary
Name something that causes you stress
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Avoiding something by taking a polar opposite position
Reaction formation
Give 5 tips to avoid stress:
Time management - Work out priorities - Identify your stress situations - Take your time - don't let people rush you - Think positively- Positive self talk