Coping Skills
This coping skill can be used to ground yourself and stay in the present moment when you are struggling with anxiety, racing thoughts, and worry.
What is Mindfulness?
How often should we engage in self-care?
What is everyday?
About ___ in 5 US adults will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives.
What is 1 (in 5) adults?
Sleep is crucial for mental health. How many hours of sleep is recommended for most adults?
What is 7 to 9 hours?
How many different colors are in a standard bag of M and M's?
What is 6?
Isolating when feeling anxious is known as...
What is Avoidance?
This term describes the ability to bounce back from difficult experiences.
What is resiliance?
This is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
What is Major Depressive Disorder/Depression?
what does CBT therapy stand for?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
From what direction does the sun rise?
What is East?
This is a simple technique that is excellent for managing emotions. Not only is it effective, but is also discreet and easy to use at any time and any place.
What is breathing techniques?
There are __ dimensions of wellness.
What is 8?
A sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety; intense fear or anxiety along with physical symptoms
What is a Panic Attack?
A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person - common in the world of mental health.
What is stigma?
What is the deepest ocean trench?
What is Mariana Trench?
Using alcohol or drugs, isolating, or screaming at someone are examples of...
Catastrophizing is known at what type of thinking?
What is a cognitive distortion?
_____ and ____ are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges, especially when used together.
What is therapy and medication?
This chemical in the brain that is often called "The happy chemical"
What is Dopamine?
According to Greek mythology, what famed warrior died because he took an arrow to the heel?
What is Achilles?
Describe the 5-4-3-2-1 Coping Strategy
What is a technique that asks you to find things you can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste (5 senses) to calm down when feeling anxious or distressed.
This term means the degree to which people think they have control over events that impact them.
What is Locus of Control?
Traumatic events such as an accident, assault, military combat or natural disaster can have lasting effects on an individual’s mental health. Many individuals will have short term responses to life-threatening events; however, some will develop longer term symptoms that can lead to a diagnosis of what?
What is PTSD?
A turtle, tiger and owl may be used as ways to describe these three communication styles...
What is passive, aggressive, and assertive?
What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
What is Venus?