Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
Coping skills are strategies and techniques used to manage stressful or difficult situations, emotions, and experiences. They help individuals handle stress, regulate emotions.
What is the best thing to do if you feel yourself getting really angry in class?
A) Yell at your teacher
B) Ask for a break or take deep breaths
C) Storm out of the room
D) Throw something
B) Ask for a break or take deep breaths
What is it called when you can understand how someone else is feeling?
A) Confusion
B) Empathy
C) Sympathy
D) Anger
B) Empathy
Which of these is a healthy way to deal with stress?
A) Exercise
B) Ignoring it completely
C) Yelling at someone
D) Breaking things
A) Exercise
You’re playing basketball at recess and someone keeps stealing the ball and not playing fair. You feel yourself getting really angry. What should you do?
Take a deep breath
Communicate/ Get an adult
What does CBT ( Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) help us understand? ( * Hint think about the triangle )
A) How to do math faster
B) How our thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected
C) How to read better
D) How to run faster
B.
Which is an unhealthy way to cope with being sad?
A) Writing in a journal
B) Talking to an adult
C) Crying alone forever without telling anyone
D) Going for a walk
C) Crying alone forever without telling anyone
Your younger sibling broke something important to you by accident. You feel like yelling. What should you do first?
A) Slam the door in their face
B) Walk away and listen to music
C) Yell, “You’re so mean!”
D) Break something of theirs to get even
B)
Your friend is quiet and seems upset. What’s a good thing to do?
A) Leave him alone and walk away
B) Tease him to cheer him up
C) Ask, “Hey, are you okay?”
D) Tell him to toughen up
C.
What is something simple you can do during class if you feel anxious?
A) Stand on your desk
B) Close your eyes and take slow breaths
C) Leave without asking
D) Shout for help
B) Close your eyes and take slow breaths
You studied hard for a test but didn’t get the grade you wanted. You feel angry and frustrated. What’s a healthy way to handle those feelings?
A) Rip up your paper
B) Talk to your teacher about how to improve next time
C) Blame the teacher
D) Say, “I give up” and stop trying
B.
Which of these is an example of a negative thought?
A) “I can’t do anything right.”
B) “I’ll try again next time.”
C) “I’m proud of myself.”
D) “I like learning new things.”
A.