Coping skills!
Coping skills are tools that can help you handle stress, regulate emotions, and face challenges in a healthy way. Name some common coping skills.
What are deep breathing, going for a walk, talking to a friend, play with a pet, read, clean, journaling...etc?
This is usually the first section listed on your safety/crisis plan
What are warning signs/ triggers?
Give some examples of goals that you can set for yourself. Remember, no goal is too big or small!
What is cleaning my room, opening mail, make a dr. appt, talk more in group, cook dinner, stay a full day at program...etc?
____ things can be true.
What is two?
The most common mental health disorder in the US is anxiety.
True!
Sometimes topics or conversations brought up during group can become overwhelming. Name some of the coping skills staff members offer to you in these times.
What are step outside for some fresh air, ask a staff member to open a private room, and go to the bathroom?
CBT & DBT stand for these types of therapies
What are cognitive behavioral and dialectic behavioral therapy?
Examples of self-soothing coping skills
What is smelling candles, taking a shower, putting on comfy clothing, listening to music, etc?
The ____ is a sober-active, adult community that offers free events to aid with relapse prevention. Some events include yoga, CrossFit, open jam, indoor rock-climbing, meditation, movie night, and many more.
What is the Phoenix?
The parasympathetic nervous system is the part of the nervous system causes the heart rate to slow down when using breathing or relaxation techniques
True!
The lifeline that anyone can call, text, or chat when they need extra support. It is available 24/7 and offers free one-on-one contact with a free counselor.
What is 988?
The senses involved in the 5-4-3-2-1 ground technique method
Examples of healthy coping skills
What is listening to music, taking deep breaths, splashing cold water on your face, going for a walk, squeezing a stress ball, watching tv, exercising, calling a friend, spending time with others, etc?
___ ___ believes that self-criticism is an effective motivator to change. Motivation from fear of being worthless.
What is the inner critic?
There are 4 types of seasonal affective disorder. Winter pattern, Spring pattern, Summer pattern, and Fall pattern.
False!
There are 2, winter pattern & summer pattern.
An experiential, action-based therapy where clients use guided, spontaneous role-play to act out personal, interpersonal, or internal conflicts rather than just talking about them.
What is psychodrama?
The different aspects of the self compassion wheel
What are mindfulness, resilience, happiness, connectedness, wisdom, & courage?
Examples of warning signs
What are withdrawal from social activities, poor hygiene, irritability, loss of interest in hobbies, isolation, increased sleeping...etc?
____ ____ coping takes a pragmatic approach, focused on addressing the root cause of a challenge. This strategy involves identifying the problem, brainstorming solutions, and taking concrete actions to mitigate or resolve the issue.
What is problem focused?
False!
There are 3 types of anger styles: stuffing, escalating, & managing.
These skills—presented through the acronym TIPP—help shift the body toward greater calm and stability.
What are temperature, intense exercise, paced breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation?
Cognitive distortions are irrational or biased patterns of thinking that warp a person's perception of reality. Name 3 of the ones that we have discussed in group.
What are magnification/minimization (catastrophizing), overgeneralization, magical thinking, personalization, jumping to conclusions (mind reading/ fortune telling), emotional reasoning, disqualifying the positive, "should" statements, all-or-nothing thinking?
Examples of groups during program
What are goals, psychodrama, emotional regulation, stress reduction, IMR, problem solving, creative expression...etc?
There are 8 dimensions of wellness: emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, environmental, financial, occupational, and ____.
What is social?
Mental health awareness month is June and represented by the blue ribbon.
False!
Mental health awareness month is May and represented by the green ribbon!