Coping Skills
This breathing technique slows your nervous system.
What is deep breathing?
Emotions give us this type of information.
What is information or signals?
This part of the brain helps you make good decisions.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Anxiety is your body's ______ system.
What is alarm system?
This part of the brain helps you make good decisions.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Name one grounding skill.
What is 5-4-3-2-1, cold water, noticing surroundings, etc.
Name one physical sign of anxiety.
What is increased heart rate, sweating, shaking, etc.
This part controls emotions like fear.
What is the amygdala?
This response is fight, flight, or ______.
What is freeze?
This part controls emotions like fear.
What is the amygdala?
This DBT skill involves doing the opposite of your emotional urge.
What is opposite action?
True or False: All emotions are bad.
What is False?
This brain state happens when emotions take over thinking.
What is emotional mind?
This technique brings attention to the present moment.
What is grounding?
This brain state happens when emotions take over thinking.
What is emotional mind?
This coping skill involves moving your body.
What is exercise?
This emotion often covers up sadness or fear.
What is anger?
This brain chemical helps you feel happy and rewarded.
What is dopamine?
Avoiding anxiety usually makes it ______ over time.
What is worse or stronger?
This brain chemical helps you feel happy and rewarded.
What is dopamine?
This skill involves challenging negative thoughts.
What is cognitive restructuring or reframing?
This skill helps you notice emotions without reacting immediately.
What is mindfulness?
This brain function helps you pause before reacting.
What is impulse control?
This type of thinking assumes the worst outcome.
What is catastrophizing?
This brain function helps you pause before reacting.
What is impulse control?