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Anything you do when you have big emotions and you are trying to make them go away
What are coping skills
Talking about it, asking for help, painting, exercising, listening to loud music, reading tarot cards, petting a plushy.
What are healthy coping skills?
What are examples of unhealthy coping skills?
Hitting someone or something, denial, isolation, all or nothing thinking, blaming
Consequences of using healthy coping skills.
What is emotional regulation, physical grounding, and re-engagement of the "logic brain."
Tony felt embarrassed at school when his classmates made fun of him for messing up his words when it was his time to read. Tony accepted that he was feeling embarrassed, asked his teacher to help him after school, and listened to music to feeling better
What healthy coping skills did Tony use?
Name his emotion ( You have to name it to tame it), asked for help and listened to music
Everyone, little babies all the way up to old fogies, has hundreds, even thousands of these
What are coping skills
Things that a person teaches themselves or decides to practice that can help them process their emotions or move on from difficult situations.
What are healthy coping skills?
What do unhealthy coping skills do?
Make you feel worse and can get you into trouble
What self-isolation looks like as a coping strategy.
What is distancing yourself from friends and loved ones and refusing to ask for help, usually to avoid awkward social situations or to conserve a minimum mental and emotional energy.
Michael felt embarrassed after he tripped and fell in the hallway. He and his friend go into a fight because his friend said it was his fault for walking fast.
What unhealthy coping skills was being used here?
Examples of healthy coping skills.
What is...
journalling, asking a trusted person for help, drawing or doing art, exercising, listening to music...
When you should use healthy coping skills.
What should you start to do if you continue using unhealthy coping skills?
Consequences of using maladaptive coping skills.
What is legal trouble, social conflict, declines in physical health and functioning, and other personal losses.
Brittney said that if was not the best player on her basketball team she must be the worst. What unhealthy coping skill was Brittney using?
All or nothing thinking
How someone learns an unhealthy or maladaptive coping skill.
What is genetics, learning from example, and using natural bodily processes and instincts.
Two ways of organizing possible healthy coping skills to use make them easier to access.
What are coping skills wheel and coping skills tool box?
Reasons coping skills can be classified as "unhealthy."
What is that they interfere with daily functioning and emotional regulation, they cause additional long-term complications, and/or they are not sustainable.
Negative consequences for using healthy coping skills.
What is peer pressure or social discomfort, physical withdrawal symptoms, temporarily increased feelings of distress.
Aliyah was feeling nervous because she heard rumors that her good friend did not like her anymore. She decided to write about her feelings in her journal.
What type of coping skill is this?
How a person unlearns maladaptive coping skills.
What is using behavioral learning techniques, practicing healthy replacements, and creating habits of self-assessment.
Clues to that it is time to start applying coping skills and strategies.
What are feelings of physical activation (racing heartbeat, increased body temperature) feelings of fear or anxiety (an impulse to hide or escape, an impulse to become aggressive) or feelings of mood dysregulation (sudden loss of appetite, extreme restlessness or insomnia) or lack of pleasure or enjoyment in activities.
Why people use unhealthy or maladaptive coping skills.
What is because they've "worked" in the past or served some purpose, usually for survival through difficult situations.
Positive consequences (results!) for using healthy coping skills.
What is feeling a "common humanity" with the world around you, emotional regulation, a sense of accomplishment and confidence, improved mood and energy level.
Brandon was feeling angry at school today and claimed that everyone was giving him dirty looks. What type of coping skill was Brandon using?
Unhealthy coping skill of projection