Self-Regulation Skills
The ability to manage your own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. This is the definition for what?
A Self-Regulation Skill
An effective way to manage and overcome stressful or challenging situations and deal with uncomfortable emotions, is the definition of what?
A Coping Skill
True or False:
Coping skills are only needed when you are struggling with uncomfortable emotions.
False
I might feel this way if someone takes something of mine without asking and then breaks it.
Mad or Angry
What goes up but never comes down
Your Age
What are the three categories of Self-Regulation skills.
A. Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive
B. Football, Basketball, and Baseball
C. Distract, Relax, and Cope
D. What are Self-Regulation Skills again
A.
Name 3 coping skills that help you manage or overcome a stressful or challenging situation:
Kids choice
Examples: Develop a plan; journal; talk with a friend, parent, or teacher; have a positive attitude; exercise; swim; go on a hike
True or False:
All coping skills are healthy coping skills.
False
Some coping skills can be harmful (eating too much sweets, having too much screen time, not getting enough sleep, things that cause harm to self or others)
I might feel this way if something I am looking forward to doing gets cancelled.
Disappointed
(Answers may vary)
What gets wetter the more it dries
A Towel
Name 3 self-regulation skills that can help you with your thoughts, emotions, or behaviors:
Kids choice
Examples: Breathing exercises, Counting, stretching, get a drink water, use your senses, etc.
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful, or harmful to yourself and others.
True or False:
What helps one person cope with stress may not necessarily help someone else.
True
Everyone has different self-regulation and coping skills that work for them.
I might feel this way if I am trying and trying to do something and it is not working out the way I want it to.
Frustrated
(Answers may vary)
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A Clock
The practice of __________ involves paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way, which can help manage stress and improve mental well-being.
Mindfulness
What is an example of a physical coping skill?
Engaging in activities that move your body such as exercise, a sport, yoga, or hiking in nature.
True or False:
Coping skills are something everyone is born knowing how to do
FALSE
Coping skills are learned throughout our lives
What are Riley's 5 emotions in "Inside Out"?
Joy, sadness, anger, disgust and fear
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The Future
A cognitive self-regulation skill helps you to control your thoughts, such as reframing a situation or staying focused on a task despite distractions.
What is an example of a cognitive self-regulation skill?
Taking a brain break, using headphones, working by yourself, having a positive attitude, thinking about what could go well
There are five categories of different coping skills, name two of them?
Problem-focused
Emotion-focused
Social
Cognitive/Thought
Physical
True or False:
Self-Regulation skills help you to stay calm under stress, pause before reacting to your impulses, and make choices that align with your values.
I might feel this way when my teacher calls on me to answer a question and I don't know the answer.
Scared, nervous or anxious
(Answers may vary)
What is at the end of everything?
The letter "g"