Coping Skills
What is the difference between coping early vs coping late?
Early coping prevents escalation; late coping tries to manage crisis.
This condition involves cycles of high and low mood states.
What is bipolar disorder?
This mood state includes low energy, sadness, and loss of interest.
What is depression?
According to EIMR, stress first affects which part of us before we even have time to think?
The body / nervous system
This coping skill involves slowing your breathing to calm your body and mind.
What is deep breathing?
This is the key difference between normal stress and mental illness, involving intensity, duration, and impact.
What is functioning (or impact on daily life)?
What is one way substance use can affect mental health?
It can worsen symptoms like anxiety, depression, or mood instability.
True or False: Strong stress reactions are usually a sign of weak willpower.
False
Why doesn’t one coping skill work for every symptom?
Different symptoms require different tools.
This refers to hearing, seeing, or sensing things that are not there.
What are hallucinations?
This condition can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event.
PTSD
What happens to mental health symptoms when stress becomes chronic or ongoing?
Symptoms often increase or become harder to manage
This coping skill involves becoming aware of your thoughts without reacting to them.
What is mindfulness?
These are things like coping skills, routines, and supports that help maintain recovery.
What are recovery tools (or strategies)?
These are strongly held false beliefs that are not based in reality.
What are delusions?
Why might substances feel helpful during stressful situations at first?
They can temporarily reduce stress or uncomfortable body sensations
Why is flexibility in coping a protective factor?
More options = more control and less overwhelm.
This refers to negative beliefs about mental illness that can affect how people see themselves.
What is stigma?
This explains why triggers can cause strong emotional reactions even if there is no real danger.
What is a trauma response?
According to Module 4, Topic 1, why does understanding biology help with recovery?
It reduces shame and helps people understand their reactions are not personal failures