Coping Skills
What are the outcomes of both unhealthy and healthy coping skills?
Some amount of relief from an unpleasant emotion.
When confronted that they have been smoking weed in their apartment everyday for the past month, Xander denies it despite ashes on the windowsill and the heavy smell of marijuana in the room. What defense mechanism are they using?
Denial
Do rates of depression and suicide increase, decrease, or remain the same during the holidays?
They remain the same.
Often masquerading as a healthy coping skill, this often used coping strategy results in broken social connections, spiraling, feelings of loneliness, and hopelessness.
Isolation
_________ Refers to the negative attitudes and beliefs about mental health issues that prevent people from seeking help.
Stigma
What are some common coping skills for anger?
Counting to 10, taking deep breaths, removing yourself from the situation.
intellectualization
This curious culinary curiosity involves stuffing a bird, inside of a bird, inside of a bird.
Turducken
True of false? Stress is detrimental to the human mind and body and should be avoided whenever possible.
False, eustress is positive stress that motivates us.
A therapists job is to...
A. Tell you what to do.
B. Get your life in order.
C. Point out your failings.
D. Give you a different perspective on things.
D
These are the most common type of coping skills that can involve reading, social media, watching videos, or listening to music.
Distraction
After a traumatic childhood of abuse, Cody often finds himself staring off into space, being lost in though, and sometimes even losing time throughout the day. He notices that he tends to do these things when he is stressed or triggered. What defense mechanism is he using?
Dissociation
This Thanksgiving staple was invented by the Cambells' company.
Green bean casserole
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 coping skill?
A technique that asks you to find things you can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste (5 senses) to calm down when feeling anxious or distressed/
What percent of Americans struggle with mental health? (Within 5% points)
23%
Why do people use negative coping skills despite knowing the consequences?
They view the temporary relief created by the unhealthy coping skills as worth the drawbacks. At least in the short term.
Markus is constantly anxious about not being good enough at his job, and despite positive performance reviews and good feedback from coworkers he often worries that he is a team member and a failure. What psychological defense mechanism is Markus using?
Projection
The annual practice of pardoning a turkey began with this president.
George H.W. Bush
This coping skill can cure depression, anxiety, and most personality disorders.
It does not exist.
What part of the brain is associated with emotional regulation?
The amygdala.
True or false?
Coping skills are all you need besides medication.
False
Talia has a terrible week at work and when she gets home she yells at her girlfriend for not having dinner ready right as she walks in the door. What defense mechanism is she using?
Displacement
The first American Thanksgiving was in the year of 16__.
1619
After going to rehab and ceasing any alcohol intake, Alexa begins cutting, stating that is healthier than drinking and is the lesser of two evils, so that she should be able to do it. Is she right?
No, both are destructive and trading one maladaptive coping skill for another is not healthy.
Give 2 examples of opposite action coping skills.
ie. Hanging out with friends when you want to isolate.
Walking away instead of fighting.