Coping Skills
Emotions
Cognitive Distortions
Supports
Take Aways
100

This skill requires nothing but your lungs. 

Diaphragmatic Breathing (Deep Breathing)


100

Emotions are our ________ not our enemies. 

FRIENDS

100

You have a disagreement with your friend and you think to yourself: “that’s it; you’re not my friend anymore!” 

All or Nothing Thinking/Black and White Thinking

100

You see this person weekly or bi-weekly when you need a space to talk about challenges and work through tough emotions?

Psychologist-Therapist

100
Name 3 go-to coping skills?

1. Your answer

2. Your answer

3. Your answer


200
When you need to relax, start at 5 and countdown to 1....
Grounding (5 things you see, 4 things you hear, 3 things you smell, 2 things you feel, 1 thing you taste). 
200

When you feel this, you may end up crying which is good for your brain and heart. 

Sad

200

You’re not picked for the basketball team and you think, “I’m no good at sports; I just can’t do anything!”

Overgeneralization 

200

This person can help you in school when you feel overwhelmed or need support with teachers?

Guidance counselor, School Psychologist

200

Who will be the first person you reach out to when you need help?

Special Person: ________________

300

Take a moment and relax your muscles...

PMR (Progressive Muscle Relaxation)

300

This emotion typically matches with the color red and is okay to feel, but not okay to project upon. 

Angry

300

“I have a zit on my nose; now I’m ugly; everyone will think I’m a freak”

Mental Filter 

300

This person is usually the BEST person to confide in about our daily lives?

Best Friend/Close Friend


300

What are 2 things you learned about yourself in therapy?

1. Your answer

2. Your answer

400

What is it called when you pause and visualize your favorite memory/a scene...

Visual Imagery/Guided Imagery 

400

That feeling you feel in the pit of your stomach, when you are sweaty, become tense...

Anxious

400

You a pass a test and think, “I passed because it was so easy”

Disqualifying the Positive 

400

Name any person whom you go to for support and kindness!

Grandparent, friend, cousin, teacher etc. 


400

What is one thing you want to keep working on, whether in therapy or on your own?

1. Your answer

500

Coping skills should be _______, __________, and _______ to be helpful. 

Hint: Dr. Preeti say's this ALL the time :) 

concrete, time-limited, specific 

500

The feeling you get when nothing good happens, but nothing bad happens. 

Content

500

“I bet everyone is laughing at me!"

Mind Reading-Jumping to Conclusions

500

Even though they make the rules, they are our biggest support!

Parents-Caregivers


500

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

1. Location

2. Accomplished

3. Goals 

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