Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
A coping skill is something we can do to help manage our feelings.
What is a Trigger?
Triggers are things that cause you to feel a stress-based emotional or physical response.
Talking to others is a healthy coping skill.
True.
Exercise.
Healthy.
Name an example of a coping skill.
Talking, walking away, coloring, listening to music, etc
What are some examples of triggers?
A place, person, item, or smell are some triggers that could remind us of stressful experiences or bad memories.
Philly's favorite word
Every coping skill is healthy.
False. Some coping skills might make things worse, like sleeping the whole day or eating too much junk food.
Eating junk food
Unhealthy if it is too much.
True or false: You can only use one coping skill once you are triggered to calm yourself or change your thoughts?
False. You can try multiple techniques until you are able to calm down.
What should you do if something triggers you?
Use a coping skill, talk to someone
Philly's biggest tourist attraction?
City Hall or Art Museum
Will accept Love Park
Adults use coping skills.
True. All people need help at times.
Scream into a pillow.
Healthy.
True or false: a coping skill that is helpful for you might not be helpful for someone else.
True. Everyone benefits from different coping skills, because we are all unique.
*DAILY DOUBLE*: Name the two types of triggers and provide at least one example for each.
Internal & External
Name the Philly Professional sports teams
Bonus* 200 for Soccer team*
Eagles- Football
Sixers- Basketball
Flyers- Hockey
Phillies- Baseball
Soccer- Union
You should let others know what your triggers are and the boundaries you would like to create regarding those triggers.
True
Placing blame on others
Unhealthy.
Name one Mindfulness coping skill
Prayer, Reading, Listing, Goal setting, Listening to music, meditation
Why is it helpful to identify what your triggers are?
If you know what your triggers are, you can be more prepared to handle them
What branch of the military originated in Philadelphia?
The United States Marine Corps
*DAILY DOUBLE* Healthy coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.
False. Healthy coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. We will never be able to avoid all problems!
Looking for others to validate who I am and make me feel good about myself.
Unhealthy