Adaptive Coping Skills
What are three examples of adaptive coping skills.
Read a Book, Writing/Drawing/Painting, Listening to Music, Spending Time with Friends/Family,Go for a Walk, Deep Breathing, Talk with someone, Grounding, Taking a cold shower, Spirituality / prayer
What is an example of a maladaptive coping skill?
Avoiding help
Fighting
Yelling at others
sleeping too much
drug or alcohol use
impulsivity
negative self-talk / criticizing yourself
True or False:
Every coping skill is healthy.
FALSE!
Some ways that we learn to cope are not healthy for us! (ex: fighting, eating too much, running from problems, etc.)
What is it called when you talk to a therapist or counselor.
Therapy.
The act of avoiding and distancing yourself from the community.
What is isolating/withdrawn.
True or False: Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.
FALSE! Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered a maladaptive coping skill.
Coping skills that utilize your senses (touch, see, smell, hear & taste.)
Grounding Coping skills
Which coping skills are maladaptive.
A. Getting Fresh Air
B. Talking to a Trusted Friend/Adult
C. Destroying Property
D. Exercising
E. Playing Sports
F. Taking Feelings Out on Others
G. Yelling at someone
What is
C. Destroying property
F. Taking feelings out on others
G. Yelling at someone
True or False: Emotions are either good or bad.
False! Emotions are neither good nor bad, they are messengers that signal something important we need to pay attention to.
What is a coping skill called when you write down your thoughts on paper?
What is journaling.
An example of a stressor.
- Worrying about schoolwork / grades
- Juggling responsibilities such as school, work, sports, family
- Having problems with friends, bullying, or peer pressure
- Having negative thoughts about yourself
- Going through body changes
- Living in an unsafe home / neighborhood...
True or False: Signs of stress can be different for each person and can affect them both physically and emotionally.
True: Different factors determine how an individual is affected by stress.
Which ones are benefits of adaptive coping skills?
a.) They reduce stress
b.) They allow us to create better relationships
c.) They allow us to have a healthy mind and body
d.) All of the above
d.) All of the above
Ways maldaptive coping skills affect you.
Low self-esteem, lack of motivation, stressed, feeling anxious, lack of sleep, feeling hopeless, procrastination isolation
True or False: Coping skills are not important to your well-being.
FALSE! Coping skills create a sense of calmness, confidence, and inner-peace. They are important for your overall health