JeopardyLabs

coping skills

100

This technique involves naming 5 things you see, 4 you feel, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste

5,4,3,2,1

200

This skill means noticing thoughts without judging them

mindfulness. 

300

This DBT skill stands for “Observe, Describe, Participate”

DBT “What Skills” (Observe, Describe, Participate)

400

This coping strategy involves slowing your breathing to activate the parasympathetic nervous system

Deep breathing / paced breathing (activates parasympathetic nervous system)

500

This acronym helps people work through stressful situations by Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relaxation, One thing in the moment, Vacation, Encouragement

IMPROVE skill (Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relaxation, One thing, Vacation, Encouragement)

inside out

100

This emotion often includes worry about future events

Anxiety

200

This emotion is a common response to loss

Grief / Sadness

300

 This feeling can show up as anger, frustration, or irritability

 Anger / Irritability

400

This emotion can sometimes mask sadness or vulnerability

Hurt / Resentment (often linked to rejection or betrayal)

500

This term describes having mixed or conflicting feelings at the same time

Ambivalence

having mixed or conflicting feelings

Mental Health Conditions

100

This condition involves persistent sadness and loss of interest

Major Depressive Disorder

200

This anxiety disorder involves sudden intense fear episodes

Panic Disorder

300

This condition includes difficulty maintaining attention and impulsivity

ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

400

This condition involves intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

500

This condition involves mood swings between depression and mania

Bipolar Disorder

triggers

100

This term refers to something that causes a strong emotional or behavioral reaction

Trigger (stimulus causing an emotional or behavioral reaction)

200

Triggers can be internal or this type (outside the person)

External trigger

300

This is when a current situation activates a past emotional memory

Re-experiencing / emotional memory activation

400

This nervous system response is responsible for “fight, flight, or freeze”

Fight-or-flight response (sympathetic nervous system activation)

500

This type of trigger involves sensory input like sounds, smells, or sights that activate memories or emotions

Sensory trigger (sound, smell, sight, etc.)