Healthy and unhealthy coping skills
Benefits
Myth or Fact?
More Coping
JFF (just for fun)
100

Three unhealthy coping skills

What is outbursts of anger, harmful activities, substance use, isolating, etc.?

100

What is one benefit of using healthy coping skills?

What is feeling more relaxed, having a clear mind, creating healthy relationships, get to think about response to a situation, etc.

100

If I’m not crying or upset, something must be wrong with me

Everyone shows grief differently, and not feeling emotional right away is normal.

100

Coping skills you can use while you are in bed or in your room.

What is TIPP, listen to music, talk to a friend, etc.

100

What has to be broken before you use it?

Egg
200

What are unhealthy coping skills and how can they affect us in grief?

Avoiding emotions, isolating yourself, or acting out in anger might seem like they help in the moment—but over time, they can make grief feel even heavier.

200

When does a healthy coping skill become unhealthy?

What is when it becomes maladaptive, used in excess, used in a risky way and used to avoid?

200

If I distract myself enough, the grief will just go away

Ignoring grief may delay healing and make feelings come back stronger later.

200

This is an example of a coping skill I could use while at school (give 2)

What is deep breathing exercising, journaling, taking a break, talking to a safe person, etc.

200

What goes up but never comes down?

Your age

300

What are some of the coping skills you are currently using?

Fill in the blank, three answers gets the points. 

1. 

2. 

3.

300

When you use healthy coping skills regularly, you strengthen this — your ability to bounce back from hard times.

What is resilience?

300

Everyone goes through the grieving process in the same five stages and in order.

People grieve in different ways, and not everyone follows the same steps or order.

300

What are some possible consequences of using unhealthy coping skills?

What is increased distress, increased severity of symptoms, increased safety concerns, loss of relationships, etc.

300

When things go wrong, what can you always count on?

Your fingers

400

What is negative self-talk and how does it affect our ability to grieve?

This common but unhealthy coping mechanism involves blaming yourself or others constantly, which can increase guilt and slow healing.

Ex: it's my fault

400

What are some benefits that you have experienced from using healthy coping skills?



- Feeling more relaxed

- Having a clear mind to help solve your problems

- Creating healthy relationships with others

- Being able to think about your response to a situation.

-Seeing a different perspective on a situation.

- Working through the obstacles rather than avoiding them.

400

Coping skills are only needed when you are struggling with negative emotions.

False! What are some additional reasons for using coping skills?

400

Isolating is a healthy way to cope- truth or false?

False! Taking space when you are upset is okay, but avoiding people and situations can lead to poor mental and physical well-being.

400

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even.

7 (seven)