Self-Care Basics
Taking care of your body through sleep, nutrition, and exercise is called this type of self-care.
What is physical self-care?
This is the body’s natural response to pressure or demand.
What is stress?
Taking slow, deep breaths to calm the body is this technique.
What is deep breathing?
The ability to recognize and understand your emotions.
What is emotional awareness?
A student feels overwhelmed and decides to take a walk to clear their mind.
What is a healthy coping strategy?
This type of self-care focuses on thoughts, mindset, and mental stimulation.
What is mental (psychological) self-care?
Feeling emotionally exhausted and unmotivated over time is known as this.
What is burnout?
Writing your thoughts and feelings in a notebook is this coping skill.
What is journaling?
This skill helps you pause before reacting emotionally.
What is self-control (or impulse control)?
Someone says “yes” to everything and feels exhausted. They need this skill.
What is setting boundaries?
Spending time with supportive people is an example of this type of self-care.
What is social self-care?
Headaches, fatigue, and muscle tension are examples of this type of stress symptom.
What are physical symptoms?
Focusing your attention on the present moment without judgment is called this.
What is mindfulness?
Understanding how others feel is known as this.
What is empathy?
A person notices they are feeling anxious and names the feeling.
What is emotional awareness?
This type of self-care involves managing and expressing feelings appropriately.
What is emotional self-care?
This type of stress can actually improve performance in small amounts.
What is eustress?
This coping strategy involves changing how you think about a situation.
What is cognitive restructuring (reframing)?
Naming your emotions (e.g., frustrated vs. angry) is part of this skill.
What is emotional labeling?
Someone replaces “I can’t do this” with “I’ll try my best.”
What is positive self-talk (or reframing)?
Setting limits to protect your time and energy is known as this.
What are boundaries?
Long-term stress that negatively impacts health is called this.
What is chronic stress?
Engaging in activities like exercise or hobbies to reduce stress is this type of coping.
What is healthy distraction?
This concept involves understanding triggers that cause emotional reactions.
What are emotional triggers?
A person constantly works without breaks and begins to feel drained and detached.
What is burnout?