Individual Coping Skills
How can participating in leisure activities be used as coping skills?
Participating in leisure activities provides an opportunity to have fin, relax, and socialize with peers.
How can talking to a family member be used as a coping skill?
Talking to someone about your problems/stressors allows you to express your emotions and feelings and get everything out in the open rather than bottling it up.
Radical acceptance is accepting something fully, mentally and emotionally, without judgement.
TRUE
What is mindfulness coping skill?
Mindfulness meditation, mindfulness walk, body scan, five senses
What can you catch, but not throw?
a cold
How can listening to music be used a coping skill?
Listening to music can be relaxing and can help take your mind off of stressors.
How can helping another person be used as a coping skill.
Helping others can improve our mood and make use feel good about ourselves.
Delayed gratification is getting rewarded immediately.
FALSE
What is mindfullness?
mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment, without judging or trying to change it. this involves observing your thoughts, feelings and sensations without getting caught up in them.
What does the DBT skill STOP stand for?
Stop
Take a Step Back
Observe
Proceed Mindfully
How can exercising be a healthy as a coping skill?
Exercising increases you energy and mood, focus, self-esteem and releases feel good endorphins into your brain. It also decreases your stress, depression and chance of heart attack or other health conditions.
How can going for a walk with a friend be used as a coping skill?
Not only is walking good exercise, but doing this activity with a friend provides an opportunity to talk about your stressors and improve your overall mood.
Emotions are temporary
TRUE
Name one stressor and a skill to use to cope with it.
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What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
a stamp
How can creating art be used as a coping skill?
As a way to express your emotions and/or feelings
How can socializing with others be used as a coping skill.
It decreases feelings of loneliness and stress and increases feelings of enjoyment and happiness.
All stress is bad stress
FALSE
Name 3 positive coping skills.
exercise, art activities, talking to a friend, participating in leisure and many more.
Give an example of challenging a negative thought.
Is there substantial evidence for my thoughts? Is there evidence contrary to my thought?
What does TIPP stand for?
Temperature
Intensive Exercise
Paced Breathing
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
What does ACCEPTS stand for?
Activities
Contributing
Comparisons
Emotions
Pushing Away
Thoughts
Sensations
Coping is dealing with you feelings?
TURE
What is Progressive Music Relaxation?
Sit/lie down comfortably
Tense the muscles in your feet for 5 seconds
Slowly relax these muscles as you say the word "relax"
Repeat steps with your calves, thighs, mid-section, back, chest, arms and face
What's in my control?
Thoughts
Actions
Emotions