True/False
Instant fixes for stress exist
False
Name three positive coping skills.
You're playing a board game and you notice your friend is cheating. What do you do?
Physical aggression/fighting
Getting hurt, hurting someone else, getting arrested, losing a friend/family member, etc.
Can kangaroos walk backwards?
No.
All stress is bad stress
False
Name three negative coping skills.
Drinking, drugs, eating too much or too little, sleeping too much or too little, physical aggression... etc.
You're trying to watch TV in the day room and someone keeps asking you questions about the show you're watching. What do you do?
Ask them to save their questions for the end of the show, tell them you'll explain it to them when the show is over, etc.
Self-harm
Pain, complications from injuries, possible scarring
How long does the average person spend waiting at traffic lights in their life?
Two weeks.
Anger always leads to aggression
False
What is your go-to coping skill?
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You're playing cards with someone in the day room and they get frustrated because you're winning. They throw their cards and walk away. How do you respond?
Pick up the cards and give them some time to cool off before trying to talk to them, utilize a coping skill to help yourself (before your emotions take over), etc.
Shopping sprees.
Strained relationships with family/partner, legal issues if you can't pay back debt, etc.
What was the first food to be grown in space?
Potatoes.
In 1996, potato plants were taken in to space with the space shuttle Columbia.
Sleep can be an unhealthy coping skill
True
Name two coping skills that don't work for you.
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You have a bad day and your level gets dropped for acting out toward a staff member. Next time you go to see treatment team that staff member is present and asks you why you acted out toward them. How do you respond?
Be honest about having a bad day, sincerely take responsibility for your actions, and explain what triggered your response in a respectful way.
Isolating yourself from support.
Loneliness, worsening depression, damaged relationships, etc.
Why does the planet Mars look red?
It is covered in rust.
A coping skill is something you always do alone.
False
Is there any one coping skill that is better than all the rest? Why or why not?
No, it depends on the situation and the person using the coping skill.
You've been excited to go to evening group all day but something happens on the unit and it has to be cancelled. How do you handle it?
Ask staff to do the work in cell, deep breathing/counting, try to learn something new from staff or peers, etc.
Consistently using unhealthy coping skills.
Hospitalization, no improvement in symptoms, using more and more harmful unhealthy coping skills, etc.
How tall was the tallest man ever recorded? (Within 3 inches)
8'11'' (107 inches)