Negative Coping Skills
Positive Coping Skills
True or False
Scenarios
Relapse Prevention
100

What are negative coping skills? 

What is ways of coping that aren't healthy or appropriate. 

100

Name one positive coping skill that you've used before and how it helped you.

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100

Instant fixes for stress exists.

What is false

100

The gas station clerk shorts you a dollar.. what is a healthy way to cope with this situation

What is talk it out

100

Name 3 stressors in your life and how you can cope with them.

What is......

200

The act of avoiding and distancing yourself from others.

What is isolating

200

How can going to groups/therapy be a positive coping skill?

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200

No thought or feeling is wrong in itself, it is what we do with it that really counts

What is true

200

Your partner has cheated on you and keeps calling your phone over and over.. what is a health way to deal with this situation

What is "walk away"

200

HALT is an acronym for?

What is.... hungry, angry, lonely, tired

Internal Triggers

300

This negative coping mechanism involves refusing to acknowledge an issue.

What is denial

300

To use your creativity to paint, draw, or write

What is art

300

Taking time for yourself each day is essential to coping with life's pressures.

What is true

300

A group member is constantly bringing up drugs or negative topics.. how would you cope with this situation

What is talk to the group leader or talk to that person.

300
Steps I can take when I feel I may relapse include..
What are.....
400

Name a common negative coping skill.

What is Smoking, substance abuse, overeating, purging, avoidance, self-harm, etc.

400

Why is knowing your triggers helpful?

What is: knowing your triggers you can avoid situations that might trigger you or be ready to use coping skills

400

All stress is out of your control

What is false

400

Someone is up in your face yelling.. how can you deal with this situation in a healthy productive manner?

What is walk away? Let the person calm down before trying to talk to them.

400
People, places and things are what?

What are external triggers.

Things to change in recovery

500

Yelling, screaming, and fighting

What are negative ways to deal with anger

500

Name a coping skill that you can use to express your feelings?

arts/crafts, coloring/drawing, journaling, talking to a safe person

500

There is only bad stress.

What is false. 

Eustress - good stress- examples?

500

It has been a rough day and your friend just keeps cracking jokes and not taking anything serious.. are they coping in a healthy way?

What is yes, using humor.

500

The signs of emotional relapse  are: (list at least 3)

What is... anxiety - intolerance - anger - defensiveness - mood swings - isolating - poor eating habits - poor sleep habits - etc