Just Breathe
Supports
Coping skills
mindfullness
Benefits
100
Demonstrate/ try out box breathing
100
who is someone in your community you can go to for help/ support?
person can name anyone that is supportive to them in the community.
100
Name two healthy coping skills!
100
Can you try the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 technique?
5. things you can see
4. things you can feel
3. things you can hear
2. things you can smell
1. thing you can taste
100
Name 2 benefits of using a coping skill
Feeling more relaxed
- Having a clear mind
- Creating healthy relationships
- Allows time to pause, to think about what you might do next
200
demonstrate/ try five finger breathing
200
true or false a healthy support is someone who negatively critiques you and does not validate your feelings? they use statements such as "suck it up, its not that bad", "its all in your head"
false. this is a unhealthy support person
200
Name 3 unhealthy coping skills!
200
what is mindfullness?
mindfullness is about being present in the moment.
200
Which of the following are benefits to healthy coping skills?
a. allow us to create better relationships
b. they increase stress
c. allow us to have a healthy mind and body
d. A and B
e. All of the above
allow us to create better relationships and allow us to have a healthy mind and body (A and C)
300
demonstrate/ try snake breaths
300
what types of phrases would a healthy support person say to someone who is struggling with their mental health?
you got this. im here for you when ever you need me.
300
Coping skills help us with...
a. dealing with stress
b. working through emotions and problems
c. staying in control of our emotions
d. all of the above
300
this form of mindfullness requires somone to tense their muscles for a count of 5 then release. repeating until they feel relaxed.
muscle relaxation. lets try it!
300
Using a ________________ coping skill, gives time for your mind and heart to have a break. This helps with short term relief from a problem.
A distraction coping skill!
Can you name one?
400
deep breathing is considered a universal coping skill. why?
because you can do it for any situation, you are already breathing naturally and no one knows your doing it.
400
where can a person go to get help if they are struggling with their mental health?
school councillor, teacher, therapist. mental health professional, trusted adult, the kids help phone, suicide hotline.
400
How can unhealthy coping skills negatively affect our lives?
400
this type of mindfullness has a person walking around finding objects with all the colors of the rainbow.
rainbow walk. lets try it.
400
What do coping skills help us with?
- reducing stress
- working through problems
- working through emotions
500
why is practicing deep breathing important in reducing stress and anxiety?
it calms the nervous system and moves control from the insintcual brain to the upper brain where we are able to have better control of our emotions and thoughts.
500
true or false: can pets be considered a postive support?
true.
500
what is a negative coping skill you would like to change? how has this negative coping skill affected your life? what was the purpose of this cping skill? what positive coping skill are going to replace it with?
500
have you ever tried mindful gratitude?
yes:-demonstrate or explain.
no: lets do it.
500
Name five coping skills that are most effective for you.