Types of Coping Skills
Name 2 of the 5 different types of coping skills
self-soothing
distraction
opposite action
emotional awareness
mindfulness
Define trigger:
a stimulus that causes a painful memory to resurface.
Identify 2 healthy coping skills you use for anxiety
deep breathing
STOP
journaling
coloring
exercise
grounding techniques
coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives
false
coping skills helps us work through problems in a healthy manner
What room do ghosts avoid?
the living room
Doing something this is the opposite of the impulse is this type of coping skill:
opposite action
name one person you can reach out to if you need them
personal answer
Identify 2 healthy coping skills you use for anger
deep breathing
distraction techniques
exercise
distraction is a type of coping skill
True
how many pleats does a chef's hat have?
100 pleats
(Represents 100 ways to cook an egg)
Reaching out for support when no other coping skill is working is what kind of coping skill:
crisis intervention
give 3 examples of something that triggers stress
change
people
past emotions
work
school
present emotions
give an example of a distraction technique
watching tv
exercising
coloring
reading
all coping skills are healthy
false
true or false: queen Elizabeth II is a trained mechanic
True
at age 16, she joined the British employment agency where she learned the basics of truck repair.
Give 2 examples of mindfulness
meditation
relaxation videos/sounds
grounding techniques
breathing exercises
how can triggers make using a coping skill difficult?
strong emotions
impulse
give 2 examples of using a self soothing technique
deep breathing
grounding 54321
soft music
warm shower/bath
coping skills are something everyone is born knowing how to do
false
all are learned
a gummy bear
Identify two self-soothing technique that invoke one of the 5 senses
touch
smell
taste
see
hear
how do you know when you are feeling triggered?
personal answer
physical/mental symptoms
identify 2 leisure activities to use to cope with negative emotions
journaling
napping
socializing
walking outside
coping skills only help you relax
false
managing stress, depression, anxiety is not always relaxing
how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootise pop?
364 licks
A group of engineering students from Purdue University reported that its licking machine, modeled after a human tongue, took an average of 364 licks