Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills
Examples include: Deep Breaths, Drink a Glass of Water, or Go for a Walk.
Name an example of an unhealthy coping skill
Example: Too much screen time or too many treats
What is the opposite of go?
Stop
What is a Trigger?
Triggers include people, places, things, colors, smells, words - that cause an emotional or behavioral response, like anxiety or frustration.
How many days are in a year?
365
When should you use healthy coping skills?
When you are feeling anxious, angry, frustrated, sad, afraid, etc.
A student has a lot of stress from school. When they get home, they yells at their siblings to get their frustration out. Is this a healthy coping skill? Why or why not?
No, it is not a healthy coping skill. Talking with someone is a great coping skill. However, yelling is unhealthy and it may cause problems in our relationships.
what are the four seasons
summer, winter, fall, spring
What is Anxiety?
What we feel when we are very worried about events or bad things happening.
According to Dr. Seuss who stole Christmas?
The Grinch
Name 1 coping skill that can be done almost anywhere anytime
Examples: Breathing exercises, Counting, stretching, walking, drink water, use your senses, etc.
What do you think makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful, or harmful to yourself and others.
In Finding Nemo, what is the name of the blue fish?
Dory
What are Consequences?
The result from our choices, behaviors, or reactions.
What would you like to change about yourself?
Answers Vary
What is the purpose of grounding exercises?
to keep you in the present moment; not focusing on the past or the future
Someone yelled at you and it made you mad. How would you respond giving an "I statement"?
I feel mad because you yelled at me. can you please talk to me quieter?
What movie has minions and a super villain Gru?
Despicable Me
What is Confidentiality?
Keeping people's information private.
What are Riley's 5 emotions in "Inside Out"?
Sadness, joy, anger, disgust and fear
Give and show and example of a grounding technique
5-4-3-2-1 method; describe an object; physical grounding
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
They haven't learned or developed healthy ones
Story about a princess who lives under the sea.
The Little Mermaid
What is Self-Control?
Self-Control is the ability to control your behaviors and reactions.
Why do things fall when you drop them?
Gravity