Healthy and unhealthy coping skills
Name two healthy coping skills
What is journaling, listening to music, taking a walk, deep breathing, meditation, talking to someone , writing, painting, or listening to music.
What is one benefit of using healthy coping skills?
What is feeling more relaxed, having a clear mind, creating healthy relationships, get to think about response to a situation, etc.
True or False:
Coping skills are instant "fixes" for stress.
False
What is a coping skills you can use on the unit?
What are deep breathing exercises, reaching out for support/talking to someone, counting to 10, taking a break, coloring, journaling, etc.
What is a stressor?
What is anything that causes someone stress?
Name three unhealthy coping skills
What are throwing things, yelling at others, harming yourself or others, not eating enough or eating too much, substance abuse/use, yelling at others, or damaging property.
When does a healthy coping skill become unhealthy?
When it is done excessively and in a unhealthy way (provide an example!).
True or False:
All coping skills are healthy coping skills.
What is False
Describe a situation where you felt upset but didn't use a coping skill. What coping skill would have been most effective?
Explain why that coping skill would be more effective than a different skill.
What are the different types or categories of coping skills?
What are self-soothing or calming, distraction, mindfulness, and physical.
How do unhealthy coping skills affect us?
What is they can hurt us, can hurt others, can cause more problems, etc.
Which of the following is a benefit of using 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.) all the above
e.) a and c
f.) b and c
e.) a and c
Using healthy coping skills allows us to reduce stress!!!
True or False:
What helps one person cope with stress may not necessarily help me.
What is True
What are some possible consequences of using unhealthy coping skills?
What are illnesses, hurting self or others, loss of relationships, or criminal charges, etc.
What should you do if you feel yourself becoming triggered?
What is use a healthy coping skill? (can list examples)
Healthy coping skills help us:
a.) deal with stressors in our lives
b.) work through our emotions and problems
c.) process our thoughts and emotions
d.) all the above
e.) just a and b
d.) all the above
Why are coping skills important to our well being?
What does create a sense of calmness, confidence, inner peace, and help us reduce stress.
True or False:
Coping skills are used to avoid problems and stress in our lives.
What is False
How do you practice coping skills?
Exploring different skills, noting how they make you feel, using skills even when not upset, match them to the environments
How can you tell when you need to use a coping skill?
Interoceptive cues! (WHAT ARE THOSE?!)
What are some of the coping skills you are currently using, and when was the last time you used it?
Exercise, journaling, painting, walking, music, reading, deep breathing, meditation, etc.
What is a mindfulness practice that can help you calm your body and mind?
What is deep breathing, meditation, grounding exercise, yoga, etc.
You really only need one strong coping skill.
What is false!
What is the biggest barrier to using coping skills in the moment?
Impulse control, recognizing strong emotion, feel self-righteous or justified in your emotion, wanting justice/revenge, feeling unheard, emotionality
My thoughts and feelings are not wrong, it is the way I ________ to the thoughts and feelings.
What is respond?