Types of Coping Techniques
A basic body function we all need to do in order to survive?
Breath
List 2 leisure activities that you enjoy that provide a workout or physical movement.
Watching a show, reading a book, or completing a puzzle allows you to use this sense.
What is sight?
What is your favorite thing to see?
You may do this in a quiet place. Cognitive activity. fiction or non-fiction.
Read a Book
This type of exercise is often done on a floor mat. It tests strength and flexibility. It comes from Hindu culture.
What is yoga?
Eating a good meal or a tasty snack will activate this sense.
What is taste?
What is your favorite thing to taste?
Thisi s a great way to get exercise and use your coping skill at the same time.
Go for a walk
This dance-based exercise program is popular for its fast pace and exciting music.
What is zumba?
(Or other dance workout)
This is an activity for your brain to solve. It can consist of letters, numbers, or broken pieces of an image.
What is a puzzle?
This sense is activated by the tactile feel of objects and surfaces.
What is touch?
What is your favorite material to touch?
Many different ways and materials to show artistic expression.
Draw, color, paint a pictures
This type of exercise benefits your heart and lungs because it is done continuously building endurance.
What is aerobics/cardio?
The sense associated with your olfactory system. "Stop and ____ the flowers."
What is smell?
What is your favorite sent/smell?
Variety of genres, styles and artist. Individual or group.
Listen to Music
Name an activity that is season specific, normally considered a sport but is also good for exercise.
Specific sport
Winter sport, spring sport, summer sport, fall sport
This device allows you to open files, read email, and surf the internet.
What is a computer?
Listening to music activates this sense.
What is hearing?
What is your favorite thing to hear?
Using a digital handheld object to capture moments is how this art is created.
What is photography?