Healthy Coping
Changing the way you look at/think about something can change how you experience it.
What is... COGNITIVE REFRAMING
Refusing to acknowledge a problem
What is... DENIAL
Coping refers to the thoughts and actions we use to deal with stressful situations.
What is... TRUE
If you are feeling sad and you want to isolate or keep to yourself what would be the opposite action?
What is... GET ACTIVE SOMEHOW
These are stressors that put strain on our body.
What is... PHYSIOLOGICAL
Challenging yourself to acknowledge your present situation without judging either yourself or others; learning to tolerate something without judging it or trying to change it.
What is... RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
Separating yourself from different parts of your life that you don't want to acknowledge or address
What is... DISSOCIATION
Healthy coping skills provide instant relief.
What is... FALSE
These stressors are events, situations, people, comments, or anything we interpret as negative or threatening
What is.. PSYCHOLOGICAL
Addressing issues directly as a way to alleviate stress.
What is... ACTIVE/APPROACHING COPING
Maladaptive form of coping that involves changing our behavior to not think about or feel the things that are uncomfortable.
Avoidance coping can be healthy.
What is... TRUE
You feel like each coping skill you try doesn't work but remembering that a new behavior takes ____ days to become a habit can be helpful.
What is... 21 DAYS
*HINT IT'S NOT POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE
What is... RIGID, FLEXIBILITY
This ______ focused strategy relies on using active ways to directly tackle the situation that caused the stress
and
This _____focused strategy are used to handle feelings of distress, rather than the actual situation
Generally unconscious processes that people are unaware they are using that can create more stress
What is.. DEFENSE MECHANISM
Creating logical reasons to explain unhelpful behavior or thoughts can be a healthy coping strategy.
What is... FALSE
Blaming your partner, parents, family, economy, job, therapist, your upbringing, or the dog for your misfortune keeps you in victim mode and robs you of changing your situation. What question can you ask yourself to avoid playing the "blame game."
What is... WHAT IS MY ROLE IN THIS?
______ a stressful situation can be worse than _____ a stressful situation
because you think about it endlessly which causes your body to constantly release stress hormones.
What is... ANTICIPATING, EXPERIENCING/BEING IN
Understanding that coping is a very ______ process that _____ on the situation, the ______ of the situation, and _______ resources.
What is.... COMPLEX, DEPENDS, EVALUATION, AVAILABILITY
Avoiding emotion by only focusing on facts and logic (can be destructive if emotions are completely ignored)
What is... INTELLECTUALIZATION
Opposite action works best for any emotion you do not want to feel.
What is... FALSE
Only when your emotions do NOT fit the facts of a current situation.
A person is feeling like they are broken but there is still a part of them deep inside that knows they won’t be broken forever.
What is... EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
What is the difference between relative stressors and an absolute stressors?
WHAT IS...
absolute are stressors that everyone exposed to them would interpret as being stressful.
relative are stressors that only some exposed to them would interpret as being stressful.