Grounding & Deep Breathing
Both grounding and deep breathing are considered ______ techniques.
Relaxation techniuqes
Three positive qualities about myself?
List:
Interacting with others is proven to release tension and increase positive feelings and emotions.
2 physical ways to improve your ability to cope with stress?
Sleep, Exercise, Eating Healthy...
Healthy or Unhealthy?
hitting another individual
Unhealthy
What muscle is used when practicing deep breathing?
What is the positive coping skill of writing your thoughts down to better understand your own feelings?
Journaling
Name two characteristics of a healthy relationship?
communication, trust/loyalty, respect, forgiveness
What is catharsis?
The act of releasing emotions that are left untouched inside.
Healthy or Unhealthy?
social support
Healthy, interacting with others often leads to more positive feelings.
What is an appropriate amount of time to inhale, prior to exhaling?
4-5 seconds
Your parents are yelling at you for getting caught smoking at school... What is a healthy way to cope with this scenario?
Talk it out with them. Admit your wrong doing and commit to doing better.
Can friends hinder your ability to cope with negative emotions?
Yes, friends can sometimes offer bad advice or instruct us to use unhealthy ways to cope.
Name one unhealthy method of Catharsis?
Hitting a wall, breaking a game remote...
Healthy or Unhealthy?
Eating Chips
Unhealthy, eating fatty food increase the fat content in our bodies.
What is the category method of grounding?
Listing all the items in a given category you can think of.
Can listening to music be a coping skill? Describe...
Yes, music is proven to relieve stress and lower emotional responses.
What is a bonding mammal?
A mammal which NEEDS social interaction to survive.
What is self-harm?
The process of hurting oneself by cutting, pinching, pulling hair, or other painful behaviors.
Walking away and ignoring the issue
Unhealthy, it is smart to walk away for enough time to regulate your emotions until they can be discussed appropriately.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 method?
5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, one thing you can taste.
The process of drawing, painting, or sculpting to relieve stress?
Art therapy
The act of distancing and avoiding others in your community?
Isolation
How can we prepare for stressful events?
By taking time daily to relax our emotions and monitor our stress levels.
Healthy or Unhealthy?
Hitting a punching bag
Unhealthy, this is an unhealthy use of catharsis. Your body becomes trained to release anger and tension by hitting...