Individual Coping Skills
How can listening to music be used a coping skill?
What is listening to music can be relaxing and can help take your mind off of stressors?
How can helping another person be used as a coping skill?
What is helping others can improve our mood and can make us feel good about ourselves?
No one can help me with my stress. I am all alone?
What is FALSE?
Reaching out to supports can help deal with stress.
Name 3 negative coping skills?
What is self-harm, substance abuse, withdraw/isolation, fighting, bottling feelings up, blaming, making mean and hostile jokes, criticizing others, manipulating, lying, refusing help and many more?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
What is a towel?
How can participating in leisure activities be used as a coping skill?
What is participating in leisure activities provides an opportunity to have fun, relax, and socialize with peers?
How can talking to a family member/friend be used as a coping skill?
What is talking to someone about your problems/stressors allows you to express your emotions and feelings and get everything out in the open rather than bottling it up?
Getting enough sleep, eating right, exercising, and participating in hobbies you enjoy are all examples of self-care?
What is true?
Self-care is the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health
Name 3 positive coping skills?
What is exercise, art activities, talking to a friend, participating in leisure, journaling, reading a book, listening to music, watching tv, use humor, pray, meditation and many more?
What can you catch, but not throw?
What is a cold?
How can exercising be used as a coping skill?
What is exercising increases your energy and mood, focus, self-esteem and releases feel good endorphins into your brain. It also decreases your stress, depression, and chance of heart attack or other health conditions?
How can going for a walk with a friend be used as a coping skill?
What is not only is walking good exercise, but doing this activity with a friend provides an opportunity to talk about your stressors and can improve your overall mood?
Taking time for yourself each day will help you cope with stress?
What is TRUE?
Spending time with yourself benefits everyone because by having a happier and healthier mindset, you're in a better frame of mind to take care of the people who are important to you.
Name one stressor in your life and a positive way you can cope with that stressor?
What is..............?
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
What is a stamp?
How can journaling be used as a coping skill?
What is journaling can help you organize your thoughts and express your feelings, leading to a more relaxed, productive life?
How can socializing with others be used as a coping skill?
What is socializing with others can decrease feelings of loneliness and stress, and can increases feelings of enjoyment and happiness?
All stress is bad stress?
What is FALSE?
Stress can be motivating and can inspire you to reach new horizons. Good stress is about remaining alert and rising to the challenges that you face in your day-to-day living.
Name one support you have in place to help you deal with your stressors?
What is...…?
(Proctor, PSR worker, clubhouse worker, friends, family, doctor, other professionals…..)
I have holes in my top, bottom, left, right, and middle but I can still hold water. What am I?
What is a sponge?