Individual Coping Skills
How can listening to music be used as a coping skill?
Listening to music can be relaxing and can help take your mind off of stressors.
All stress is bad stress
False
How can talking to a family member be used as a coping skill?
Talking to someone about your stressors allows you to express your emotions and feelings and talk through it rather than bottling it up.
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold
Name 3 positive coping skills
exercise, activities, talking to a trusted person, mindfulness, and many more!
How can exercising be used as a coping skill?
*Increase energy and mood, focus, self-esteem
*release feel good endorphins into your brain
-Decrease stress
Taking time for yourself each day will help you cope with stress.
True
How can socializing with others be used as a coping skill?
Socializing with others decreases feelings of loneliness and stress, and increases more pleasant feelings.
What goes around the world but stay in a corner?
A stamp
Name a common stressor for middle school students and a positive way you can cope with that stressor
*peers/friends
*homework
*covid
-Journal
-Ask for help
-Talk to a teacher or parent
How can creating artwork be used as a coping skill?
Art can be used as a way to express your emotions/feelings
All stress is out of your control
False
How can helping another person be used as a coping skill?
Helping others can improve our mood and make us feel good about ourselves.
I have holes in my top, bottom, left, right, and middle but I can still hold water. What am I?
A sponge
The proper way to breathe is not with your chest but with your??
Belly/diaphragm
What are three activities you could use as coping strategies?
*Time with pets and animals
*Getting outside
*Watching a funny video or show
There are only positive coping skills
False
How do you make fruit punch?
Give it boxing lessons
Where can you find counseling resources and additional coping skills at your school?
South Middle School Counseling Website
The front office
SMS virtual calming room
What is one mindfulness activity that can be used as a coping skill?
* Deep, focused, breathing
* grab an object "within reach"
*Use your senses to describe your surroundings
Your School Counselors are:
Ms. McGarry
Mrs. Rastellini
Mrs. Hull
True
Why are ghosts bad liars?
Because you can see right through them
What are 2 coping skills you can use at school and 2 coping skills you can use at home
*deep breathing
*mindfulness
*Play with my pet
*Watch a funny show