Sensory Coping
What are Sensory Coping Skills?
Coping Skills that involve using your five senses.
Describe distraction coping skills
Coping skills used to take your mind off of the problem for a while
what is one strategy to promote positive mental health
Diet, Exercise, Sleep, self-care
What is the purpose of using mindfulness as a coping skill?
To center and ground yourself in the moment, being present.
Talking to others about problems in our lives is a healthy coping skill.
TRUE! Talking to others allows us to share our emotions and problems so that we do not have to go through them alone.
Coping skill involving touch
Stress ball, fidget spinner, stuffed animal, cold compress on forehead, soft PJs or blanket,
List 2 distraction coping skills
(Journaling, puzzles, books, artwork, crafts, knitting, sewing, crosswords, movies, music,etc)
How are mental health and physical health related?
They influence each other
How would you describe meditation
Focusing on you breath and ignoring thoughts that may present in our mind
simply stepping outside and taking a deep breath of fresh air can provide instant stress relief.
True
What are the 5 senses ?
See, Touch, Taste, Smell, Hear
Describe how anxiety feels in the body
Increased heart rate, sweating, difficulty breathing, pit in the stomach
One strategy to help with negative thoughts
challenge thoughts, evaluate evidence for and against thoughts
name 2 Mindfulness activities
Meditation, Grounding exercises, deep breathing, relaxing music, etc
Your skin is the largest organ in your body and it is very sensitive to external stimulus.
TRUE. your skin is the largest and most sensitive organ in your body which makes it a powerful tool in your ability to relax, unwind, and find relief from the stress that you're feeling.
What is a sensory coping skill that uses sight
Reading a book, watching clouds move, Snowglobe, happy pictures of family, nature, clouds, stars, babies
Giving an example of a coping strategy for anxiety
breathing, taking a walk, fidgets
What are cognitive distortions? Or give an example
Unhelpful thinking strategies
Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude
The word Olfactory involves your hearing Sense
False. Olfactory is the scientific term for Smell
What is an example of a sensory coping skill that uses smell?
perfume, lavender
What are the three parts of the CBT triangle? Bonus: Are the arrow unidirectional or bidirectional?
Thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Bidirectional
What happens when we do not use our coping skills?
We express our emotions negatively, have outbursts/more impulsive reactions, do not process feelings or thoughts in a healthy way
list a grounding Technique
Tree hugging, hugging self, barefoot outdoors, connecting with earth, time in nature
Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
TRUE