Healthy/ Unhealthy Coping Skills
Stress Management
True / False
Explain it
100

Name 2 healthy coping skills. 

Examples: 

Deep breathing exercises

Take a walk 

Read a book

Take a bath

Phone a friend

Listen to music

Journal

Medidtate

100

Name 2 healthy ways to relieve stress.

  • Deep breathing exercises.
  • Meditation.
  • Exercising
  • Sleep enough
  • Eat well
  • Relaxation to music.
100

Shutting down is a healthy coping skill?

False!

100

Why is it important to identify healthy coping skills that work for yourself?

Learning healthy coping skills is important because it teaches us how to deal with difficult situations and helps us become more resilient.

200

What are 2 examples of unhealthy coping skills?

Examples:

Drugs/ alcohol

Overeating

Social withdrawal 

Aggression 

Self- Harm

200

Name 2 unhealthy ways to relive stress.

When you feel stressed, you may fall back on unhealthy behaviors to help you relax. These may include:

  • Eating too much
  • Smoking cigarettes
  • Drinking alcohol or using drugs
  • Sleeping too much or not sleeping enough
200

It is important to have lots of tools in your wellness toolbox to pull from?

True!

200

Who can benefit from using healthy coping skills? 

Everyone!

300

Everyone has the same coping skills?

No.

300

It is healthy to recognize the things you cannot change?

Accepting that you can't change certain things allows you to let go and not get upset. For instance, you cannot change the fact that we are in a pandemic.

300

Coping skills are only needed when you're struggling with negative emotions?

False. 

300

What are some healthy coping skills would like to begin using?

Answer subjective.

400

Is yelling into a pillow a healthy coping skill?

Yes it is! As long as it does not cause self harm or harm to others.

400

Does everyone view stress in the same way?

Stress is perceived differently by each of us, stress affects us all in ways that are unique to us.

400

You should not ask anyone for help and you are alone?

False!

400

How often should you use coping skills?

All the time.
500

Name a healthy coping skill you used this week.

Answer subjective.

500

What is stress?

Stress is your body’s response to changes in your life. Because life involves constant change—ranging from everyday, routine changes like commuting from home to work to adapting to major life changes like marriage, divorce, or death of a loved one—there is no avoiding stress.

500

A healthy diet can lessen the effects of stress and help your mood?

The benefits of eating healthy foods extend beyond your waistline to your mental health. A healthy diet can lessen the effects of stress, build up your immune system, level your mood, and lower your blood pressure.

500

Explain how to complete a deep breathing exercise. 

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