What is a crisis?
This term describes when emotions or stress feel too intense to manage with usual coping skills.
What is a crisis?
A racing heart, headaches, or stomach aches fall under this category of warning signs.
What are physical signs/symptoms?
his simple breathing skill focuses on making your exhale longer than your inhale.
What is paced/deep breathing?
This national number can be called or texted during a mental health crisis.
What is 988?
This planet is known as the “Red Planet.”
What is Mars?
This stage of the crisis curve is where stress begins to build but is still manageable.
What is early warning signs/early escalation?
Irritability, panic, numbness, or hopelessness are examples of these early crisis indicators.
What are emotional warning signs?
Holding an ice cube or using cold water are examples of this crisis-peak coping category.
What are strong sensory grounding techniques?
A trusted friend, mentor, or staff member is an example of this type of support.
What is an external resource?
Beyoncé was once a member of this girl group.
What is Destiny's Child?
This part of the crisis process is short-lived but feels the most overwhelming.
What is the crisis peak?
Catastrophizing, racing thoughts, and thinking “I can’t handle this” fall into this group.
What are cognitive warning signs?
Naming 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear, etc., is this grounding method.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
Coping strategies, personal strengths, and values fall under this category of crisis tools.
What are internal resources?
This U.S. state is famous for having the Grand Canyon.
What is Arizona?
This type of crisis is caused by sudden external events like a breakup, loss, or unexpected change.
What is a situational crisis?
Isolating, withdrawing, using substances, or lashing out are this type of warning sign.
What are behavioral warning signs?
Going to a quieter space, stepping away from conflict, or reducing stimulation are examples of this type of strategy used during escalation.
What is taking space or using environmental calming?
These community locations offer immediate help when someone is unsafe or overwhelmed.
What are crisis centers or the Crisis Stabilization Program?
This singer famously wore a meat dress to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Who is Lady Gaga?
This phrase describes what happens when someone’s coping resources become overwhelmed and the nervous system activates survival mode.
What is emotional overload (or the fight-flight-freeze response)?
Conflict, stress buildup, and unmet needs belong to this broader category of crisis-related triggers.
What are environmental or social warning signs?
This DBT-informed concept reminds us that intense feelings rise and fall like ocean movement, and we can survive them.
What is “riding the wave”?
This written plan includes warning signs, coping strategies, places of safety, and support contacts.
What is a safety plan?
This spice, used in both sweet and savory dishes, comes from the bark of a tree.
What is cinnamon?