Healthy Coping Skills
Physical activity used to enhance or maintain well-being and overall health
Exercise
What is an example of an unhealthy coping skill?
Avoiding issues
Sleeping too much
Drug or alcohol use
Impulsivity
Over/under eating
All stress is bad
False!
Angry
Mad
What animated film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole?
The Polar Express
Writing down thoughts or feelings after experiencing stress
Journaling
True or False: Stress causes your heart to pump faster?
True
Every coping skill is good for you
False! There are unhealthy coping skills.
Sad
Down
Name the movie about a child fighting off burglars with traps in his home.
Home Alone
A skill that allows someone to use their creativity to express, interpret, and understand thoughts and emotions
Art Therapy
What are the physical symptoms of stress?
Low energy, headaches, upset stomach, tense muscles, rapid heart beats, insomnia, frequent colds or infections, dry mouth, nervousness, and more.
Coping skills are not important to your well-being
FALSE! Coping skills create a sense of calmness, confidence, and inner-peace. They are important for your overall health
Excited
Thrilled
How many ghosts are in the Christmas Carol?
4
(the ghost that comes and tells Scrooge he will be visited, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future)
Practiced focus and concentration that brings oneself to a specific moment. This helps address stress, anxiety, pain, emotions, etc.
Meditation
List two examples of events that can cause negative stress
Loss of job, death of a family member, etc
Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives
FALSE! Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill
Scared
Terrified
Which actor plays Buddy the Elf?
Will Ferrell
Long breaths directed at easing stress
Relaxation/Deep Breathing
What is one emotion that often lead people to engage in unhealthy coping skills?
Anger
Sadness
Anxiety
Jealousy
Depression
Guilt
There are instant "fixes" for stress.
Why or why not?
False!! Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to cope with mental or emotional pressure. Coping skills, personal strengths, and other environmental supports are built over time.
Anxious
Scared/Worried
What is the best-selling Christmas movie of all time?
The Grinch (2018)