Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills.
- Read a Book
- Writing/Drawing/Painting
- Listening to Music
- Spending Time with Friends/Family
- Go for a Walk
- Deep Breathing
- Meditation
-Journaling
-Pop Bubble Wrap
-Crack Pistachio Nuts
-Fold Warm Towels
mental disorder that can cause severe symptoms that affect how a person feels, thinks, and acts that last for over 2 weeks
Impacts mood, our interest, sleep, appetite, concentration, and energy levels, what diagnosis am I?
Major Depression
Which of the following is a benefit of using healthy coping skills?
a.) They reduce stress
b.) They allow us to create better relationships
c.) They allow us to have a healthy mind and body
d.) All of the above
d.) All of the above
True or False:
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.
Name the movie that grossed over $1.5 billion world-wide, making it the most successful superhero movie of all time.
What is the Avengers?
You’re in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Second Place
Z's most common phrase
Hello Beautiful People
Which of the coping skills below are unhealthy:
Getting fresh air
Talking to a trusted friend/adult
Destroying property
Hair pulling
Exercising
Playing sports
Taking feelings out on others
Biting
Yelling at someone
- Destroying Property
- Hair pulling
- Taking Feelings Out on Others
- Biting
- Yelling at someone you don't like
a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, Persistent, frightening thoughts and memories of the event
What diagnosis am I
PTSD
What are some benefits that you have experienced from using healthy coping skills?
- Feeling more relaxed
- Having a clear mind to help solve your problems
- Creating healthy relationships with others
- Being able to think about your response to a situation.
-Seeing a different perspective on a situation.
- Working through the obstacles rather than avoiding them.
True or False:
Every coping skill is healthy.
FALSE!
Some ways that we learn to cope are not healthy for us! (ex: fighting, eating too much, running from problems, etc.)
Diana Prince is an amazon who goes by the name of?
Who is Wonder Woman?
What has 13 hearts, but no lungs or stomach?
A Deck of Cards
This 2006 album won multiple Grammy Awards and made Amy an international star.
Back to Black
Healthy coping skills help us:
a.) Deal with stressors in our lives
b.) Work through our emotions and problems
c.) Process our thoughts and emotions
d.) All of the above
d.) All of the above
Using healthy coping skills allow us to take a minute and process what is happening with our emotions, stressors, thoughts, and problems.
This condition includes extreme mood swings that range from emotional highs to emotional lows.
Bipolar Disorder
Exercise is a great coping skill that is good for your mind, body, and ____ .
Soul
Exercise helps you stay healthy mentally, physically, and spiritually.
True or False:
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.
this high-rise building located at 200 Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York. What is this high-rise building called?
What is Stark Tower
If you have it, you don’t share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it?
A secret
Which artist is known as the "Queen of Pop"?
Madonna.
Describe mindfulness
Mindfulness is when you center yourself in the present moment. It can be done through meditation, relaxation exercises, or just simply slowing down and taking notice of things that are currently around you.
This disorder is characterized by repeated, unwanted thoughts and behaviors a person feels driven to perform.
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
What coping skills can be used to reduce stress?
Some examples, but answers will vary...
- meditation
- talking with someone
- breathing exercises
- exercise
- mindfulness
- yoga
-meditation
-reading a good book
-laughing at jokes
-watching a movie to express some emotion.
True or False:
Coping skills help you focus on the important things in your life.
TRUE!
When we can cope with problems in our lives, it is easier to focus on everything else that is important to us!
Who is the superhero who can no longer transform back into human form anymore?
Who is "The Thing"
You are in a dark room with a box of matches. Nearby are three things: a candle, an oil lamp and a log of firewood. Which do you light first?
The Match
This man is considered to be the king of pop.
Who is Michael Jackson
Name three things that you can journal about.
- Your Feelings (sad, happy, mad, motivated, etc.)
- Thoughts
- Favorite Activities
- Goals
- Future Events
a chronic mental illness characterized by disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotions, and social interactions.
I have Positive symptoms, Negative Symptoms & cognitive symptoms.
I can only get this diagnosis after the age of 18 years old.
Schizophrenia
What do coping skills help us with?
Coping skills help us work through and process our emotions so that we can reduce the effect that stressors have on our lives.
True or False:
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.
What type of Doctor is Stephen Strange?
What is a neurosurgeon?
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep?
In 2016, this iconic musician tragically passed away, leaving behind a vast influence on music, fashion, and culture.
Prince
What happens when we do not use our coping skills?
We express our emotions negatively, have outbursts/tantrums, do not process feelings or thoughts in a healthy way
People with this disorder often disregard rules or the rights of others and may act impulsively without remorse.
antisocial personality disorder
What is something that you do that is a benefit to your life?
Answers will vary...
True or False:
Unhealthy coping skills are still coping skills
True!
There are both healthy and unhealthy coping skills; the key is to knowing which are which, and utilizing healthy ones.
What color of Kryptonite is not harmful to Superman?
What is white?
I’m tall when I’m new and short when I’m old.
Candle
2018, Beyoncé became the first African American woman to headline this major music festival.
Coachella