Is it Healthy?
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
This type of boundary is characterized by difficulty in saying "no" and a tendency to overshare personal information.
Porous boundaries
"If I'm not a complete success, I'm a total failure."
A. Overgeneralization
B. All or nothing thinking
C. Emotional Reasoning
B. All or nothing thinking -Viewing situations in black-and-white terms, without recognizing any middle ground.
Overgeneralization refers to making broad interpretations from a single or few events.
Emotional reasoning refers to assuming that negative emotions reflect the true nature of a situation.
True or False:
Some Coping Skills are not beneficial to improving your mental health.
True. Unhealthy coping skills are not beneficial to improving your mental health.
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Which of the coping skills below are unhealthy?
- Getting Fresh Air
- Talking to a Trusted Friend/Adult
- Destroying Property
- Hair pulling and eating it
- Exercising
- Playing Sports
- Taking Feelings Out on Others
- Yelling at someone you don't like
- Destroying Property
- Hair pulling and eating it
- Taking Feelings Out on Others
- Yelling at someone you don't like
These boundaries can prevent individuals from forming close relationships and hinder emotional intimacy.
Rigid boundaries
"It's my fault my team didn't win; I should have done better."
A. Personalization
B. Catastrophizing
C. Labeling
A. Personalization-laming oneself for something not entirely one's fault or blaming others for one's own issues.
Catastrophizing refers to exaggerating the importance of things (such as mistakes or successes).
Labeling refers to assigning labels to oneself or others based on a single incident.
Name 3 grounding techniques we practiced this week
54321, PMR, Category writing, Box Breathing
What is the chemical symbol for the element Gold?
Au
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.
After receiving work emails late at night, John decided to set a rule to not check or respond to work-related messages after 7 PM, ensuring he had time to relax and spend with his family.
Which type of boundary was set?
A professional boundary
"Getting an award doesn't mean I'm talented; anyone could do it."
A. Minimization
B. Overgeneralization
C. Disqualifying the positive
A. Minimization- Exaggerating the importance of things (such as mistakes or successes).
Overgeneralization refers to making broad interpretations from a single or few events.
Disqualifying the positive refers to rejecting positive experiences by insisting they "don't count."
What does the acronym DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy; it’s often used to treat borderline personality disorder, self-harm, and emotional dysregulation.
What Pixar film had a talking dog in it?
Up!
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is when you center yourself in the present moment without judgment or commentary. It can be done through meditation, relaxation exercises, or just simply slowing down and taking notice of things that are currently around you.
Sarah felt overwhelmed after listening to her friend vent for hours about personal problems, so she gently told her friend that she needed some time to recharge and offered to continue the conversation another day.
Which type of boundary was set?
An Emotional boundary
During a meeting, Mark notices that his boss seems distracted and isn't making eye contact. He assumes, "My boss must be disappointed in my recent work,"
Jumping to conclusions/Mindreading
What is a choice point?
A choice point is a specific situation or event where you have the opportunity to make a decision that either moves you closer to or further away from the life you want to live
Which famous artist is known for painting "The Starry Night"?
Vincent van Gogh
Name three things that you can journal about.
- Your Feelings (sad, happy, mad, motivated, etc.)
- Thoughts
- Favorite Activities
- Goals
- Future Events
This boundary involves respecting others' ideas, beliefs, and thoughts, even when they differ from your own.
Intellectual boundaries
Lisa's friend cancels their dinner plans at the last minute. Lisa immediately thinks, "My friend must be mad at me, and now our friendship is over," without considering that there might be a simple reason for the cancellation.
Catastrophizing
What communication skill may I be using if I am present, attentive, asking open ended questions, and using reflections?
Active Listening
What is the name of the first successful artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957?
Sputnik