Coping Skills
This basic, automatic human function can be intentionally slowed down to rapidly reduce physical symptoms of anxiety.
What is breathing? (Deep breathing or box breathing)
These are the 6 basic primary emotions.
What is happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust
This is the body's natural physical and psychological response to real or imagined dangers, changes, or life events.
What is stress?
This type of mindset is the belief that your basic abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work.
Bonus: This type of mindset is the opposite of this one.
What is a growth mindset?
Bonus: What is a fixed mindset?
This type of self-care requires identifying what you are feeling and learning how to process or channel those feelings safely, such as crying when you need to.
What is emotional self-care?
This sensory mindfulness technique asks you to name different things in your environment using your 5 senses.
DOUBLE POINTS TO NAME EACH SENSE
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, and 1 thing you taste
These are emotions that are often underneath anger.
What is hurt, fear, sadness, shame?
Persistent fatigue, changes in sleep, feelings of hopelessness, and a loss of interest in hobbies are common symptoms of this condition.
What is depression?
This is the term used in CBT to describe negative/irritational thought patterns.
What is cognitive distortions?
This positive coping strategy involves actively expressing or keeping track of the good things you are thankful for in your day.
What is gratitude (or journaling)?
Walking, swimming, gardening, or dancing are examples of this physical lifestyle habit that benefits both body and mood.
In mental health terms, this 7-letter word refers to a specific situation, person, or memory that instantly sparks a strong negative emotional reaction.
BONUS POINTS: This is the name for the term that is the opposite of a trigger.
What is a trigger?
Bonus points: What is a glimmer?
Clenched jaws, a racing heart, sweating palms, and rapid thoughts are common physical signs of this emotion.
What is anxiety?
This is the acronym used to provide a framework for clear goal setting.
What is SMART goals?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound
True or False: You can practice spiritual self-care even if you do not follow a specific religion.
What is True? (Spiritual self-care focuses on meaning, purpose, and inner peace).
This clinical term refers to an individual's ability to tolerate and survive a highly distressing emotional crisis without making it worse.
What is distress tolerance?
This term refers to a person's ability to identify, understand, and constructively manage their own feelings, as well as the feelings of others.
What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ)?
This tiny, almond-shaped part of the brain acts as an alarm system, alerting us to danger and triggering the "fight or flight" response.
What is the amygdala?
The psychological term for the capacity to recover quickly from tough mental hurdles or trauma.
What is resilience?
This practice trains your attention and awareness to achieve a mentally clear, emotionally calm, and stable state.
What is meditation?
When a negative or catastrophic thought arises, asking yourself "What evidence do I actually have?" is a core strategy in this popular form of therapy.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This psychological concept means accepting and validating your feeling exactly as it is, without judging it as right or wrong.
What is radical acceptance (or emotional validation)?
These are the five types of responses we may automatically have to stress.
What is Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn and Flop?
This skill from CBT involves challenging negative thoughts and replacing them with more positive or neutral thoughts.
What is cognitive restructuring?
This popular practice involves paying close attention to what you are doing in the present moment, noticing when your attention wanders, and gently bringing it back.
What is mindfulness?