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What are Coping Skills?
Skills used to reduce strong emotional responses.
What’s one healthy way to deal with feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork?
Take a short break, make a to-do list, or ask for help from a teacher or friend.
Name two emotions that look like someone is angry.... cannot use anger.
frustration, irritation, disappointment, afraid, disrespected, trapped, pressured, offended, attacked
Mr. Greg
What’s one way to manage stress during exams or big projects?
Break tasks into chunks, take breaks, and reward yourself after finishing each part. (Other reasonable responses would work)
1. What’s the difference between mental health and mental illness? OR
2. Name relevant distraction that PREVENT you from being diligent.
1. Mental health is our overall state of mind mental illness is when conditions like anxiety or depression disrupt it.
2. Phones, Social Media, Friends Talking/Chatting, Daydreaming, Personal/Family Problems, etc (other reasonable answers count)
What’s something you can do when a friend is upset and you don’t know what to say?
Just listen sometimes people don’t need advice, just empathy.
Name two emotions that look like sadness, cannot use sad or sadness.
lonely, heartbroken, disappointed, hopeless, depressed, lost, troubled...
Achieve Academy Support Service Coordinator?
Ms. Dillion
Name two things you can do before bed to help you relax. (Please, only SEL appropriate responses)
Turn off screens, stretch, or listen to calm music, etc.
What type of communication makes up 80% of the way we communicate with others?
Body language
Name two positive coping skills that don’t involve your phone.
Exercise, drawing, deep breathing, listening to music, talking to someone you trust.
How does your body tell you that you’re stressed or anxious?
Racing heart, headaches, tense shoulders, upset stomach (possibly other reasonable answers will do)
Name of our Operations Coordinator?
Mr. Alston
Name one object you could use for a stress reliever
stress ball, fidget, pen/paper, putty, etc.
What does it mean to set a boundary?
Telling others what behavior is okay or not okay for your comfort and well-being.
Name two (2) reasons we get stressed at school?
teachers, classmates, lack of sleep, school demands, thinking about personal/family problems, etc. (other reasonable answers would do).
What’s one emotion that’s hard to talk about but healthy to feel?
Fear, jealousy, guilt, or grief.
Name of Achieve Academy North's Principal?
Dr. Kudosh "K"
What’s a funny or weird stress relief activity that actually works?
Dancing like nobody’s watching or talking to yourself
What is self-care?
Proactive skills to be used to reduce emotional and physical stress. Types of self-care are removing oneself from negative stressors/people, proper self-hygiene, striving toward greater self-peace, etc.
What’s one small act of self-care you can do even on a busy day?
Drink water, stretch, take 5 deep breaths, Talk/confide in someone that you trust, or say something kind to yourself.
Name two emotions that look like disgust.
dislike, revulsion, loathing, disapproval, offended, horrified, uncomfortable, disturbed, withdrawn, aversion
What's Achieve Academy of Philadelphia Official School Colors?
Royle Blue & Gold
What’s something you can tell yourself when you make a mistake?
“It’s okay. I’m learning,” or “One mistake doesn’t define me.”