Positive Coping Skills
True/False
Your Turn
Are You SMART?
Riddle/Joke
100

A melody that will occupy the mind and elevate your mood.

What is music?

100

Sleep has an impact on stress.

What is true? Not enough sleep can increase stress, while getting a restful night sleep can relieve stress.

100

Identify three positive coping skills.

Varied answers. Music, bath, exercise, games, deep breathing, etc..

100

Which part of SMART addresses knowing what you want to accomplish (when, where, why, etc..)?

What is Specific?

100

What goes around the world but stays in one corner?

What is a stamp?
200

Taking air in through your nose and blowing it out your mouth.

What is deep breathing?

200

All stress is out of your control

What is false? What stress can you control? What stress can you not control?

200

Identify three negative coping skills.

Varied answers. Negative self-talk, biting fingernails, over eating, aggression, drugs & alcohol, isolation.. etc

200

Which part of SMART represents something you want/need to achieve?

What is Relevant? 

200

What can you catch but not throw?

What is a cold?

300

Increasing your heart rate and releasing endorphins.

What is physical exercise? 

300

Thoughts and feelings are not wrong, it is how we act on those thoughts/feelings that is important.

What is true?

300

Identify one way to relax.

Varied answers. Yoga, deep breathing, stretching, meditation, guided imagery, etc..

300

Which part of SMART includes a deadline?

What is Timely? 

300

I have holes everywhere but I can still hold water. What am I?

What is a sponge?

400

A nonverbal way to express emotions and feelings.

What is art?

400

There are instant fixes for stress.

What is false? Explain.

400

Identify one stressor in your life and a positive way you could cope with that stressor.

Varied answers.

400

Which part of SMART identifies whether your goal is in reach?

What is Achievable? 

400

What comes down but never goes up?

What is rain?

500

Releasing emotions and build-up tension by talking to someone (friend/counselor)

What is venting?

500

You can eliminate all stress just by avoiding stressful situations. 

What is false?

500

Identify a stressful situation in your life that you handled it in a negative way.

*DAILY DOUBLE* Varied answers

500

What does SMART stand for?

What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely?

500

What keeps getting wet even after it dries?

What is a towel?