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Coping Skills
Triggers
Substance Facts
Community Bound
Bonus
100

Name 3 of your coping skills

Reading, Writing, Listening to Music, playing cards, etc

100

What is a trigger?

A trigger is something that causes a reaction. It can be negative and lead to problematic behaviors

100

What is the most widely used substance?

Alcohol

100

How can you stay safe in the community once you discharge?

go to therapy

go to school

take your medication

avoid peer conflicts

utilize healthy coping skills

100

True or False: The legal drinking age in the U.S. is 18

False

200

Why do we use coping skills?

Coping skills help decrease the side effects of stress, as well as helps the body to regulate.

200

Common internal triggers include:

  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Feeling overwhelmed
  • Loneliness
  • Muscle tension
  • Memories tied to a traumatic event
  • Pain
  • Sadness
200

Marijuana use in teens can lead to the following short- and long-term effects

  • Changes in mood
  • Impaired memory
  • Cognitive difficulties (thinking and problem-solving)
  • Respiratory problems (coughing, lung infections, etc.)
  • Faster heart rate
  • Hallucinations and paranoia
  • Depression or anxiety
  • Suicidal thoughts
200

What to do if you have the urge to use substances while in the community?

Speak to someone- a parent, friend, teacher, peer, and reach out for help. Speak to your psychiatrist and therapist.

use your coping skills

200

Name a staff you feel you can talk to if you are upset

No wrong answer!

300

Why can it be hard to use coping skills?

never learned how to cope in a healthy way

lack of access to resources

stress

triggers

trauma

300

A person living with trauma may be triggered by:

  • A movie, television show, or news article that reminds them of the experience
  • A person connected to the experience
  • Arguing with a friend, spouse, or partner
  • A specific time of day
  • Certain sounds that remind them of the experience
  • Changes to relationships or ending a relationship
  • Significant dates such as holidays or anniversaries
  • Going to a specific location that reminds them of the experience
  • Smells associated with the experience, such as smoke
300

What are some common signs of teen drug abuse?

changes in behavior or personality

Personality changes

secrets 

Lying

Stealing 

Have a lot of money, ask for money, and withdraw from family and family activities.

300

How can you keep busy in the community?

Join a club, play sports, learn an instrument

300

How can you use the ROSE rules in your daily life?

no fighting others

clean up after yourself

self-care

etc

400

What are maladaptive coping skills?

Maladaptive coping skills are negative ways of dealing with stress. Maladaptive coping commonly occurs in people who have experienced childhood trauma or abuse and can include substance abuse, self harm, etc

400

The experience of becoming triggered can vary from person to person and situation to situation. A trigger may cause:

  • sudden fear, panic, anger, or sadness
  • feelings of being overwhelmed, out of control, abandoned, or helpless
  • flashbacks to the event
  • physical symptoms such as a racing heart, rapid breathing, or shaking
  • an urge to run away or fight
  • freezing
  • dissociation
400

Why do teenagers take drugs?

peer pressure

socializing with friends

fun

boredom

curiosity

deal with trauma

400

What is one of your goals you would like to keep working on once you discharge?

No wrong answer!

400

What is the main ingredient in cigarettes?

Tobacco

500

What are side effects of a stress response?

  • Increased heart rate
  • Increased breathing
  • Higher blood pressure
  • Increased alertness
  • Tension 
500

What are some healthy ways to cope when you're triggered?

going for a walk

talking to a friend

reading

listening to music

exercising

writing

watching tv

playing video games


500

Although you can’t guarantee your child will never use alcohol or other drugs, there are ways to reduce the possibility they will experience harms from their use.

It can help to:

develop a close relationship

reserve judgment

model appropriate behavior

practice responsibility

500

What are the ROSE Rules?

Respect Others, Self, and the Environment

500

What is one thing you have learned so far in this group?

No wrong answer