Coping Skills
This coping skills requires intention, grounding, being aware of the present, and calmness.
Mindfulness
What emotion is connected to the color red?
Anger
What are ways to communicate?
Talking, writing, art, body language, etc.
What is the Ascend program that you're in called?
Intensive Outpatient Treatment (Juniors)
This coping skill means having to disconnect from people for a little while to shift your focus to other words, beats, rhythms, instruments, and messages that help us calm down and improve our moods.
Music
What are primary emotions?
Anger, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust, happiness, shame. Permitted correct response: 4/7 emotions.
What are the 4 communication styles?
Passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, assertive
What is therapy?
A space where you can safely and freely talk about what's on your mind, in your heart, what is bothering you, what is hurting you, and help get through issues in your life.
What coping skill allows you to freely express yourself when you may not have words? You use different colors, designs, paper, canvas, images, and tools.
Art
What is the name of the bodily response to danger or threats?
Fight or flight
What are two response types of communication?
Respond and react
What are the hardest parts of treatment?
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Trusting the therapist, feeling comfortable, understanding why you need therapy, etc.
What coping skill allows you to move and stretch your body to help you feel lighter and present?
Yoga
What are secondary emotions?
Guilt, anxiety, frustration, gratitude, envy. Permitted correct response: 3/5, or other similar emotions.
What is hard about communicating?
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What is mental health?
How we think, feel, and handle the ups and downs of life
This coping skill involves reaching out to trusted and safe people when you need support.
How do emotions affect our behaviors?
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What is your preferred way of communicating?
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What does it mean to make treatment goals?
Specific outcomes that you want to achieve that will help make needed changes and improvements on your mental health.