COPING SKILLS
A simple breathing technique where you inhale for 5 seconds, hold for 5, and exhale for 5.
What is 5-5-5 breathing?
Naming your feelings is the first step in what emotional skill?
What is emotional awareness?
Statements that start with “I feel…” are called what?
What are “I-statements”?
A short positive phrase like “I can do this” is called a what?
What is an affirmation?
A healthy friendship includes this important skill: telling the truth kindly.
What is honesty?
Using your five senses (see, hear, feel, smell, taste) to calm down is called what?
What is grounding?
Feeling shaky, having butterflies, or a racing heartbeat often happens when you're experiencing what emotion?
What is anxiety?
Listening without interrupting and showing you care is called what?
What is active listening?
Replacing a negative thought with a more helpful one is called what?
What is positive self-talk?
Setting rules about what behavior is okay and not okay is called creating what?
What are boundaries?
Going for a walk, shooting hoops, or doing push-ups are examples of what type of coping skill?
What is physical coping? (or healthy physical release)
Ability to identify and process emotions?
What is emotional Intelligence
Repeating back what someone said to show you understood is called what?
What is paraphrasing?
Saying something encouraging to yourself before a challenge is what type of practice?
What is self-motivation?
Respecting someone’s personal space and feelings is called what?
What is respect?
Meditation, grounding, affirmations are examples of what type of coping skills.
What is mindfulness?
When you feel happy and sad at the same time, you are experiencing what?
What is mixed emotions?
This communication style is honest, calm, and respectful—not aggressive or passive.
What is assertive communication?
The skill of challenging negative thoughts with facts is called what?
What is cognitive restructuring?
When two people disagree but talk it out calmly, they are using what skill?
What is conflict resolution?
A coping strategy where you write down your thoughts and feelings to understand them better.
What is journaling?
The skill of figuring out what event or thought caused your emotion is called what?
What is emotional reflection (or trigger identification)?
Giving clear step-by-step directions is an example of what communication skill?
What is clear communication (or giving clear instructions)?
When you look at evidence to see if a negative belief is true or false, you are doing what?
What is checking the evidence? (or checking the facts)
Understanding someone else’s feelings, even if you don’t agree, is called what?
What is empathy?