Individual Coping Skills | Group Coping Skills | General Coping Skills | True or False | Humor |
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It can be relaxing and can help take your mind off of the stressors
How can listening to music be used as a coping skill?
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Helping others can improve our mood and make us feel good about ourselves
How can helping another person be used as a coping skill?
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Name five negative coping skills
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false
We have to learn and practice skills to address and solve problems. Work and effort!
Instant fixes exist for problems
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A towel
What gets wetter the more it dries?
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Provides an opportunity to have fun, relax, and socialize with peers
How can participating in leisure activities such as dancing, singing, clubs at school, be used as a coping skill?
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Talking to someone about your problems/stressors allows you to express your emotions and feelings and get everything out in the open rather than bottling it up. It helps build connections and improve communication.
Two ways talking to a family member / trusted loved one be used as a coping skill?
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Name five positive coping skills
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Fact
taking time to yourself each day is a good way to cope with stressors
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A cold
What can you catch, but not throw?
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Gives us space and time to think about the situation
How can taking a break or walking away be used as a coping skill?
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Walking is good exercise and doing this with a friend allows to the opportunity to have positive peer interaction
How can going for a walk with a friend be used as a coping skill?
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Name one stressor in your life and a positive way you can cope with that stressor
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False
All "negative" emotions are "bad" (i.e. anger, anxiety etc)
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A stamp
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
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Art can be used as a way to express emotions/feelings
How can creating artwork be used as a coping skill?
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Socializing with others decreases feelings of loneliness and stress, and increases feelings of enjoyment and happiness. Also rebuilds connections and increases communication
Three ways socializing with others be used as a positive coping skill?
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"I can do this" "I am strong" "I accomplished ... today" "I am in control of my choices" "I am putting in effort" "I believe"
why is self-talk a positive coping skill and share two examples
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False
No one can help me with my stress
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Sponge
I have holes in my top, bottom, left, right, and middle but I can still hold water. What am I?
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