Stress, Self-Care, and Coping Skills 3, 4, 5

What is stress?

• Being angry

• Feeling hungry

• An uncomfortable feeling of worry

• Not caring

What is self-care?

• Taking care of yourself

• Being social

• Taking your time

• Being nice

Which of these is a type of self-care?

• Emotional self-care

• Physical self-care

• Mental self-care

• All three!

Which of these is an example of positive self-care?

• Yelling at my parents

• Exercising

• Breaking the rules

• Sleeping all day

How can you practice good self-care?

• Exercise my body

• Nourish my body

• Rest my body

• All of the above

Self-care and coping skills are almost the same thing.

• True

• False

Which of these self-care tips was NOT shown in the video from Mrs. Lowen?

• Reading a book

• Swimming

• Eating a snack

• Taking a break

Which of these self-care strategies WAS shown in the video by Mrs. Lowen?

• Drawing/Coloring

• Swimming

• Biking

• Sleeping

Why can long-term stress be bad for you?

• It makes you happy

• It makes you get better grades

• It helps you have a good attitude

• It can physically make you feel bad, and make it hard to get things done

Why is self-care important?

• It helps you feel good!

• It makes you feel frustrated

• It takes too much time

• It is not important