Coping Skills

What is stress?

• What you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something.

• When you feel hungry. This can make your body feel bad.

• When worry and other uncomfortable feelings make your body feel bad.

• When you don't care. This can make your body feel bad.

Why is stress bad for you?

• It can make you feel sick.

• It makes your body hurt (stomachache or headache).

• It makes it hard to focus and think.

• It makes you feel uncomfortable emotions (worry, sadness, anger, frustration, annoyance).

What is a coping skill?

• Things that you say and do to help manage uncomfortable emotions.

• Anything that causes stress.

• Things that you say and do to help manage stress.

• Activities to help with tests.

Rigorous exercise, like our just dance sessions, increases production of what chemical in the body?

• endorphins

• calories

• stressors

• cholesterol

What do endorphins do in the body?

• Improve your mood.

• Make you feel sweaty.

• Ease pain and stress.

• Create positive feeling in the body.

Mr. Joe is making me sit in the corner in gym class. I really want to play volleyball with my class. I am so mad!!!!

• I do what I want and play volleyball.

• I cry and roll on the floor.

• I run around the gym yelling I hate Mr. Joe.

• Count to 20 in my head.

How is this person using a coping skill?

• Throw a book
• Read a book
• Lose a book
• Wear blue jeans

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Which of the following is a healthy coping strategy for dealing with stress about an upcoming test?

• Ask someone to quiz you.

• Telling yourself it's not a big deal, and choosing not to study or worry about it.

• Taking frequent breaks while studying and scheduling time to do things that relax you.

• Spending 4 hours every night for a week preparing for the test.

How is this person using a coping skill?

• Creating a Flood

• Opening her mouth

• Crying it out

• Being Loud

How is this person using a coping skill?

• Write it down

• Do homework

• Journaling

• Passing notes