Coping Strategies for Middle Schoolers

What is a coping strategy?

• A way to avoid responsibilities

• A way to deal with stress and difficult emotions

• A way to ignore problems

• A way to become more stressed

Why are coping strategies important for middle school students?

• They help students avoid their problems

• They assist in emotional regulation and stress management

• They increase the amount of work you have to do.

• They make students more anxious

Which of the following is an example of an emotion-focused coping strategy?

• Deep breathing

• Playing video games

• Avoiding responsibilities

Identify a problem-focused coping strategy from the options below.

• Seeking help

• Avoidance

• Ignoring stressors

Explain how coping strategies can make problem-solving skills better in students.

• By helping them avoid hard things

• By encouraging them to ignore problems

• By teaching them to come at challenges with a positive mindset

• By make their stress levels higher

Discuss the role of coping strategies in building resilience among middle school students.

• They make students depend on others

• They prepare students to face future challenges with confidence

• They make students' anxiety higher

How can emotion-focused strategies like mindfulness help in emotional regulation?

• By increasing stress levels

• By helping students ignore their emotions

• By allowing students to manage emotions caused by stress

• By making students more anxious

Why could using avoidance strategies as a coping mechanism be a bad thing?

• They help manage stress

• They can lead to things not getting done.

• They improve problem-solving skills

Evaluate the effectiveness of speaking to a trusted adult as a coping strategy.

• It can increase stress levels

• It helps you to talk through feelings and relieve stress

• It gives you more problems

Plan a strategy for a student who is overwhelmed with academic pressures.

• Encourage them to ignore their responsibilities

• Advise them to use time management and seek help from teachers

• Tell them to not think about their stress