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Negative Coping Skills

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are coping skills?

a)

Crying to get out of doing something I'm stressed about.

b)

Strategies to help me deal with stress and conflict.

c)

Things that I practice but then forget to actually use.

2.

True or False? There are both positive and negative coping skills.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is an example of a Positive Coping Skill?

a)

Yelling and/or talking over the other person until they stop talking.

b)

Expressing your feelings using a neutral tone of voice.

c)

Hitting back because they started it.

4.

What are examples of negative coping skills? Choose all that apply.

a)

Asking an adult for help.

b)

Saying, "I give up! I can't do this!"

c)

Hitting a fist on the desk or repeatedly hitting keyboard keys.

5.

Telling myself "You Got This!" is an example of a coping skill called:

a)

Positive Self Talk

b)

Lying to Myself

c)

Bragging

6.

The 3 steps to managing my emotions are:

a)

Yell, blame someone else, cry.

b)

Stop, drop, and roll.

c)

Stop, name my feeling, calm down.

7.

Some examples of a Growth Mindset are... (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

Giving up and erasing everything.

b)

Try, fail, try again!

c)

Stating, "I'm going to fail Math."

d)

Learning from my mistakes.

8.

True or False: Can I control OTHER people's behaviors?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What's the ONLY thing I can control?

a)

A robot.

b)

The remote control.

c)

My own reactions.

10.

What are some OTHER examples of Positive Coping Skills? (Choose ALL examples)

a)

Just do what the other person wants.

b)

Walking away until I can calm down.

c)

Blaming the other person.

d)

Shouting "You're not the boss of me!"

e)

Trying to find a compromise.

11.

What is stress?

a)

Fighting

b)

Body's response to real or imagined danger or other life events

c)

School projects

12.

What are the two types of stress?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Happy

d)

Angry

13.

Positive stress is:

a)

Bad stress

b)

Stress that prevents you from doing anything

c)

Stress that can help you reach your goals

14.

What is negative stress?

a)

Stress that prevents you from doing what you need to do

b)

Stress that is good

c)

Stress that allows you to be who you are

15.

What is a stressor?

a)

Only good things in your life

b)

Only bad things in your life

c)

Anything that causes stress

16.

What are examples of stressors?

a)

An upcoming test

b)

A rumor about you

c)

Pain

d)

Having fun with your friends

17.

What is a coping skill?

a)

Strategies you put into place to help manage stress

b)

Running away from all of your problems

c)

Anything that causes stress

18.

What are the body's three reactions to a stressor? Choose all that apply.

a)

Fight

b)

Flight

c)

Freeze

d)

Sing

e)

Scream

19.

What are some examples of healthy coping skills?

a)

Getting organized

b)

Performing breathing exercises

c)

Talking with a trusted adult

d)

Keeping all my problems to myself

20.

Click the healthy coping skills.

a)

Playing sports

b)

Listening to music

c)

Taking a walk in the fresh air

d)

Ignoring my responsibilities

21.

Choose the unhealthy coping skill.

a)

Giving up on the situation

b)

Coming up with a plan

c)

Exercise

d)

Hanging out with friends

22.

What is chronic stress?

a)

Stress that continues for a long period of time.

b)

Stress that happens for a day.

c)

Negative stress

23.

Which of the following is a positive body language to use when speaking?

a)

Fold your arms or cross your legs

b)

Stand behind a lectern and keep your body hidden

c)

Keep your arms open and use gestures

d)

Do not make eye contact

24.

Which of the following is a negative body language to use when speaking?

a)

Fold your arms or cross your legs

b)

Stand behind a lectern and keep your body hidden

c)

Keep your arms open and use gestures

d)

Do not make eye contact

25.

Which of these is a communication skill?

a)

Talking at the same time as someone else

b)

Listening to what people say

c)

Putting your fingers in your nose

26.

What body language indicates that you are listening?

a)

Turning away from the speaker

b)

Nodding and making eye contact

c)

Looking out the window

27.

How can communication effectiveness be enhanced?

a)

By practicing a communication style until you can use it skillfully

b)

By always using the same communication style as the person with whom you are interacting

c)

By cultivating flexibility in responding to others

28.

How many ways are there to communicate?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

What is verbal communication?

a)

Talking to someone

b)

When someone is talking and someone else is listening

c)

When more than one person is talking

d)

Using verbal noises to show you are listening

30.

What is communication without words?

a)

Sign language

b)

Non-verbal communication

c)

Gestures

d)

Telepathy

31.

Is text messaging an acceptable form of communication?

a)

Yes, by using emojis

b)

Yes, it should be a preferred choice when making arrangements

c)

Yes, in certain circumstances

32.

How can a person communicate correctly?

a)

Speaking

b)

Texting

c)

Email

d)

Phone

e)

All of the above

33.

How can people use verbal communication?

a)

Face-to-face contact

b)

Face-to-face, telephone, Skype

c)

The use of words but not sounds

34.

What type of communication is waving?

a)

Gestures

b)

Body Language

c)

Sign Language

d)

Body Position

35.

How many types of communication are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

36.

Facial expressions are a part of what?

a)

Gestures

b)

Sign Language

c)

Body Language

37.

When you are talking directly to a person and you can see them, what is this called?

a)

Verbal contact

b)

Talking

c)

Interaction

d)

Face-to-Face communication