Benefits of Self-Care
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What is one of the benefits of practicing self-care?

  • Increased stress levels
  • Decreased self-esteem
  • Increased negative self-talk
  • Increased self-knowledge (correct)

    • What is sensory self-care primarily focused on?

  • Emotional health
  • Physical health
  • Spiritual growth
  • Calmness of the mind (correct)

    • Why is it important to engage with your emotions?

  • To avoid feeling stressed
  • To fully experience and accept them (correct)
  • To push them down and move on
  • To blame yourself for feeling them

    • What is a benefit of being compassionate to oneself?

    <p>You become more compassionate to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of sensory self-care?

    <p>Watching the flames of a candle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of not engaging with your emotions?

    <p>Increased stress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of emotional self-care?

    <p>To fully experience and accept emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of practicing sensory self-care?

    <p>Reduced anxiety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an effective way to minimize excessive stress?

    <p>Finding ways to work more efficiently through time management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of social support in relation to stress?

    <p>It can improve health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is positive reappraisal?

    <p>Re-construing stressful events as benign, valuable or beneficial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a coping technique that involves leisure activity and is linked to stress reduction?

    <p>Engagement in leisurely pursuits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can caffeine do to the brain?

    <p>Inhibit receptors for adenosine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a behavioral sign of stress?

    <p>Eating more or less</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible short-term effect of drinking alcohol?

    <p>Positive feelings and relaxation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of effective time management?

    <p>Individuals being complacent to do all the tasks expected of them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a suggested spiritual self-care idea to help you get in touch with your values?

    <p>Attending a service, whether it is religious or humanistic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a physical self-care idea that can help you let off steam?

    <p>Joining a class and learning a new sport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a suggested emotional self-care idea to help you process your emotions?

    <p>Letting yourself cry when you need to</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a physical self-care idea that can help you relax?

    <p>Napping when you need to</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a suggested emotional self-care idea to help you connect with others?

    <p>Making time to be with a friend or family member who truly understands you</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a spiritual self-care idea that can help you cultivate gratitude?

    <p>Making a daily list of 5-10 things that make you feel grateful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a physical self-care idea that can help you release endorphins?

    <p>Dancing to your favorite songs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a suggested emotional self-care idea to help you reappraise your emotions?

    <p>Deliberately encouraging yourself to laugh with old memories or funny videos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Types of Self-Care

    • There are several types of self-care, including emotional, spiritual, physical, and sensory self-care.

    Emotional Self-Care

    • Keep a daily journal to express feelings honestly.
    • Attend therapy sessions for personal development.
    • Expand emotional vocabulary by writing "feeling words".
    • Spend time with friends or family who understand you.
    • Allow yourself to cry when needed.
    • Watch funny videos or laugh with old memories.
    • Sing along to songs that express current emotions.

    Spiritual Self-Care

    • Practice daily meditation or mindfulness.
    • Attend religious or humanistic services.
    • Read poetry.
    • Walk in nature and reflect on its beauty.
    • Make a daily list of things you're grateful for.
    • Engage in creative activities like art, music, or writing.
    • List things that make you feel alive and incorporate them into your life.
    • Use affirmations to ground your sense of self and purpose.
    • Take a photography trip to capture inspiring things.

    Physical Self-Care

    • Engage in physical activities like dancing, yoga, learning a new sport, running, cycling, or walking.
    • Remember that physical self-care is about what you don't do, like napping when needed.

    Benefits of Self-Care

    • Increases self-knowledge through understanding what you love to do.
    • Gives you the resources to be compassionate to others.

    Sensory Self-Care

    • Cuddle up with a soft blanket.
    • Focus on the smell of the countryside air.
    • Watch candle flames or a fire.
    • Feel the water on your skin during a hot bath or shower.
    • Focus on your breathing.
    • Listen to music with your eyes closed.
    • Sit in the heat of the afternoon sun.
    • Enjoy delicious chocolate.
    • Walk barefoot in the grass.
    • Get a massage with essential oils.
    • Hold a pet in your arms.

    Adaptive Ways of Coping with Stress

    • Practice effective time management to work efficiently.
    • Seek social support to minimize stress and improve health.
    • Use positive reappraisal to re-construe stressful events as beneficial.
    • Engage in leisure activities to reduce stress.
    • Avoid relying on caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine as coping mechanisms.

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