Youth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Program

Unit 8: Planning Responses to ProblemsAppendix AStudent Resource 3 p. 1Coping Skills Worksheet SampleA. What do I want?I want to be more popular at school.Emotions and/or Stress Related to Decision Goals Related to Decision• Fear (don’t want to seem needy)• Excitement (possibility for newrelationships)• Become more popular• Remain genuine• Remain true to myselfDecision Statement:I have decided to become more popular at school and at the same time always be genuine andtrue to my values.B. Coping skills that I will use: Stress Reduction Communication Skills Information Resources Managing Emotion Support/Advice Other:Notes:It’s a big step for me to stretch myself and consciously try to become more popular at school.At times realizing this decision will be stressful and at times it could get me down or be soexciting that I could lose my head. So I’ll still do the things that I like to do to chill me out—walk the dog, play sports, read. I may need to talk to my oldest friend about how my plan isgoing. It’s important for me to stay in touch with my emotions and develop ways to deal withdisappointment or getting carried away by social possibilities as I pursue my goal.C. My options:1 Find a popular person and tryto become his or her friend.2 Join one of the sports teamsor join the student council.ProsThis could get me into apopular group.Other people could notice meand it could lead to makingnew friends.ConsI could lose touch with mybest friends.I might not make it onto ateam or the student counciland then I’ll feel like a loser.3 Throw a party at my house. I could invite my old friendsand new people could come,and that might be easier thantrying to get accepted into anew group of people.Maybe no new people wouldcome and I’ll be back tosquare one.Youth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Programwww.ProblemGambling.ca8.10