Basics
The goal of IFS is________
What is embody the Self and heal our injured parts.
These protector parts try to keep life controlled and prevent emotional pain.
What are managers?
These protector parts react quickly when emotional pain breaks through.
What are firefighters?
The core, undamaged essence that exists in everyone.
What is Self?
In IFS, some parts are bad and need to be eliminated.
What is false?
Steps we use to help protective parts differentiate from the Self.
What are the 6Fs? find, focus, flesh-out, feel, beFriend and Fears.
Common manager strategies include perfectionism, people-pleasing, or overthinking.
What are proactive behaviors?
Firefighters focus on stopping pain immediately, often without concern for long-term consequences, this is called...
What is reaction/reactive?
One of the 8 Cs that means wanting to learn about a part rather than judge it.
What is curiosity?
Protector parts often work very hard to prevent pain.
What is true?
IFS assumes there are no “bad” parts — every part has this underlying intention of ________.
What is helping/protecting?
Managers often believe that if they don’t do their job, this will happen.
What is “something bad will happen / we’ll be overwhelmed”?
Firefighters often use some of these coping strategies to numb or distract (2).
What are substance use, numbing behaviors/addictions, overeating, overspending, anger issues, social media or video game binges, self harm behaviors
This Self quality helps parts feel understood and accepted.
What is compassion?
Firefighter parts are focused on immediate relief, not long-term consequences.
What is true?
When parts have taken on painful beliefs and feelings about themselves.
What is burdended?
A manager part might show up strongly in these moments.
What are times of stress or perceived failure?
Firefighters often show up when this type of part is activated.
What is an exile?
When we use Self energy we are able to _____ to situations
What is respond instead of react
The Self is impacted by burdened parts.
What is false? The Self is not created nor impacted by burdened parts.
The part at the core of you who never needs to be developed.
What is the Self?
In IFS, managers are not trying to harm.... they are trying to ________.
What is protect the system?
Firefighters and managers often have this shared goal.
What is keeping the system safe/protect?
Name two of the 8 Cs of Self.
What are any two of: Calm, Curiosity, Compassion, Clarity, Confidence, Courage, Creativity, Connectedness?
You can have more than one part active at the same time.
What is true?