Cognitive Distortions
Please define COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS.
Twisted, untrue, distorted thoughts/really big ANTs
What are the types of Communication Styles we learned this week?
Passive Turtle, Assertive Owl, Aggressive Tiger, and Passive Aggressive Cat (for older groups)
What are PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS?
Our body's reactions or “warning signs” that tell us how our body is responding to unpleasant emotions like anxiety, stress, or frustration.
What does DEAR stand for?
D = Describe the situation
E = Express your emotions
A = Ask for what you want or need
R = Reward the listener
Today is NATIONAL BUTTER DAY! Let's celebrate with some trivia questions about baking:
What is the most eaten type of cookie in the United States?
a. Chocolate Chip Cookie
b. Snickerdoodle
c. Oatmeal Rasin
d. Monster Cookie
a. Chocolate Chip Cookie
A fortune telling thought is a type of a cognitive distortion. What does it mean to have a fortune telling thought?
When you predict the future in a negative way without really knowing if that will happen.
What are 3 characteristics of ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION? 🦉
Therapist Discretion
Example Answers Include: expressing your needs/wants, being clear/calm with your words, eye contact, confident body language, etc.
What are the three instinctual responses our bodies do when faced in a dangerous situation?
Fight, flight, or freeze
What is an example of using the R part of DEAR?
"Thank you for listening."
TRUE or FALSE: Before erasers were invented, bread was used to erase pencil markings.
True
What are 3 coping skills to use when having fortune telling thoughts?
Therapist Discretion
Example Answers Include: Clue Snooping, Lemons to Lemonade, Mindfulness, etc.
What communication style is the MOST helpful in getting our wants/needs met? AND why?
Assertive Communication
Others are more open to listening and hearing us out when we are being calm/respectful in our communication.
Sometimes our bodies act on “false alarm.” What does this mean?
When we experience physiological symptoms and there is no threat to our safety.
What happens if we use a DEAR and the other person does not accept our DEAR (not listening or says no)?
Therapist Discretion
Examples Answers Include: We can work on accepting what is out of our control (ie. other people) and can use other skills (ie. RA, TIP, Ride the Wave, DISTRACT, etc.)
What famous pastry is named after its crescent shape?
a. Danish Pastry
b. Croissant
c. Strudel
d. Baklava
b. Croissant
What type of COGNITIVE DISTORTION is the following example: "Today was the worst day ever because everything went wrong. I woke up and I had to go to school and nobody would sit by me during lunch. When I got home I did not like the dinner my family had and had to do so much homework!"
Focusing on the Negative
What does AGGRESSIVE communication look like? 🐅
Example Answers Include: Loud, bossy, rude, yelling, judgmental, disrespectful, etc.
Name 5 physiological symptoms for depression, anxiety, or anger.
Therapist Discretion
Example Answers Include: headache, sweating, increased heart rate, shaking, fidgeting, stuttering, flushed, shortness of breath, chills, tense muscles, nauseous, etc.
What type of Communication Style do you use with DEAR?
Assertive Communication
How many baked goods are there in a baker's dozen?
13
Please give an example of a FORTUNE TELLING thought.
Therapist Discretion
Example Answers Include: "Nobody will like me at my new school" and "Today is going to be the worst day ever."
ROLE PLAY! Team will role play what it looks like to use ASSERTIVE communication to advocate for a break at school.
Therapist Discretion
Name 3 skills you can use to manage physiological symptoms?
Therapist Discretion
Example Answers Include: 4x4 breathing, exercise, guided imagery, push pull dangle, pencil squeeze, PMR, mindfulness
ROLE PLAY! Team will role play what it looks like to use a DEAR to ask your sibling to give you space AND your sibling does not listen.
Therapist Discretion
Where does focaccia bread come from?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. Wales
c. Italy