Communication
This communication style often includes soft-spoken speech, poor eye contact, and a tendency to put others’ needs ahead of one’s own.
What is passive communication?
Individuals will return to their previous problem behavior
What is Relapse
This is the first step in the anxiety cycle, where a person perceives a threat or stressor.
What is the trigger or anxiety-provoking situation?
This is the type of automatic, often negative thought that CBT helps identify and challenge.
What is a cognitive distortion?
This 2001 Pixar film features a furry blue scarer named Sulley and his one-eyed best friend Mike as they discover laughter is more powerful than screams.
What is Monsters, Inc.?
A person using this style may speak loudly, interrupt others, and prioritize their own needs while ignoring others'.
What is aggressive communication?
experiencing ambivalence about change
What is the Contemplation stage
Following the trigger, this type of response involves physical sensations like increased heart rate and muscle tension.
What is the physiological anxiety response?
CBT teaches that our thoughts, feelings, and this third component are all connected.
What is behavior?
In this 2007 Disney film, a young inventor named Lewis travels to the future and meets an eccentric family while trying to discover where he truly belongs.
What is Meet the Robinsons?
This style of communication includes clearly stating needs and wants, using confident body language, and being open to compromise.
What is assertive communication?
make minor changes to support their goal, but they might not have completely ended the unwanted behavior.
What is the Preparticipation step
This type of situation, often involving social judgment or scrutiny, commonly triggers social anxiety disorder.
What is a social situation or public speaking?
This CBT technique involves tracking your thoughts, emotions, and actions in a structured format.
What is a thought record (or thought log)?
This 1993 baseball-themed film follows Scotty Smalls and his neighborhood friends during one unforgettable summer, including a run-in with "The Beast."
What is The Sandlot?
In this communication example, someone says, “I need my car that day, but I’ll have time to drop you off.”
What is assertive communication?
Significant steps are taken to end the problem behavior
What is an Action step?
This class of medications, often used for anxiety, works by increasing serotonin levels in the brain.
What are SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors)?
In CBT, this common distortion involves thinking in extremes, like “I always fail” or “nothing ever works.”
What is all-or-nothing thinking (or black-and-white thinking)?
This 1997 animated film follows a lost Russian princess on a journey to discover her past, with help from conmen Dimitri and Vladimir.
What is Anastasia?
This communication style might include phrases like “Do you need me to fill the tank too?” even when it's a big inconvenience.
What is passive communication?
Individuals progress when changing a behavior.
What are the Stages of Change
This relaxation technique involves focusing on the present moment and accepting thoughts without judgment.
What is mindfulness meditation?
This is the process of replacing irrational or harmful thoughts with more balanced and realistic ones.
What is cognitive restructuring?
Based on a Roald Dahl book, this 2009 Wes Anderson stop motion film features a clever woodland creature who battles three greedy farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean.
What is Fantastic Mr. Fox?