Reality Acceptance Overview
Clarifying Goals of Interpersonal Effectiveness
S.T.U.F.F.
Opening vs Focusing the Mind
Problem Solving
100

T/F: Accepting reality is the same as being in approval of it

False

100

What three types of effectiveness are there when clarifying goals?

  • Relationship
  • Objective
  • Self-Respect
100

In Greek mythology, who is the ruler of Mount Olympus?

Zeus

100

What is focusing the mind?

Focusing your attention onto a single object which could be internal or external

100

What is the foundational skill to problem solving?

Check the Facts. This ensures you have the right problem situation.

200

How does DBT define suffering?

Pain + nonacceptance

200

What three skills are associated with clarifying goals?

  • DEAR MAN
  • GIVE
  • FAST
200

What is the primary power of the mutant Wolverine?

Accelerated Healing

200

T/F: Opening the mind is the same as mindlessly being in the moment and just being

False. Opening the mind is intentionally remaining open and aware to the present moment and its experience

200

T/F: emotions are always valid

True. Emotions are always valid, though not always sound.

300

What is the point of Half-Smiling and Willing Hands?

Move your body into a state of acceptance versus remaining closed off or resistant to the experience. It helps us to feel better in the moment and communicates we are okay.

300

Would I use GIVE skills or FAST skills if my priority is to feel good about myself? Why?

FAST. These skills are used to preserve self-respect. GIVE skills are used to preserve the relationship.

300

What does HBO stand for?

Home Box Office

300

What are the Mindfulness "How" skills?

  • Nonjudgmentally
  • One-Mindfully
  • Effectively
300

When life presents you with problems, how many options do you have?

Four. You can:

  • Solve the problem (interpersonal effectiveness, middle path, problem-solving skills)
  • Feel better about the problem (emotion regulation skills)
  • Tolerate the problem (distress tolerance and mindfulness skills)
  • Stay miserable (no skills)
400

Name a goal of Distress Tolerance.

  • Survive crisis situations
  • Accept reality
  • Become free of intense emotions, urges, and desires
400

What does DEAR MAN stand for?

  • Describe
  • Express
  • Assert
  • Reinforce
  • stay Mindful
  • Appear confident
  • Negotiate
400

The Umbrella Corporation is a fictitious pharmaceutical company in what game series?

Resident Evil

400

Body scans would fall under which way of practicing mindfulness?

Focusing the mind

400

Name a goal of Emotion Regulation

  • Understand and Name your own emotions
  • Decrease the frequency of unwanted emotions
  • Decrease emotional vulnerability
  • Decrease emotional suffering
500

What are the Reality Acceptance Skills?

  • Radical Acceptance
  • Turning The Mind
  • Willingness
  • Half-Smiling and Willing Hands
  • Allowing the Mind: Mindfulness of Current Thoughts
500

Name a goal of Interpersonal Effectiveness

  • Be skillful in getting what you want and need from others
  • Build relationships and end destructive ones
  • Walk the middle path
500

Which of the Hawaiian islands was formerly a leprosy colony?

Moloka'i

500

Opening the mind is most similar to which of the mindfulness “What” skills?

Observing

500

What emotion regulation skills help you to change your emotional response?

  • Check the Facts
  • Opposite Action
  • Problem Solving
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