Neuroscience
This structure in the brain is primarily responsible for the fight, flight, or freeze response.
What is the AMYGDALA ?
Meditating, exercising, going to a movie, reading a book, doing a hobby are all examples of this.
What is self care?
This organ is approximately 3lbs of tofu like tissue.
What is the brain?
A type of cognitive distortion where you think/ruminate/anticipate the worst case scenario.
What is catastrophizing?
This is a key element in treatment for anxiety.
Exposure
This negative emotion is the only one with a dopamine pay off.
What is ANGER?
Many therapeutic approaches utilize this skill, sometimes referred to as mindsight, thought to help access "self energy", and often defined as Paying Attention on Purpose.
What is MINDFULNESS?
This form of communication is the most effective and consists of expressing yourself directly and authentically to get your needs met while taking into account the feelings of the other person.
Assertiveness
Studies have consistently found this to be the most important factor with regard to success of therapy.
What is therapist-patient rapport?
The effectiveness of placebo drugs is approximately ___%, have been inexplicably increasing in effectiveness and appear to be particularly effective with regard to pain and mood.
50%
The "fight" response is associated with ________ dopamine, and the "flight" response is associated with _______ dopamine.
high, low
This coping skill is effective because it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, releasing stress, increasing focus, relaxing muscles and delivers more oxygen to the body.
What is diaphragmatic breathing?
This therapy is one of the most effective for depression and consists of a person engaging in more general activity, physical movement, and social interaction.
What is behavioral activation?
The success rate of therapy has consistently remained at ____%
50-75% (depending on the source)
This therapy seeks to help people accept their thoughts and feelings without judgment, identifying your values and committing to actions that are consistent with these values.
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?
Top down anxiety describes this anxiety process.
What is anxiety that originates from thoughts and then triggers the threat response?
This term is used to describe a person's fundamental and most central beliefs about themselves, others and the world that act as a lens through which every situation and experience is seen through.
What are core beliefs?
Nocebo effect is a term used to describe this.
What is the impact of negative expectations resulting in treatment to have a more negative outcome?
To keep our ancestors alive, the brain developed a strong sensitivity, over reactivity, and a better memory for negative experiences, which is commonly referred to as ___________
This term refers to a person's belief that they are capable of executing behaviors necessary to achieve a goal.
What is self efficacy?
The ability of the brain to change, reorganize and learn is called this.
Neuroplasticity
This technique helps decrease the activity in the amygdala which serves to diffuse anxiety as well as helps the reprocessing of traumatic memories by increasing communication between both sides of the brain and keeping the focus on the present. This is used in techniques such as tapping and EMDR.
Bilateral Stimulation
The length of short term memory.
What is about 20-30 seconds?
Distractibility, overanalyzing are examples of what with regard to therapy?
What are blocks/barriers?
This is a thought distortion where a person only considers two polarized options and does not consider anything in the middle.
What is black or white thinking?