Boundaries/Boundary Styles
The limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships or when engaging with others
What are personal boundaries ?
Not letting people take advantage of you is a sign of healthy boundaries
TRUE
the ability to understand and manage your own emotions as well as recognize them in others
What is emotional intelligence?
This type of fear occurs when there is a real and imminent threat
What is a rational fear?
A style of communicating that is calm, direct, open minded, honest, and non threatening to others
What is assertive communication?
when a person takes time to build trust with others, is able to say "no" when needed, accepts conflict as a normal part of life, values their own and others opinions, supports others without being too involved, and communicates assertively
What are healthy boundaries?
Avoiding to take a urine analysis test in treatment demonstrates personal responsibility in recovery
FALSE
Irrational thoughts that shape how you see the world, how you feel, and how you act
(also referred to as negative core beliefs or negative thinking patterns that are extreme and frequent)
What are cognitive distortions ?
These boundaries are violated when someone dismisses or belittles another person's thoughts or ideas
What are intellectual boundaries?
A person that assumes that human qualities, such as intelligence, character, and ability, are relatively stable and cannot be changed in any meaningful way
What is a fixed mindset?
These boundaries are violated when someone criticizes, belittles, or invalidates another person's feelings
What are emotional boundaries?
An irrational fear is type of fear that does not make logical sense but can vary from person to person
TRUE
This type of fear is programmed into our brains from influence and/or brainwashing
What is a primal fear?
How you respond to people, situations, and events with behaviors that match your values
What is personal responsibility ?
A style of communicating that is indirect, allows others to take advantage of you, and prioritizes the needs and wants of others over your own
What is passive aggressive communication?
when someone is very untrusting of others, tends to ignore constructive feedback, unlikely to ask for help, avoids conflict by pushing others away, keeps others at distance to avoid rejection, avoids intimacy and close relationships, and communicates aggressively
What are rigid boundaries?
Trusting your own decisions is a sign of unhealthy boundaries
FALSE (it is a sign of healthy boundaries)
Name ONE CATEGORY of coping skills
1. Distraction
2. Grounding
3. Emotional Release
4. Self-Love
5. Thought Challenge
6. Access to Higher Self
This stage of change happens when an individual has decided to change their behavior and begins to think about how to do so
What is the Preparation stage in the Stages of Change?
A person that believes that human qualities, such as intelligence, character, and ability, are malleable and can be improved with effort
What is a growth mindset?
when someone overshares personal information, has difficult saying "no" to others, is overly trusting of others (even strangers), overly involved in other people's problems, quick to adopt the opinions of someone else, does not assert personal values, accepting of abuse or neglect, and fears being rejected if they do not comply with others
What are porous boundaries?
Believing others can anticipate your needs is a sign of healthy boundaries
FALSE (it is a sign of unhealthy boundaries)
Name ONE of the skills/concepts that can build or destroy your ego and self-esteem
1. Self-Image
2. Embarrassment
3. Blame
4. Self-Awareness
5. Boundaries
Name ALL 3 stages of relapse
1. mental
2. emotional
3.physical
Name ONE of the steps in the 4 Step Non-Violent Communication Process
1. make observations
2. name your feelings
3. expressing your needs
4. making the request