Executive Functioning
Co-Dependency
DBT/CBT
Mindfulness
Aurora Trivia
100
True or False: Executive functioning difficulties can make it hard to start a task even when someone genuinely wants to complete it.
TRUE
100
True or False: Setting a boundary means you are responsible for controlling how another person responds to it.
False
100
True or False: CBT teaches that our thoughts can influence our emotions and behaviors.
True
100
True or False: Mindfulness means you have to completely clear your mind of thoughts
False
100
This staff member has 13 tattoos
Sam
200
You have five things to do today and decide which one is most important. What executive functioning skill are you using?
What is prioritizing?
200
Constantly putting another person's wants ahead of your own needs can lead to THIS emotional experience over time.
Resentment
200
In DBT, what does the acronym STOP tell us to do first?
Stop
200
What are the five senses you can use to bring yourself back to the present moment?
Sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.
200
Who runs the world?
GIRLS
300
You know you need to clean your room, but you keep having trouble actually beginning. What executive functioning skill are you struggling with?
What is task initiation?
300
What is it called when you repeatedly step in to protect someone from the natural consequences of their choices?
Enabling
300
“I made one mistake at work, so I'm terrible at my job.” What type of cognitive distortion is this?
All-or-nothing thinking.
300
Name at least three activities that can be *added* into a day-to-day routine to practice mindfulness.
Meditation, walking, breathing, aromatherapy, journaling, reading, yoga (light stretching), body movement
300
This staff members glasses are NOT prescription
#fake
Ro
400
Name at least 2 strategies you can use to improve or support your executive functioning skills.
- Breaking a large task into smaller first steps
- Using alarms or timers for transitions
- Creating a short, prioritized to-do list
- Adding buffer time when planning your day
- Preparing things ahead of time to reduce the number of steps you have to manage later
400
Instead of immediately fixing someone's problem, name at least one healthy response you could practice.
- Listen, ask what they need,
- allow them to problem-solve,
- offer support without taking over,
400
What DBT skill encourages you to do the opposite of what an unjustified or unhelpful emotion is urging you to do?
Opposite Action
400
Name at least three everyday activities that can be practiced mindfully *without adding* anything new to your schedule.
showering, eating, walking, driving, drinking coffee, brushing your teeth, listening to music, washing dishes.
400
Which staff member was a bee keeper at one point? Over 5,000 bees
Rachel
500
I help you stop scrolling when you need to get ready, resist interrupting someone when you have something to say, and stay with your current task when something more interesting catches your attention. What executive functioning skill am I?
Inhibitory control / impulse control.
500
In a healthy relationship, what is the difference between supporting someone and taking responsibility for them?
(points will be allowed if the team answer is similar, even if exact words are different)
Support means helping while allowing the other person to remain responsible for their own choices, emotions, and consequences.
500
What is the key difference between accepting an emotion and acting on an emotion?
Accepting an emotion means allowing yourself to experience it; acting on it means responding to the urge or behavior the emotion creates.
500
What is the difference between noticing an emotion and judging an emotion?
Noticing identifies what is happening; judging labels the experience as good, bad, wrong, etc
500
What is the representation behind Aurora's name?
Aurora stands for the sun rising, and rebirth of a new story in your life. Aurora stands for the dawn beginning again.