Growth Mindset
Is growth mindset a CBT or DBT skill?
CBT
Name 2 unhelpful ways to communicate and 2 helpful ways to communicate.
Unhelpful: yelling, screaming, hitting, kicking, ignoring, refusing to participate, demanding things.
Helpful: using DEAR, asking for help, using kind words, accepting "no"
What does, "my brain is like a muscle" mean?
It means, we can exercise our brain like other muscles in our body by challenging it with difficult situations to grow and get stronger.
When we are asking for what we need, should it be realistic?
YES
Give an example of two things now, that you couldn't do a year ago.
Ride a bike, multiplication, read, other appropriate answers accepted.
What should our reaction be if the listener says "no"?
Still have a calm body and accept the "no", we can use radical acceptance, 4x4 breathing, lemons to lemonade and positive self talk.
If we replace our ANT with a growth mindset statement, how does that make us feel? Ex. If I think "This will take hard work, but I can keep trying!", how does that make me feel?
Happy, calm, excited, proud, motivated, encouraged.
What does DEAR stand for?
D: describe the situation
E: express your emotions
A: ask for what you need or want
R: reward the listener
Turn this fixed mindset statement into a growth mindset statement. "I am not in control of my voice or body"
"I am learning skills to help me be in control of my voice and body"