Cognitive Triangle
What are the three words associated with the cognitive triangle?
What are:
- Thoughts
- Feelings
- Behaviors
What are moods associated with anxiety?
What is stress, feelings of fear, dread, and unease.
What is an example of a mindful breathing exercise?
What is mindful breathing focusing on sensations, square breathing, pinwheel breathing, bubble breathing
What is a coping skill?
What is a strategy to manage difficult or stressful situations and emotions.
What is the name of the organization we are in right now?
What is Oaklawn.
What often comes before feelings?
What are:
- Situations
- Thoughts
What are two symptoms of anxiety?
What is uncontrollable worry, sleep problems, muscle tension, sweating, increased heart rate, upset stomach.
What is an example of physical self-care?
What is getting enough rest, exercising, eating healthy, going to a doctor, relaxing
What is mindfulness?
What is being present and aware of one's thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations without judgement.
This is the body's natural "alarm system" that helps us respond to danger.
What is the fight-or-flight response.
Which portion of the cognitive triangle do we focus on challenging?
What are thoughts.
What are two potential causes of anxiety?
What are situational triggers, learned behavior, avoidance, unstable environments, cognitive patterns.
Name one healthy distraction you can use when feeling anxious.
What is listening to music, exercising, calling a friend, reading, etc.
What does CBT stand for?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
What is the name of the room we are in right now?
What is Eucalyptus.
Reframe the following sentence: "I'll never be good enough."
What is:
- "I don't have the skillset right now."
"I may not be able to do this right now."
True or False: Avoiding situations that make us anxious always makes anxiety better in the long term.
What is False.
What is an example of psychological self-care?
What is therapy, gratitude, positivity, doing something you enjoy like painting or drawing, journaling
What is an automatic thought?
What is a spontaneous, often fleeting negative thought that can impact our mood.
What are 2 styles of Communication?
What is:
- Passive
- Passive-Aggressive
- Aggressive
- Assertive
Provide an example of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected.
What is:
- If someone thinks "I'll fail no matter what" they may feel hopeless and stop trying.
In CBT, this is the term for challenging unhelpful thoughts and replacing them with more balanced ones.
What is cognitive restructuring or reframing.
What distress tolerance skill gives you a moment to pause, consider what is going on, and plan what to do next?
What is REST.
Relax, Evaluate, Set an Intention, and Take Action
What are cognitive distortions?
What is thinking errors that automatically appear in our thoughts and influence our emotions and behaviors. Sometimes called Stinking Thinking.
Why is self-care important?
What is it reduces stress and anxiety, improves mood and mental health, increases energy and resilience, strengthens social connections, prevents burnout, and promotes overall health and well-being.