Thought, Feeling, or Behavior?
Thinking Errors
Thoughts
Psychosis Facts
Coping Skills for Psychosis
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What is a feeling?
100
Things are either good/bad, high/low, etc.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
100
Describe an automatic negative thought.
These types of thoughts can be inaccurate or come from misinterpreting events.
100
Each member of your group should identify one of their protective factors.
What is social support, education, little or no trauma history, religiousness, treatment adherence, etc.?
100
Walk us through the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique.
5 things you can see; 4 things you can feel/touch; 3 things you can hear; 2 things you can smell; 1 thing you can taste/a neutral fact about yourself
200
Clenching my fists
What is a behavior?
200
"I should have studied more...then I would have passed my test."
What are should statements?
200
What do we know about thoughts? List two facts.
Thoughts come and go. Sometimes we think things on purpose, other times thoughts just happen. Thoughts represent ideas - they cannot hurt you. Thoughts can be in words or images. Thoughts can be linked to distressing or uncomfortable feelings, sensations, or memories. Some thoughts are inaccurate.
200
What are 2 diagnoses that include psychotic symptoms?
What is schizophreniform disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorder, bipolar disorder with psychotic features, major depressive disorder with psychotic features?
200
Describe what a grounding technique is.
Activity that helps us connect with the present moment and our surroundings (e.g., look/point/name, 5-4-3-2-1).
300
Scared
What is a feeling?
300
"I feel it, therefore it must be true." Assuming our emotions are how things really are.
What is emotional reasoning?
300
What are the three C's?
What is Catch, Check, Change?
300
"I sometimes see special meanings in advertisements, shop windows, or in the way things are arranged around me." What kind of delusion is this?
Delusion of reference
300
What can you do if you feel that your mind may be playing tricks on you?
Look for evidence, reach out to trusted people and/or professionals in your life
400
"I want to smack her"
What is a thought?
400
I ruminated about the argument with my mom all day long.
What is circular sinking thinking?
400
How might we "check" our thoughts? What are some questions we could ask?
Is this thought really true/accurate? Could I be misreading the situation? What is the evidence?
Is this thought helping me or holding me back? Is the thought upsetting me?
What will happen if I keep thinking this way? Is there another way to think about this situation?
400
List 3 factors that can contribute to psychosis.
What is genetics, trauma, substance use, and physical injury or illness?
400
What are coping skills for auditory hallucinations?
What is reading aloud to oneself or someone else, listening to music, humming, or wearing earplugs?
500
Yelling at someone
What is a behavior?
500
Magnifying or minimizing: a small problem becomes something huge and out of control
What is catastrophizing?
500
Draw the 3-part diagram that includes thoughts, feelings, and behaviors on the board. Which way do the arrows point?
500
List 3 early warning signs of psychosis.
Drop in grades or job performance; trouble thinking clearly or concentrating; suspiciousness or uneasiness with others; decline in self-care and/or ADLs; spending more time alone than usual; strong, inappropriate emotions or none at all
500
How can you give your senses a break?
Find a place that is quiet, comfortable, and you feel safe. You can also wear sunglasses or noise canceling headphones.