What is a cognitive distortion?
Cognitive distortions, or distorted thinking, causes people to view reality in inaccurate, often negative, ways.
What is the Cognitive Behavioral Model?
Thoughts - Emotions - Behaviors
What are two coping skills you can use if you are feeling overwhelmed in process group?
1. Putty
2. Crying
3. Going to another part of the room
4. Breathing
What is a duel diagnosis/co-occurring disorder?
Having both a substance abuse problem and a mental health issue such as depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety, it is called a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis
True or False?
Houdini died on Halloween
True
In a strange twist of events, Harry Houdini, who is considered by many to be the most famous magician of all time, died on Halloween. His death was caused by appendicitis, which was brought on by 3 blows to the stomach he took during one of his acts.
What are two cognitive distortions?
1. Catastrophizing.
2. Filtering
3. All or Nothing
4. Overgeneralization
5. Magnification/Minimization
6. Personalization
7. Mind Reading
8. Ignoring the positives
9. Fortune Telling
10. Confirmation Bias
11. Should Statements
12. Emotional Reasoning
What are two ways to challenge a thought?
1. What evidence do you have for the thought?
2. What evidence do you have against the thought?
3. What would you tell a friend if they had the thought?
4. If you look at this situation positively how would it be different?
5. Do you have all the evidence for this thought?
6. Is this situation out of your control?
7. What is the worst possible outcome?
8. What is the best outcome?
What does HALT stand for?
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
What is the number 1 protective factor for depression?
Social Connection
This animal is one of the most popular Halloween images. This is because, during medieval times in Europe, this animal was seen as witches. It was said that hearing this animals call was a sign that someone was about to die.
Owl
What cognitive distortion is this?
"My friend is late. Maybe he was in a car accident. He could be hurt really badly. What if he never walks again? He has to walk at his job, so he won't be able to work anymore. He has two kids - how will he feed his family if he can't work? What if he can't pay his mortgage and they all become homeless?"
Catastrophizing
What is the ABCDE Model?
Activating Event
Beliefs
Consequences
Disputations of Beliefs
Effective New Beliefs
What are the 5 ways of self soothing?
1. Smell
2. Hear
3. Taste.
4. Touch
5. See
True or False?
Studies show that people who are diagnosed with mood or anxiety disorders are nearly twice as likely to have a substance use disorder compared to the general public.
True
Black and Orange are colors associated with Halloween. What do they stand for?
Orange is a symbol of strength and endurance and, along with brown and gold, stands for the harvest and autumn. Black is typically a symbol of death and darkness and acts as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death.
What Cognitive Distortion is this?
"I really don't want to give that speech at work tomorrow. Everyone is going to hate my ideas. They will attack me until I cry. I'll probably get fired, and no other company will ever want to hire someone who got fired, so I'll live out the rest of my life in poverty."
Mind Reading
What are the 6 stages of change?
1. Pre-contemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Relapse
What are 6 categories of self care?
1. Mental
2. Emotional
3. Physical
4. Pratical
5. Social
6.
True or False?
Men are more likely than Women to seek health from mental health providers for a co-occurring disorder, and substance abuse treatment providers.
False
Women are more likely than men to seek help from mental health providers for a co-occurring disorder, while men are more likely to seek help through substance abuse treatment providers.
What country is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween?
Ireland
What is the cognitive distortion where once you have an idea in your head, you pay attention to things that support your idea and ignore disconfirming evidence?
Confirmation Bias
What is the model(steps) of how core beliefs are formed?
1. Situation
2. Automatic Thought
3. Emotion
4. Assumption you are making
5. Core Belief
You can "rewire" your brain to be happy by simply recalling (number?) things you are grateful for every day for (number?) days.
3, 21
What are the 11 criteria used to diagnose Substance Use Disorder?
Activities given up to use: You have skipped activities or stopped doing activities you once enjoyed in order to use the substance.
What are the two self-proclaimed Halloween capitals of the world?
Both Salem, Massachusetts, and Anoka, Minnesota