Healthy Habits
Disrupting this internal 24-hour system can negatively affect mood and energy levels.
What is the circadian rhythm?
This term describes mixed or conflicting emotions occurring at the same time.
What is ambivalence?
This breathing pattern (inhale, hold, exhale, hold) is commonly used by athletes and military.
What is box breathing?
This communication style expresses needs clearly while respecting others.
What is assertive communication?
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
This nutrient deficiency is commonly linked to low mood, especially in winter months.
What is Vitamin D?
This cognitive distortion involves assuming you know what others are thinking about you.
What is mind reading?
Activating this part of the nervous system helps the body relax and recover.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
This DBT skill acronym (DEAR ___) is used for making requests effectively.
What is DEAR MAN?
This game features properties like Boardwalk and Park Place.
What is Monopoly?
Consuming too much of this stimulant can increase anxiety and disrupt sleep.
What is caffeine?
The ability to tolerate intense emotions without immediately trying to change it is called this.
What is distress tolerance?
This grounding technique involves focusing attention on physical sensations in the body.
What is a body scan?
Saying “yes” when you mean “no” can lead to this emotional state over time.
What is resentment?
The longest-running animated TV show is this series.
What is The Simpsons?
This concept refers to small, consistent actions that build long-term wellness over time.
What are healthy routines (or habit stacking)?
This DBT skill involves observing and describing feelings without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
This coping strategy involves focusing your attention on something else to give your mind a break from stress.
What is distraction?
This communication habit involves focusing more on preparing your response than truly hearing the other person.
What is defensive listening (or poor listening)?
This natural phenomenon occurs when light is refracted and reflected in water droplets, creating a spectrum of colors in the sky.
What is a rainbow?
Alternating between periods of focus and rest (like 25min/5min cycles) is known as this productivity method.
What is the Pomodoro Method?
This is when you recognize and name exactly what you’re feeling instead of just saying “I feel bad.”
What is identifying emotions (or labeling emotions)?
This concept describes the (period) “window” in which a person can function effectively under stress.
What is the window of tolerance?
This communication skill involves saying how you feel instead of blaming others.
What are “I” statements?
In chess, this is the only piece that can jump over others.
What is the knight?