Show and Tell
What is one coping skill you can use at school?
so many skills to choose from!
This is when we see things in categories with no grey area.
All or none or black and white thinking
What is Meghan's dog's name?
Sid, Sid the Squid, the best dog ever, chunky, etc.
Why Did Adele cross the road?
To say HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
What does CBT stand for
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What is a coping skill that might help another group member if they are struggling? Bonus points to tell us why!
wow! v impressive
This is the Stinkin Thinkin often responsible for going down the "What If" rabbit hole; also responsible for assuming the worst is going to occur in every situation
Catastrophizing!
What is the name for the tip of your shoelace?
Aglet, as in, aGLET a load of that factoid, wow how cool
How much does the heaviest skeleton weight?
A whole skeleTON!!!(which is approximately 2000lbs)
What Does HALT stand for?
Bonus Points! Why do we talk about it in therapy?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
our physical reactions and mental states impact our emotions and ability to cope effectively
demonstrate one coping skill that you have learned in IOP (bonus points if you demonstrate it before telling us and we guess which one it is!)
you did incredible, I am blown away. just wow.
This is when we pick out one negative detail in a situation and dwell on it exclusively, almost like we are focusing on that one detail, despite an otherwise positive or neutral experience
Filtering or mental filtering
What is the technical name of this symbol # ?
Octothorpe! #octothorpe #hashtag
What is this an example of? "I should really do my homework and I should also workout more or I will look gross and ugly"
SHOULDing ourselves to death (Get it? it is the cognitive distortion of Shoulds, but in a PUN!)
what is the CBT model?
thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical reactions all impact each other and intervention at any point can help manage our mental health! wow so cool
Show us a skill that is unique to you! What is a skill or hobby that you enjoy that others in group might not know how to do?
:O
This is when we anticipate that things will turn out badly and act as if they already turned out that way.
Why are Flamingos pink?
Carotenoids give carrots their orange color or turn ripe tomatoes red. They are also found in the microscopic algae that brine shrimp eat. As a flamingo dines on algae and brine shrimp, its body metabolizes the pigments — turning its feathers pink
Short answer, tall birds like shrimp whole lots
What should a sick bird do?
get TWEETment (like treatment, but bird)
What is an example of a grounding skill?
Bonus points for acting it out or showing us how to use it!
mindfulness activities such as meditation, use of 5-4-3-2-1, categories, focus breathing, square breathing, several other breathing activities, progressive muscle relaxation, etc. etc. so many more!
Show us something within your living space that can be used as a coping skill or something you use to regulate when you are stressed or at a 7 or above on the mood scale
GUCCI
This is when we look at our strengths and trivialize them.
Minimizing, bonus points for giving examples of something we may have previously minimized and why it isn't minimal
What other animals besides humans are known to have finger prints?
Koalas! also some monkeys have finger prints on their tails
Why did Waldo go to therapy?
To find himself
What is the window of tolerance?
Window of tolerance is a term used to describe the zone of arousal in which a person is able to function most effectively. When people are within this zone, they are typically able to readily receive, process, and integrate information and otherwise respond to the demands of everyday life without much difficulty
there is also hypo and hyper arousal zones when we are outside of our window of tolerance