Mindfulness
Distraction Skills
Coping Skills
Pros & Cons/Radical Acceptance
Random Trivia
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What is Mindfulness?
Being present in the moment
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What is the distraction acronym?
ACCEPTS
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What are coping skills?

Coping skills are those daily strategies and activities that we use to help deal with, work through, or process our emotions.

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What is Pros and Cons?

Thinking about the good and bad outcomes of tolerating and not tolerating distress.

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Which country is the largest in the world?

Russia

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True/False: Mindfulness is a relaxing activity and can help prepare you for sleep in the evening

False: Mindfulness is like exercise for your brain, it requires focus and attention. It is not always pleasant or relaxing, especially if you are attending to aversive, uncomfortable, or painful experiences

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What is Contributing?

Refocusing attention from yourself to what you can do for others

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What are grounding techniques?

Grounding techniques are exercises that may help you refocus on the present moment to distract yourself from anxious/negative feelings to help you return to a better state of mind so you can process those emotions in a more healthy way.

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What is Radical Acceptance?

Identifying what you have control over, what you don't have control over, and skillfully letting go of things you cannot control.

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Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo da Vinci

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Give three examples of mindfulness activities
Body Scan, Meditation, Deep Breathing, Mindful Eating (Raisin Exercise), Teflon Mind, etc.
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What is the difference between Push Away and Avoidance?
With the Push Away skill, you only push away the thought/distress temporarily. You must bring it back when you're better ready to manage it!
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Give 3 examples of coping skills?

Various answers

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What is not part of acceptance?
Agreement, Approval,
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Which company's slogan is "You're in good hands?"

Allstate

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What are you grateful for?

Various answers

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Provide the definition and give one example of Opposite Emotion

Acting opposite to our current emotional state/urge.

Example: Take a walk around the block when feeling tired 

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What is Self-Soothe?

“Self-soothing” refers to any behaviour an individual uses to regulate their emotional state by themselves.

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What are the four options for painful situations?

1. Change the situation/Solve the problem

2. Change how you feel/think about the situation

3. Accept it

4. Stay miserable

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What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?

Aglet

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What are the benefits of mindfulness?

More cognitive flexibility, less emotional reactivity, improved focus, boosts working memory, reduces stress, reduced rumination, and more.

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Describe a more positive way to use Comparison

Trying to compare your current situation or the current crisis to a situation that's worse than the one you're in now.

Ex: You could compare yourself to people who have less than you have or you could think about times in your life when things have been a lot harder or you didn't have the same resources you have now.  You're trying to get yourself to sort of say in your mind, 'Could be worse'.

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Explain healthy vs unhealthy coping skills

Healthy coping skills provide long-term benefits that improve our overall wellbeing and mental health. Unhealthy coping skills may provide immediate relief from negative symptoms but they have negative long-term effects on you and your body.

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T or F: Radical Acceptance means approving of the situation

False! Radical Acceptance allows you to still feel however you would like towards the situation but accepting that you are the only person you can control. You are choosing to accept and adapt to various situations.

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Which month of the year is National Ice Cream Month?

July

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