Emotions 101
NAME A REASON WHY WE NEED EMOTIONS.
WHAT IS "THEY MOTIVATE US TO ACT?
WHAT IS "THEY HELP US COMMUNICATE TO OTHERS?"
WHAT IS "THEY COMMUNICATE TO OURSELVES?"
Finish the sentence: Examining our thoughts and CHECKING THE FACTS can help us change our ______
What is, "Emotions?"
Name two short term pleasant events you could do this week:
Correct!
What should you do when you have reached your Skills Break Down Point- and can't use Emotion Regulation Skills?
What are the Crisis Survival Skills of Distress Tolerance!
The state of mind in which people are most likely to act impulsively.
What is Emotion Mind?
Name one of the reasons emotions may be so hard to regulate for a person.
What are...
Biology
Lack of skills
Unintended Reinforcement
Moodiness
Emotional Overload
Myths
The name of the skill that focuses on taking care of our body to take care of our mind?
What is the PLEASE skill?
Observe your emotion as a wave, coming and going is an example of this skill.
What is Mindfulness of Current Emotion?
Name the skill: Remembering the times when you have felt differently or putting your emotions on a conveyor belt. Both of these help you get distance from your current emotion.
What is Mindfulness of Current Emotion?
The "What" skill in Mindfulness where individuals sit back and look at things.
What is Observe?
Truth or Myth: There is a right way to feel in every situation.
What is "Myth?"
50 Bonus points for coming up with an appropriate challenge to this myth.
Doing the opposite of what you feel like doing when you know acting on your emotions will not be effective.
What is Opposite Action?
The P and the S of PLEASE stand for...?
What is Treating physical illness and Sleep?
Name the skill: Rehearse and plan ahead of time so that you are prepared to cope skillfully with emotional situations. Then visualize it.
What is COPE AHEAD?
The Mindfulness skill of focusing on the facts themselves, not judging something as good or bad.
What is non judgemental?
Name an action urge for anger.
What is: Hit, attack, throw?
Give an example of how someone could use Opposite Action to work against depression.
Correct!
Name an emotion regulation skill that prevents emotional suffering in the future.
What are:
Cope Ahead
Build Mastery
Living in congruence with your Values.
Opposite Action is most effective when it is done ___ ___ ___ (three words).
What is: ALL THE WAY?
What are the three States of Mind in DBT?
What are:
Rational Mind/Factual Mind
Emotion Mind
Wise Mind
Name two examples of Vulnerability Factors that affect how we experience an emotion.
What is:
Fatigue
Hunger
Illness
etc
Name the skill:
Doing at least one thing each day to build competence. One would pick something that isn't too easy, yet also isn't too hard.
What is Build Mastery?
Give an example of when fear would fit the facts?
When there is a threat to your life, well being or health or of someone you care about.
If your emotion (or its intensity or duration) does not fit the facts and is not an effective response, what skill should you do?
What is Opposite Action?
How can you tell you are in Wise Mind?
When you are able to see choices, when you can listen to others without getting defensive, when you can make choices based on short and long term consequences, when you feel balanced, when you can express your emotion but not do things impulsively or go overboard in your actions.