Mindfulness Basics
Moment by moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment.
What is mindfulness?
What is emotion mind?
What is hot, mood-dependent, emotion-focused.
What are "what" skills?
What we do when practicing mindfulness.
What are "how" skills?
What is how we observe, describe, and participate?
Why is mindfulness helpful?
To focus attention on the present moment – become and stay centered.
Helps with overthinking
What is reasonable mind?
What is cool, rational, task-focused.
What is observing, describing, participating?
What are the three "how" skills?
What is nonjudgmentally, one-mindfully, effectively.
The following are goals of what DBT skill:
To reduce suffering and increase happiness, increase control of your mind, and experience reality as it is.
Mindfulness
What is Wisdom within you
Value of BOTH reason and emotion
Left and right brain
The middle path
Wise Mind
What is viewing world through senses, what is happening in the here and now?
What is observing.
What is nonjudgmentalness?
What is letting go of unnecessary judgments, describing reality as it is without judgment.
What are the 3 mindfulness skills?
What is: wise mind, "what" skills, "how" skills?
What is the type of response given to the below situation? (Rational mind, emotion mind, wise mind)
Situation: A 16 year old girl named Evie was not invited to a party that some of her classmates were invited to.
Response: Evie’s rational mind suggests there could be an explanation, like their classmate could only invite a few people. Evie carries on like nothing happened or bothered her.
What is adding words to observation, we can only describe what we deserve?
What is describing.
What is one-mindfully?
What is being completely present in the moment.
Reasons to use mindfulness - what ways does it help your mental health?
What is stress management, anxiety, focus, regulate emotions, & reduce emotional reactivity.
What is the type of response given to the below situation? (Rational mind, emotion mind, wise mind)
Situation: Your friend is encouraging you to skip class with them.
Response: you communicate to your friend you don’t want to skip class or tell them you want to hang out later.
What is wise mind?
What is flow state, fully in the moment, fully present?
What is participating.
What is effectiveness in DBT?
What is being mindful of your goals, focus on what works, play by the rules, act as skillfully as you can.