What is one mindfulness activity we completed in DBT group?
-Sailboat
- Feathers
- Rain sounds
- Listening to music
- Deep breathing
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What do the three colors on the traffic light stand for?
-Red
-Yellow
-Green
Red- stop/when I am in crisis
Yellow- slow down/being triggered
Green- go/when I am happy
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What is a Behavior Chain Analysis?
When is it used?
A BCA is the used to process negative behaviors.
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If someone is yelling, crying and not following directions, what mind are they in?
A. Reasonable Mind
B. Emotional Mind
C. Wise Mind
B. Emotional Mind
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What are 2 things that trigger you?
- When I am wrong
- When I am cold
- When I am hungry
- When I am sleepy
- When I am sick
- When I am scared
- Sitting still
- Too many rules
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What is the purpose of mindfulness activities?
To focus your attention on the present moment
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How do you know when you are in the green zone?
How does your body feel?
-Relaxed
-Happy
-Calm
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What is one piece of information you write on a Behavior Chain Analysis?
Things that made me vulnerable:
My triggers:
What happened:
Consequences:
How do I feel about myself:
What did my peers do:
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What are the 3 types of mind?
- Wise Mind
- Emotional Mind
- Rational Mind
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Describe what happened during the mentos and soda experiment? How is this like your emotions?
The mentos caused the soda to explode. Bottling up your emotions and not using her coping skills can cause you to explode and act in emotional mind.
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When is a good time to stop and do a mindfulness activity?
- Any time you are feeling overwhelmed
- Any time you are having trouble focusing
- When you need to relax and destress
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What does being in the yellow zone look like?
- Give an example
- Agitated
- Triggered
- Not following directions
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What can you learn from doing a BCA?
Ways to reduce vulnerability:
Alternative behaviors:
How I can make things better:
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If someone is writing a book summary for their homework, what mind are they in?
A. Wise Mind
B. Emotional Mind
C. Reasonable Mind
C. Reasonable Mind
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What is an internal (inside) trigger?
- Give an example
Something that is going on inside you that is upsetting
- thoughts/memories
- nightmares
- bad mood
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What is an example of a mindfulness activity that we have not used yet in this group that you would like to try?
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When do I need to start using my distress tolerance skills? (What color?)
Yellow - when I am triggered and before I go into crisis
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Identify 3 things that could lead up to someone going in a crisis.
-Getting up for school late, bad phone call, not eating breakfast, conflict with a peer, consequence for being late to school.
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Malik is upset about a lost sign-out. Instead of going into crisis, he accepted his feelings of disappointment and talked with staff. He chose to use his coping skills so that he can work towards having another sign-out. What mind is he in?
A. Emotional Mind
B. Reasonable Mind
C. Wise Mind
C. Wise Mind
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What is an external (outside) trigger?
- Give an example
An external trigger is something that is going on around you that is upsetting.
- Noise
- Conflict with peers/staff
- Bullying
- Too hot/cold