Mindfulness
Name that emotion
Give me the Skills
The Emotion Model
Wild Card
100
This is the state of mind when people are most likely to act impulsively.
What is Emotion Mind?
100
This emotion that tells us that an important goal is being blocked and helps us have the energy and force to try to remove that goal.
What is anger?
100
This skill can be helpful when the emotion experienced fits the facts and that the prompting event is occurring very regularly.
What is Problem Solving?
100
After an emotion occurs, there are often leftover effects from the emotion such as feeling tired and/or a narrowing of attention.
What is an Aftereffect?
100
This emotion has the function of showing us when we value something that someone else has.
What is Envy?
200
The What skill when people sit back and notice things with the senses.
What is Observing?
200
This emotion can result in feelings of nausea, urges to vomit, urges to run away, and and intense urge to get rid of something.
What is Disgust?
200
To do this skill when feeling sad, try listening to loud music, getting some exercise, or sitting up with a bright body posture.
What is Opposite Action?
200
An emotion comes with this and it gives you the message to act on the emotion.
What is an Action Urge?
200

Doing just what is needed in the moment, is called?

What is Effectiveness?

300
The combination of the way you feel (emotion mind) and the rational facts (reasonable mind).
What is Wise Mind?
300
Some of the aftereffects of this emotion can include losing control, narrowing of attention, being very aware of any threats in the environment, and imagining other times you have felt threatened.
What is Fear?
300

What is the "A" in PLEASE skill?

Avoiding mood altering substances

300
Skill that allows you to investigate whether to act on an emotion or urge, or not. 

What is Check the Facts?

300
This is the skill of watching an emotion come and go without trying to change it.
What is Mindfulness of Current emotion, or "ride the wave"?
400
This skill is the opposite of multi-tasking.
What is One-Mindfully?
400
This emotion can make other people move towards us and offer care and support.
What is Sadness?
400
This skill will help you feel competent and effective. It is something to practice EVERY DAY.
What is Building Mastery?
400
We can really observe an emotion by noticing this. (Hint: heart rate, temperature, muscle tension).
What are the Body Sensations?
400

"I don't like your mother." Judgemental, or no?

No. Calmly stating things that you like or dislike, is not a judgment. It can be a fact.

500
This is the skill of throwing yourself into the activities of the current moment and it can help increase enjoyment and experiencing significantly.
What is Participate?
500
This emotion has aftereffects of doing nice things for others, having a high threshold for worry and annoyance, and expecting to feel joyful in the future.
What is Happiness?
500
If you are really nervous about a particular situation, try this skill to rehearse a plan ahead of time so you can cope skillfully with the situation.
What is Cope Ahead?
500
When one emotion occurs and then very quickly another emotion gets cued. For example- I feel shame and then immediately feel anger.
What is a Secondary Emotion?
500

When does the next DBT group start?

Next week! April 1st - not a joke. Interpersonal Effectiveness Module

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