What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is intentionally living with awareness in the present moment, without judging or rejecting the moment, without attachment to the moment. pg 46
Other people are the best judges of how I am feeling.
I am the best judge of how I feel. Other people can only guess how I feel. pg 279
What is an action urge?
Action urge is the behaviors that they get the urge to act on.
True or False:
Emotions happen for no reason?
False pg 210
True or False:
Opposite action refers to acting opposite to action urge?
True or False:
Mindfulness is choosing to keep your focus even though distractions arise.
True
Lettings others know that I am feeling bad is a weakness.
Letting others know that I am feeling bad is a healthy form of communication. pg 279
What is an aftereffect?
Aftereffect is what happens after the emotion is acted on, like a consequence, positive or negative. pg282
True or False:
Facial expressions are a hard-wired part of emotions?
True
When do you use opposite action?
After you check the facts, and the emotion and intensity do not fit the facts of the situation, you act opposite. pg231
What are the 3 states of mind?
Emotion, Reasonable, Wise mind. pg 50
Some emotions are stupid.
Every emotion indicates how I am feeling in a certain situation. All emotions are useful to help me understand what I am experiencing. pg 279
True or False:
Brain changes happen with all emotions?
True
True or False:
All emotions have a function?
True. pg 210
Name 3 ways to let go of emotional suffering.
Practice loving your emotion, observe your emotion, experience your emotion. Bonus- remember you are not your emotion. pg264
True or False:
Everyone can be mindful?
True
Emotions can just happen for no reason.
All things in the universe are caused. pg279
What are the 2 goals of the model of emotion?
Observe and Describe. pg 282
How do your emotions validate?
Self validate or communicate to us that our emotions are valid. They make sense.
The other side is that emotions can send off false alarms and we need to check the facts. pg210
Name 1 opposite action when guilt is unjustified.
Make the behavior public, repeat the behavior, no apologizing, take in all information, change body posture. pg 240
When a distracting thought comes into your mind during a mindfulness, what are you to do?
Gently guide your mind back to the practice. Teflon mind. pg 53
Painful emotions are not important and should be ignored.
Painful emotions can be warning signs telling me that a situation I am in is not good. pg279
How long does an emotion last?
90 seconds
Name the 3 functions of an emotion.
Motivate, communicate, self validate. pg210
Name 2 opposite actions to anger.
gently avoid, take a time out, do something kind, imagine understanding, imagine really good reasons for what happened. pg233