Skill Definitions
This skill involves recognizing positive events and associating them with positive emotions.
What is Noticing Positive Events?
This skill involves extending and amplifying the positive emotions from a positive event.
What is Savoring?
The opposite of self-compassion.
What is self-criticism?
This title is given to UCAN staff members who are trained in the FOREST skills and deliver the FOREST program.
What is PEAs?
Kenny spends a minute looking out the window at the beautiful sunset. He takes a picture and shows it to his coworkers the next day.
What is noticing positive events and savoring?
This skill involves understanding the functions of both positive and negative emotions and broadening our emotional vocabulary.
What is Emotional Awareness?
This skill involves cultivating small moments of thankfulness.
What is Gratitude?
The opposite of mindfulness; “doing” mode.
What is mindlessness?
An increase in this can improve physical and mental health and protect against stress and trauma.
What is positive emotions?
Brianna’s coworker Charles has gone above and beyond to help her with a difficult project. She decides to write him a thank you note and bring him some cookies.
What is gratitude and acts of kindness?
This skill involves paying attention in the present moment with a non-judgmental and accepting attitude.
What is Mindfulness?
This skill involves recognizing strengths, talents, skills, and positive qualities within ourselves and our communities.
What is Strengths?
Listening and supporting a friend is an example of this skill.
What is acts of kindness?
This is one benefit of practicing positive emotion skills.
Name one: What is better mental health, better physical health, stronger relationships, feeling more fulfilled, lower burnout, better performance at work, improved attention and problem solving, or healthier coping?
Deron is unable to complete a project he wanted to get done today. He says to himself, “At least there is no deadline for this project, and I have some more time to work on it this week.” He sets aside 2 hours a day for the rest of the week to get it done.
What is positive reappraisal and attainable goals?
This skill involves helping others without any expectation that they will do something for us in return.
What is Acts of Kindness?
This skill involves setting goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-based.
What is Attainable Goals?
This is a judgement about the meaning of an event.
What is an appraisal?
These are the 10 skills FOREST teaches.
What is positive events, savoring, emotional awareness, mindfulness, gratitude, strengths, self-compassion, attainable goals, positive reappraisal, and acts of kindness?
Jeremiah forgot his lunch at home. He copes by saying to himself, “This is a normal mistake to make, a lot of people occasionally forget things,” and using his social skills to invite some coworkers to grab lunch with him.
What is self-compassion and strengths?
This skill involves finding the "silver lining" in challenging situations.
What is Positive Reappraisal?
This skill involves treating ourselves with kindness.
What is Self-Compassion?
This is what SMART in SMART goal stands for.
What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-based?
This is what FOREST stands for.
What is Fostering Optimal Regulation of Emotion to prevent Secondary Trauma?
Alicia is struggling to find a coworker who knows the answer to her question. She notices she is getting frustrated and decides to pause and take 10 deep breaths with her eyes closed.
What is emotional awareness and mindfulness?