Group Norms
Negative self-talk equals...
Three positive affirmations!
Everything is viewed as either one extreme or the other, with no middle ground, very black and white, with no shades of gray.
What is Extreme or All-or-Nothing Thinking
Name three Criminal Thinking Patterns.
Victim Stance, Good Person Stance, Unique Person Stance, Fear of Exposure, Lack of Time Perspective, Selective Effort, Use of Power to Control, Seek Excitement First, Ownership Stance
Name the three categories of Criminal and Addictive Tactics.
What are avoidance strategies, diversion strategies, and aggression strategies?
Tactic #15 is an aggressive Criminal and Addictive Tactic we use to keep our distance from others and to get what we want.
What is Arguing?
Name three things not allowed during group.
Eating, phones, cross-talk, walking in and out, being late, sleeping...
Not accurately presenting the importance of some event to the point of distorting it. Taking an event either out of proportion or downplaying it.
What is Magnification or Minimization?
Name four Addictive Thinking Patterns
Self-Pity Stance, Good Person Stance, Unique Person Stance, Fear of Exposure, Lack of Time Perspective, Selective Effort, Use of Deceit to Control, Seek Pleasure First, Ownership Stance
"I'll think about it," is an example of which tactic?
Being deliberately vague.
"What you said is incorrect, what that phrase means is _______ and not _______."
Arguing over the exact language used rather than trying to clarify the exact meaning intended.
What is Quibbling over Words?
What is the feedback model?
"What I see, how I relate, and a coping skill"
Name two types of Jumping to Conclusions.
What is Fortune Telling and Mind Reading?
"Poor me, poor me, pour me another drink" explains which Criminal and Addictive Thinking Pattern?
What is Victim or Self-Pity Stance?
Trying to "score points" by saying the right thing or telling different people different versions of our thoughts are examples of which tactic?
What is False Compliance?
Name three Diversion Strategies.
Pointing out the faults of others, Magnifying, deliberately trying to confuse, quibbling over words, introducing irrelevant issues, discussing smokescreen issues, using self-shaming to avoid responsibility.
Why wouldn't you be able to present in MRT?
Not done, not acting your stage, late, return to use, name not on the board...
Describe Concrete Thinking and give an example.
Focusing on the details of an event or situation without trying to understand the message behind the situation. Taking things literally or at face value and having trouble generalizing from one thing to the next.
Ex. Because I got in trouble drinking hard liquor, I will switch to beer.
Describe Unique Person Stance. Give an example.
When we think of ourselves as different or special and create a romantic picture of ourselves that we are mysterious or adventurous.
Ex. "The neighborhood I grew up in isn't like yours."
Describe "Playing Dumb" and give an example.
Pretending to be too weak, too helpless, or too stupid to be responsible so that you'll be let off the hook.
Ex. Complaining about having too much work to do or that your work is too hard.
Describe the difference between smokescreen issues and irrelevant issues.
Irrelevant issues may be cars, sports, politics, etc. whereas smokescreen issues may be treatment issues that we use at inappropriate times such as focusing on a family member's addiction rather than our own.
What is the most important group norm and why?
(This question is open to interpretation and most answers will be accepted if thoughtful)
Describe Closed Thinking and give an example.
Ex. "I don't want to try therapy I don't need it and I never have."
Name the four main aspects of Fear of Exposure.
What are fear of vulnerability, lack of trust, criminal pride, and zero state?
Name all seven Avoidance Strategies.
What are lying by omission or commission, being deliberately vague, staying silent to avoid notice, false compliance, playing dumb, selective memory and attention, minimizing?
Describe how to add a tactic to a thinking report appropriately.
Choose a recent event in which you reacted poorly. Fill out the thinking report fully, and the tactic at the bottom should be how you reacted in that situation and the tactic you used.