Stuff I Taught
Hero, victim, bully.
What is Karpman's drama triangle?
Something that you set to keep yourself and others safe.
What is a boundary?
Tell us about your favorite lesson or thing that you learned that stood out the most to you.
Answers vary.
Annie.
What is the name of my horse?
Also acceptable: Who stepped on my foot/made me a cripple?
Thoughts, feelings, behaviors.
What is the CBT triangle?
A powerful stimulus that provokes an immediate, often involuntary or emotional response (such as a memory or trauma reaction).
What is a trigger?
What is a cue?
What is my dog's name?
Bonus points for nicknames.
Nicknames: Goober, Booger, Stinky Man, Goobs, Goob, Goots, Stink, Stinker, Little Man, Goober Man
Name the stages of the stress cycle.
Honeymoon, pretend normal, rising stress 1-3, explosion.
Name the communication styles.
Aggressive, passive aggressive, passive, assertive.
Name at least one positive core value that you personally have and give an example of a time that you acted in a way that supported this value.
Answers vary.
Every color of the rainbow.
Ventral, Sympathetic, and Dorsal.
What are the states of Polyvagal?
This is a neurotransmitter that's linked with mood and sleep-wake cycles. It's considered the happy brain chemical.
What is serotonin?
Define coercion.
Manipulating another person's behaviors using fear, shame, and/or guilt.
Name my favorite board game.
Clue.
Theory about the nervous system's responses to danger.
What is Polyvagal Theory?
Name the stages of change.
Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, relapse.
It is a neurotransmitter that is considered a "reward" chemical in the brain. It drives addiction cycles, especially with substances that overload this neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine?
Demonstrate my favorite coping strategy. This is also a good grounding technique.
Lying on the ground next to the couch or wall with feet elevated.