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True or false: IMPROVE helps people manage distressing emotions and situations in real time.
What is true?
What letter: finding or creating some purpose and value in the pain that you’re experiencing can help you endure your emotions and get through a difficult situation.
What is meaning?
True or false: IMPROVE provides people with strategies and techniques to improve their emotional state and reduce emotional suffering.
What is true?
You get a book! You get a book! You get a book! For 15 years, starting in 1996, what daytime talk show megastar's book club recommended a total of 70 books leading to total sales of over 55 million copies?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
When you remember a past event, you remember: the last time you remembered it or the original event itself?
What is the last time you remembered it?
True or false: Each letter of IMPROVE refers to a different technique that can be used to improve one’s emotional state when feeling underwhelmed.
what is false?
What letter: Focus your entire attention on what you are doing right now. Keep your mind in the present moment. Be aware of body movements or sensations.
What is one thing in the moment?
IMPROVE can be applied in various situations and is especially helpful when people are experiencing intense emotions, impulsivity, or _______.
(hint: what type of skill, survival)
what is crisis?
How many red stripes are on the American flag?
What is 7
Holding _____ _______ can make people feel more connected and build trust.
(nonverbal body language)
What is eye contact?
By replacing unhealthy coping skills that could worsen an already difficult situation with the IMPROVE skills, you can help yourself _______ assess challenges at hand.
(better or poorly)
What is better?
What letter: By using mental visualization, you can develop a different situation in your mind than the one you find yourself in.
What is imagery?
A valuable tool in helping people build emotional ________ and navigate difficult moments in their lives.
What is resilience?
How did the Frisbee get its name?
A. From Frisbee Baking Company
B. The inventor's name was Frisbee
C. It flew like a bird called "Frisbee"
D. Random Generation
What is A. From Frisbee Baking Company
___% of people would write their name if asked to write something with a new pen.
What is 80%
It involves changing the way you think about the situation or yourself, changing physical sensations of ______, and engaging your mind effectively.
What is stress?
What letter: Whether you consider yourself religious, spiritual, or follow a different belief system, you can ask for strength from your own divine being.
What is prayer?
LIFE HAS ITS SOUR MOMENTS, AND SKILLS LIKE IMPROVE GIVE YOU THE INGREDIENTS TO TURN ________ INTO ______________
What is LEMONS INTO LEMONADE?
Where was the first Subway restaurant located?
What is Connecticut
Research has suggested that people who are primarily motivated by ________ concerns tend to suffer from worse mental health.
What is financial?
What do the letters of IMPROVE stand for?
What is:
Imagery
Meaning
Prayer
Relaxation
One thing in the moment
Vacation
Encouragement
What letter: Talk to yourself as you would talk to a loved one who was in crisis. Saying positive and encouraging things will increase your well-being.
What is Encouragement?
The two letters that encourage mindfulness and grounding techniques are? These help people stay present and reduce rumination on distressing thoughts.
What is “one thing in the moment” and “vacation”?
Silly British English. When it comes to currency, they use the term pounds. So, when it comes to bodily weight, they use what metric which equals 14 pounds?
What is Stone?
Psychopaths say “___” more frequently in order to appear like a normal person.
(Hint: one word/phrase)
What is “um”