Fancey therapy terms
What is a trigger?
Something that causes you to have a trauma response: cravings, intense feelings, checking out etc
What self-esteem is required to support resilience?
Why do we have coping skills?
Help us manage our feelings, trauma, triggers, stressful situations so they do not over run us
How do you practice coping skills?
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What is an example of a primary emotion?
Bad, Surprised, Fearful, Angry, Happy, Sad and Disgusted
What is resilience?
Being able to pick yourself back up again after a bad day, event etc.
Why is a "non-judgmental mind" an important piece for resilience?
Judgment clouds your thinking and leads to negative thought
What is the purpose of having a save mental place to go?
To have a place for our mind to find comfort in a stressful time
Which one is not an example of mindfulness:
a) gardening
b) walking
c) Letting our mood determine our day
c) Letting out mood determine our day
What is your least favorite emotion to feel?
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What is catastrophizing?
Making an event larger then it is by letting our brain run wild with the extremes of a feeling or situation
What type of relationships support resilience?
Strong relationships and healthy boundaries
What are your coping skills?
What is the purpose of mindfulness?
To live in the now and be present in the moment. Calm your mind from all the noise of life
Do we have control of our emotions or do our emotions have control of us?
We do no have control of the feelings and emotions that come into our mind but we do have control of how we respond to them
What is projection?
Placing you emotions of another event onto someone or something that is unrelated.
How do positive coping strategies support a resilient mind?
They allow healthy outlets to cope with big feeligs
Are all coping skills negative or positive?
They can fall into both depending on what is. Drugs are a coping skill but not a sustainable one
What does being present in the moment look for you?
They show us that something deeper is feeding into this feeling to help us understand the core of what is going on.
What is compartmentalization?
Compartmentalization is a defense mechanism in which people mentally separate conflicting thoughts, emotions, or experiences to avoid the discomfort of contradiction.
What is emotional regulation?
Being able to navigate feelings with out them taking over or driving decisions
What is the purpose of a grounding exercise:
What is the difference between: "observe it" and "Don't absorb it"?
Observe it: knowing it is there
Don't absorb it: let the feeling or thought run your whole day
What is the most uncomfortable emotion?
Vulnerability