Monday
We did a creative writing/journal group on Monday. What is one benefit of journaling?
Keeps your thoughts organized, can be a good mindfulness activity, set and achieve goals, allows for self-reflection, improves memory, etc
GIVE and FAST are two skills for dealing with communication in relationships.
Which one is for maintaining Self Respect?
FAST
What was one of the three obstacles on the way to Maldives during our cope ahead group on Wednesday?
Our car broke down
Got stuck in seaweed
Herd of elephants was blocking the road
We cannot control triggering events, thoughts or urges. Taking a _________ before potentially acting on an urge is known as what?
A moment to pause
Where is Kylie's favorite place to get coffee?
What is the importance of having boundaries in your relationships?
What are ways someone can emotionally support you?
Listening to you, validating your feelings, etc
________ is most effectively used when you know that you are going to be encountering a situation that is likely to produce stress.
Cope Ahead
In Emily's group yesterday, you guys played an impulse control game. What was her main rule during that game?
Raise your hand
Everyone on your team say three nice things about yourself :)
Which letter of BRAVING is impacted when someone struggles to keep their friends secrets and important information safe?
Vault
On Tuesday we watched a video about Dwight in the office. Explain the purpose of it.
It was an example of how not to be gentle while talking to others
What are the 3 zones on an emotion ladder?
Safe zone, Warning zone and Crisis zone
We worked on creating a values tree yesterday. What did the roots and sun represent?
Roots: core values, beliefs, morals, family traditions
Sun: things that give you inspiration
Name everybody in the room
:)
Who is the psychologist who invented the BRAVING acronym?
Brene Brown
We talked about building healthy support systems on Tuesday. What were some of the reasons that "got in the way" of someone using their support systems?
Feeling like a bother
Feeling misunderstood
Feeling scared/anxious
Don't want others to know I'm struggling
When talking about emotion ladders on Wednesday, we went over certain skills that can help us at each of the levels of the ladder. Why is it important to incorporate skills in the emotion ladder?
Because it's important to know when to use DBT skills, versus just knowing what they are. This increases the effectiveness of the skills being used
You are in your room and having the urge to self-harm. How would you use opposite to emotion action in this situation?
Maintain eye contact with someone for 30 seconds
:)
Fill in the word for every letter in the acronym “BRAVING”
Boundaries
Reliability
Accountability
Vault
Integrity
Non-judgement
Generosity
Name all of the letters for GIVE and FAST
Gentle, Interested, Validate, Easy Manner
Fair to self, Apologize less, Stick to values, Truthful
What are 2 of the 5 steps you need to use in order to cope ahead?
Describe, Decide, Imagine, Rehearse, Relax
Opposite to emotion action is an emotional regulation skill we use when we have strong urges to act one way and decide to do the opposite behavior. What is the result of engaging in the opposite action?
You move towards a value
What do you think is the fear of peanut butter?
A. Arachibutyrophobia
B. Chronophobia
C. Antlophobia
D. Ophidiophobia