Communication
Crossing your arms, rolling your eyes, or avoiding eye contact are examples of this kind of communication.
What is nonverbal communication?
The skill of accepting uncomfortable emotions without trying to change them immediately is central to this evidence-based therapy.
Someone with bipolar disorder may experience extreme highs with lots of energy and little need for sleep. What is this state called?
What is mania?
People with autism may feel overwhelmed by loud sounds or bright lights. These are called what?
People with depression may withdraw from friends. Staying connected helps prevent this unhealthy habit.
What is isolation?
People with BPD may benefit from learning this DBT skill that helps them ask for what they need clearly and respectfully.
What is assertive communication?
For schizophrenia, practicing this coping skill helps separate hallucinations or intrusive thoughts from reality.
What is reality testing (or grounding)?
When someone avoids social situations because of fear of being judged, they be struggling with this.
What is social anxiety?
People with BPD often benefit from practicing distress tolerance — coping with strong feelings without doing this.
What is self-harming (or acting impulsively?)
A person with depression may isolate, so a strong _______ system can help them stay connected.
What is support system?
Using “I” statements instead of “you” statements is a way to reduce this in conversations.
What is conflict (or defensiveness)?
Calming yourself down by focusing on five things you see, four you feel, three you hear, two you smell, and one you taste.
What is grounding?
People with autism may sometimes struggle with reading facial expressions or tone of voice. This relates to which type of skill?
What are social/communication skills?
Keeping a steady sleep schedule is especially important in preventing mood episodes in this disorder.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
The ability to put yourself in another person’s place and understand their feelings.
What is empathy?
People with schizophrenia sometimes speak in ways that are hard to follow. This symptom is called what?
What is disorganized speech?
Someone feels stressed, so they go for a run, clean their room, or do a hobby instead of thinking about the problem right away. This is using this type of coping.
What is distraction coping?
People with BPD often fear this most in relationships, which can lead to unstable emotions and behaviors.
What is abandoment?
The ability to stay calm and think clearly in high-pressure situations is sometimes called this skill.
What is emotional regulation (or composure)?
Relationships often grow stronger when people are able to repair this after conflict.
What is trust?
When someone expresses anger through sarcasm or backhanded comments instead of directly, it is called this.
What is passive-aggressive (or reflective listening)?
This coping skill involves reminding yourself that thoughts are not always facts, and replacing negative ones with balanced ones.
What is cognitive reframing?
This mental skill involves paying attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
Stress that motivates you to take action can be called this.
What is eustress (positive stress)?
Surrounding yourself with people who encourage growth rather than enable negative behaviors is building this.
What is a healthy support system?