Relationships
GIVE and FAST are two skills for dealing with communication in relationships.
Which one is for maintaining Self Respect?
It's FAST
Guilt and Shame are both difficult emotions. One is connected to the idea that "I did something bad" and the other one is "I am a bad person".
Which one is Shame?
"I am a bad person"
What skill encourages us to focus on the things that we can change, and to stop focusing on the things we can't change.
Radical Acceptance
What disorder includes consistent feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and worthlessness?
Depression (Major Depressive Disorder or Persistent Depressive Disorder)
Which letter in GIVE am I using if I tell my friend "I understand where you're coming from?"
V- Validation
What is the term for the things that are really important to us and help to guide our actions
Values
What skill includes us identifying a feeling, experiencing an urge, and then moving in a different direction?
Opposite to Emotion
What do we call the emotional map of our symptoms and emotions that goes from 1 to 10?
Emotion Ladders
What disorder consists of overwhelming repetitive specific anxiety thoughts, and ritualistic repeated behaviors to relieve the stress?
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
How can vulnerability in relationships be a positive thing?
Answers may vary....
Example: It can help us to connect with others in an authentic way
What is the difference between a goal and a value? Please give an example of each.
A goal is something that can be achieved while a value is something that can help to guide your behavior.
Example:
Goal = Graduating from high school
Value = Knowledge/education
When we recognize that we are in a panic cycle, what skill can we use to ride it out successfully?
AWARE
On a scale of 1 to 10, where do we generally say an "emotional crisis" starts?
around a 7 or 8
What is the name for a very specific irrational fear of something that gets in the way of our daily functioning?
Phobia
Fill in the word for 6 letters in the acronym “BRAVING” and describe what it's for (500 points)
Fill in all 7 and get an additional 100 points!
BRAVING helps us understand trust
Boundaries
Reliability
Accountability
Vault
Integrity
Non-judgement
Generosity
What is the Radical Acceptance skill? Give an example of when you might use it
Accepting the things we cannot change and changing the things we can
Ex: I cannot control that there is a pandemic happening in the world. I can control my actions like wearing a mask, social distancing, etc.
When using the skill AWARE, what does the E stand for?
End - Panic attacks always end. :-)
The MBTI is a personality quiz that measures several different traits, including whether you're an introvert or an extrovert. Which one replenishes their energy by being alone?
An Introvert
What is the name of the disorder that includes alternating cycles of depression and mania?
Bipolar Disorder
In which relationship style do two people lean on each other because they have not learned to be whole single people by themselves. In this relationship style, when one person wants to change and grow, it upsets the other person.
A-Frame Dependency Relationship
(AKA Codependent Relationship)
We did an art activity where we used a tree as a metaphor for different aspects of ourselves. One of the metaphors was that the sun represented something that gives us energy/inspiration. What were the other 5 things that we labeled and what did they represent?
Roots - Core values
Trunk - Self-care activities, leisure pursuits, copings skills that support us
Branches - Ways in which we are growing/goals
Leaves - Important people in our life
Buds - Values we are working on incorporating
When we are having intense urges, which skill do we use to take a step back and give ourselves enough time to make a wise mind decision?
Moment to Pause
There are several coping skills that can be used to respond to negative or racing thoughts. Which one am I using if I "watch my thoughts go by," and remind myself that they're "just a story told by my brain?"
Defusion
BPD is a disorder which includes difficulty with black and white thinking, unstable relationships, trouble regulating intense emotions, what does the B in BPD stand for?
Borderline (Personality Disorder)