Emotions & Awareness
A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
What is mental illness?
Thinking in extremes like “always” or “never.”
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
Taking slow, controlled breaths to calm your body.
What is deep breathing?
Saying “no” when something makes you uncomfortable.
What is setting boundaries?
This is the body’s natural reaction to pressure or threat.
What is stress?
This emotion is often described as the “alarm system” of the brain, warning you of danger.
What is anxiety?
Assuming you know what others are thinking about you (usually negative).
What is mind reading?
Doing something physical like push-ups or pacing to release stress
What is exercise (or intense exercise as coping)?
Expressing your needs clearly without being aggressive or passive.
What is assertive communication?
Something that causes an emotional reaction based on past experiences.
What is a trigger?
This skill involves noticing your feelings without judging them (like watching clouds pass).
What is mindfulness?
Expecting the worst possible outcome every time.
What is catastrophizing?
A DBT skill using cold water or ice to quickly reduce emotional intensity.
What is TIPP (Temperature)?
When someone makes you doubt your reality or memory.
What is gaslighting?
The mental process of repetitive and persistent thinking about negative thoughts, experiences, or problems, often without a clear goal or solution
What is ruminating or racing thoughts?
Impulsively buying things on Amazon and staying up for days is commonly associated with this.
What is mania?
Blaming others for your behavior
What is externalization?
DBT Skills that is useful for distracting yourself with activities, like watching TV or talking to someone.
What is ACCEPTS?
A pattern where someone relies too heavily on another for emotional support or identity.
What is codependency?
The “fight, flight, or freeze” response comes from this part of the brain.
What is the amygdala?
This term describes having mixed or conflicting emotions at the same time.
What is a ambivalence?
Believing feelings are facts (e.g., “I feel worthless, so I must be”).
What is emotional reasoning or jumping to conclusions?
Reframing a negative thought into something more balanced.
What is cognitive restructuring (or reframing)?
Respecting both your needs and others’ needs in a relationship.
What are healthy boundaries?
This hormone increases during stress and affects energy and alertness.
What is cortisol?
Changes require us to ______ and _______.
Experiencing too many changes within a brief period of time often creates the idea that we aren't in control of events
What is adjust and adapt?
This skill is like “turning down the volume” on your emotional brain so your thinking brain can come back online.
What is emotional regulation?
Describe the 5-4-3-2-1 coping strategy
Hint: Think of your body
A technique that asks you to find things you can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste (5 senses) to calm down when feeling anxious or distressed.
Healthy relationships require complete honesty at all times, meaning you should share all thoughts and feelings with the other person, regardless of timing or impact.
What is FALSE
I am involved primarily in depressive and anxiety disorders. What neurotransmitter am I?
What is serotonin?