Thinking Styles
Name the three thinking styles
Emotional
Logical or Rational or Reasonable
Wise
Noticing and attending to your experience (physical and emotional)
Define Nonjudgmental
Not assigning a value to yourself, or others when describing a situation
Define One-mindfully
How many different thoughts a day do we have on average?
50,000-70,000 or more
Give one example of using your Emotional Mind
Answers may vary. Some examples include:
Sad - Crying
Angry - yelling or throwing stuff
Happy - jumping up and down
Scared - Fight, Flight, Freeze
Anxious - Tapping foot
Define Describe
Putting words to your experiences, labeling your experiences (without judgements)
Allowing yourself to experience all emotions without assigning judgement to the emotion you are experiencing.
Define Effectiveness
Focus on doing what works rather than letting your emotions control your behaviors. Avoid should/should not, fair/unfair, and right/wrong. Do not act on urges
This disorder, given the acronym, SAD, describes changes, usually decreases in mood, which can come and go throughout different periods of the calendar year
Seasonal Affective Disorder
(otherwise known as major depressive disorder with seasonal pattern)
Give one example of using your Logical Mind
Answers vary
Define Participate
Entering completely into the task of the current moment
Give an example of a statement that would be judgemental about school versus an example that is nonjudgmental about school
School is dumb. School is useless. School is the best thing ever.
versus
I am confused when I'm in school so I have a hard time paying attention.
School has several people that I enjoy being around which makes it a fun experience.
What are some barriers and obstacles when you are attempting to do one thing at a time?
Bored, do not like the task, would rather do something else, others talking to you, low impulse control
Name one homework activity you can do to apply these skills this week
Examples include: self-validation, thought record, journaling, mindful practices (meditation, yoga, etc), coping skills log
Give one example of using your wise mind
Answers may vary. Considering that the wise mind is about finding a balance between emotional mind and logic mind
Name a coping skill that can be used to ground yourself
Answers may vary
Give an example of an emotion that you do not validate and an example of how you could validate this emotion
Answers may vary. Consider this example: Anger VS. "I feel upset that my parents are not allowing me to go to the mall with friends"
Name a time that you have acted on an urge (and what you could do differently now that you have Mindfulness skills)
Answers vary
True or False: Biology, psychology, and the environment do not play a role in mental health.
False
Give an example of how each of those factors do play a role in mental health
Name what part of the brain "shuts off" when you are in your emotional mind.
Prefrontal Cortex - Problem solving part of the brain
Give an example of how you can use the observe, describe, and participate skills.
Answers vary. Give an example of a situation where you can use these skills and explain how each of the three skills play a role in the situation.
Is the following a judgment or a nonjudgmental statement:
It scares me to post pictures of myself on social media
Nonjudgement - expressing emotion and what elicits that emotions
Name two consequences of not being one-mindful in social situations
Answers may vary. Consider these examples: Missing someone's name, talking over someone you like, minimizing your own and others experiences
Name three neurotransmitters that are involved in depression?
Serotonin, Norepinephrine, and Dopamine