Mindfulness Skills
This term describes paying full attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
Emotions, unclear goals, and unhelpful beliefs can all get in the way of doing this effectively in relationships.
What is acting skillfully (or communicating skillfully)?
This feeling focuses on feeling bad about who you are, rather than regret about something you’ve done.
What is Shame?
This skill involves doing things that bring you small moments of happiness to help improve your mood over time.
What is accumulating positives?
What is the fastest land animal in the world?
What is the cheetah?
This state of mind combines emotion and reason for balanced decision-making.
What is Wise Mind?
Before trying to get what you want in a conversation, this step helps you figure out what’s most important to you.
What is identifying your goal?
This cognitive distortion involves making a broad conclusion based on a single event or small piece of evidence.
What is overgeneralization?
This skill helps you notice your feelings and create space before reacting impulsively.
What is Moment to Pause?
Which planet in our solar system is famous for its rings?
What is Saturn?
This “WHAT” skill involves noticing your thoughts without getting caught up in them.
What is observe?
This DEAR MAN step involves clearly telling others what you want or need.
What is Describe?
This distortion happens when you make assumptions without all the facts.
What is jumping to conclusions?
Imagining a future challenge and preparing a plan to handle it is called this skill.
What is Coping Ahead?
In which country would you find the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?
What is Peru?
This “HOW” skill encourages doing one thing at a time with full focus.
What is One-Mindfully?
This FAST skill helps you avoid expressing regret when you haven’t done anything wrong, protecting your self-respect.
What is (No) Apologies?
This distortion makes you only notice the bad parts of a situation, without noticing anything positive.
What is filtering?
When you focus your attention on a different activity to avoid getting overwhelmed by emotions, you are using this skill.
What is distraction?
What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
What is avocado?
This part of Wise Mind focuses on facts, logic, and making decisions based on objective evidence rather than emotions.
What is Reasonable Mind?
This DEAR MAN step means keeping your focus on your goal without getting distracted by others or losing track.
What is Mindful?
This cognitive distortion makes you assume the worst case scenario without enough evidence.
What is catastrophizing?
This distress tolerance skill involves gently accepting reality even when it's hard to do so.
What is radical acceptance?
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Who is Michelangelo?