Expected/Unexpected
You smile and tell someone in the grocery store line "hello."
What is an expected behavior?
Something that may happen within your body if you are angry.
The number of zones in Zones of Regulation.
What is four?
This is what the A in A.C.T. stands for.
What is Accept?
A problem that can be resolved quickly or only affects you.
What is a small problem?
You tell someone in the grocery store line that they shouldn't buy a particular item because it isn't healthy.
What is an unexpected behavior?
During a mindfulness activity, you take note of this in your body.
What are physical sensations in your body?
These are 2 feelings you might feel in the blue zone.
Answers may vary...
What is sick, tired, bored, lazy, sleepy, lethargic...
What are you accepting when you follow the first step in ACT?
What is accepting your anxiety, worries, depression, pain, etc. and taking it with you.
A problem that will take a long time to resolve or affects many people.
What is a big problem?
You "scold" your professor when he doesn't pronounce your name correctly in class as he calls roll.
What is an unexpected behavior.
During a mindfulness activity, noting the physical sensations within your body will help you do this.
What is helping you become aware of what feelings and emotions you are having?
Calm, happy, focused, relaxed, balanced are some feelings in this zone.
What is the green zone?
Explain what the C in ACT stands for.
Choose something new and different.
A problem that affects a few people or may take a few days to resolve.
What is a medium-sized problem?
An acquaintance of yours had a death in their family, so you send them a sympathy card to tell them you are sorry for their loss and to let you know if there is anything you can do to help them.
What is an expected behavior?
Once you have identified the physical sensations in your body and the emotions/feelings you are having, you might do this next.
What is begin noticing and naming things around you and take deep breaths?
The zones in which you are starting to lose control of your emotions or have lost control in your emotions.
What are the yellow and red zones?
Explain what the T in ACT stands for.
Take actions to move you toward your choices.
You asked off for a certain day but when your boss puts the schedule out, he scheduled you for that day.
What is a medium sized problem?
Your boss at your new job tells you that he really needs you to work on Saturday, and you tell them no, you were not planning on working on Saturdays.
What is an unexpected behavior?
Tell about a time that it would be helpful for you to follow the steps of mindfulness.
Answers may vary.
Why would you want to identify what zone you are in?
So you can regulate your emotions, and know whether you need to calm down or recharge.
How do most people gauge another person's success?
By what they spend their time doing, not how they feel or think about what they are doing.
Why is it important to understand the size of a problem?
What is "So you can choose an appropriate reaction?"