Riddles
What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
A carrot
Thinking that because one bad thing happened, everything will be terrible
What is catastrophizing?
A negative thought that is not based on facts?
What is a cognitive distortion?
True or False: Coping skills can only be used after becoming triggered.
False: You can cope before, during, or after a triggering event
What kind of tree fits into your hand?
A palm tree
"I am a complete failure" or "This is a total disaster"
What is black-and-white thinking?
The main goal of CBT is to change these two things to improve your mood
What are thoughts and behaviors?
What is a coping skill that you can use while feeling triggered? (each group member answers)
What is...working out, journaling, calling a friend, etc.
Finish the saying: "progress, not ______"
What is perfection?
Why did the bicycle fall over?
Believing you are always to blame for things that go wrong.
What is personalization?
The practice of thinking about something from a new, more balanced perspective
What is reframing
What type of coping skill helps individuals focus on the present moment without judgement?
What is Mindfulness
In CBT, what does ABC stand for?
Activating event, Beliefs and thoughts, Consequences
If you drop a yellow hat into the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet
Assuming you know what others are thinking and that it's negative (e.g., "they think I am stupid")
What is mind reading?
The first step in a "thought record" is to identify this
What is the situation or event?
What is the 5,4,3,2,1 method?
What is naming 5 things you see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 emotion you feel (or 1 thing you can taste)
What does HALT stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired?
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
Taking a single negative event and seeing it as a never-ending pattern of defeat (e.g., "I failed this test, so I will fail every test for the rest of my life")
What is overgeneralization
This is the part of a situation that happens right before you have a thought or a feeling
What is an activating event?
What coping skill involves imagining the negative consequences of a behavior before acting on an impulse?
What is playing the tape forward
What does PAWS stand for?
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?