Let's get Assertive
These are the three main types of communication.
What are assertive, aggressive, and passive?
This is any chemical put into the body that changes mental state or bodily function.
What is a Drug?
This is a process where someone who has been wronged chooses to let go of their resentment, and treat the wrongdoer with compassion.
What is Forgiveness?
Name a song that speaks to you currently.
Depression, black outs, slurred speech, and loss of balance are all caused by this commonly used drug of choice.
What is alcohol?
This is a communication style that is a mixture of two of the three main communication styles.
What is passive-aggressive?
Opium comes from this type of plant.
What is Poppy?
True or False: In order to practice forgiveness, there must always be reconciliation (repairing or returning to a relationship).
False
Music can provide a means of this type of expression, which is characterize by expressing one’s own thoughts and emotions.
What is self or self-expression?
This depressant can be snorted or injected and is highly addictive.
What is heroin/opiates/fentynal?
This is D in the acronym DEARMAN and is important so there is an objective explanation of the situation.
What is describe?
This club drug is also used as an animal tranquilizer.
What is Ketamine?
True or False: In order to practice forgiveness, you must condone or excuse the offender’s behavior.
False
Listening to music can increase this, which is the brain’s ability to change and adapt as a result of experiences.
What is brain plasticity or plasticity or neuroplasticity?
These substances are commonly abused, but can be perceived as safe because they are given by medical provider.
What are prescription drugs?
Use of these types of statements express how you are feeling
What are “I” statements?
This drug is stored in fat and can show up in drug tests weeks after use, especially when a person loses weight.
What is THC?
True or False: Forgiveness can occur without ever speaking to the wrongdoer.
True
This neurotransmitter is released when listening to music.
What is dopamine?
This disease of the immune system is commonly related with the use of heroin, or other IV substances.
What is HIV?
This word is what M stands for in the DEARMAN acronym and expresses the importance of staying in the moment and only talking about the situation that is being addressed.
What is mindful?
These substances are found in the liver, and the body uses them to inactivate or metabolize drugs.
What are Enzymes?
During the uncovering phase of forgiveness, you will improve your understanding of the THIS, and how it has impacted your life- examples of these can include painful emotions (e.g. anger or shame), changed behavior (e.g. avoiding new relationships), practical costs (e.g. time or money), changed worldview (e.g. “people are evil”), cognitive rehearsal (recurring thoughts about injustice), or physical harm
What are injustices?
Getting chills when listening to moving music is a sensation you feel on this organ.
What is skin?
This benzodiazepine is commonly prescribed for the treatment of anxiety, however shows to increase anxiety over time (especially when misused).
What is Xanax?