Trauma & the Nervous System
What is the term for the body's automatic response to a perceived threat?
Fight-or-flight response
Which DBT skill involves paying attention to the present moment without judgment?
Mindfulness
In CBT, what is the term for an immediate thought that pops into your mind in response to a situation?
Automatic thought / response
What is the opposite of harsh self-criticism?
Self-compassion
What was the name of the 1692 Massachusetts town at the center of the infamous witch trials?
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
What is a reminder of a past traumatic experience that can cause emotional distress called?
A trigger
Which DBT skill helps a person get through a crisis without making the situation worse?
Distress tolerance
What cognitive distortion involves believing that one negative outcome will lead to the worst possible result?
Catastrophizing
What is the term for recognizing and accepting your emotions without judging yourself for having them?
Self-acceptance
What 19th-century author wrote the short story The Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the term for feeling disconnected from yourself or your surroundings during distress?
Dissociation
What DBT skill involves identifying and naming the emotion you are experiencing?
Identifying emotions (emotion regulation)
What CBT technique involves examining evidence for and against a thought to develop a more balanced perspective?
Cognitive restructuring
What therapeutic exercise asks clients to identify the unrealistic standards they hold themselves to and develop more balanced expectations?
Challenging perfectionism
What is the name of the sleep-related experience in which a person feels awake but cannot move their body?
Sleep paralysis
What is the term for a trauma response in which a person becomes unusually alert to possible danger?
Hypervigilance
Which DBT skill helps people communicate their needs and set boundaries effectively?
Interpersonal effectiveness
What cognitive distortion involves assuming you know what another person is thinking without evidence?
Mind reading
A client responds to personal failures with harsh criticism because they believe self-punishment is necessary to prevent future mistakes. In Compassion-Focused Therapy, what psychological process is being activated when the person uses self-attacking language rather than a soothing, supportive internal response?
Threat system activation / fight, flight
What is the name of the hotel in Stephen King's The Shining?
The Overlook Hotel
What term describes when a previously neutral stimulus becomes associated with a traumatic experience and later triggers a fear response?
Classical conditioning
What DBT concept means accepting reality as it is, rather than fighting what has already happened?
Radical acceptance
What CBT technique involves gradually increasing participation in meaningful or enjoyable activities to improve mood?
Behavioral activation
A client believes that making a mistake at work proves they are incompetent. What cognitive distortion involves turning one mistake into a broad negative judgment about oneself?
Labeling
Which Japanese horror film was remade in the United States in 2002, featuring a cursed videotape and a ghost named Samara?
Ringu (Ring)