Growth Mindset
Define a growth mindset.
Growth mindset is the idea that everyone has the ability to develop in their skills and talents. Willing to learn from mistakes in order to grow.
True or False?
Our past effects our future?
True
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Identify the thinking error;
Lisa got one problem wrong on her science homework, so she threw her pencil across the room out of anger.
Blowing Things Up
What is the opposite of growth mindset?
Fixed Mindset
True or False?
When you make a mistake in your past, it automatically defines the kind of person you are for the rest of your life.
False
CBT connects what three things about ourselves?
Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Define the reasonable mind.
The reasonable mind is when someone uses logic and facts to guide their thoughts and decisions.
Identify the thinking error;
I feel lonely, no one wants to hang out with me.
Feelings as Facts
Define fixed mindset.
Fixed mindset is the idea that your intelligence and talent cannot be improved. You were either born with it or not. Nothing can change it.
Give an example of a time that your past has effected you?
Examples will be different.
Examples will vary.
Example: Jake was feeling sad because he missed the bus, so Jake yelled at his mom.
Define emotional mind.
Emotional mind is when someone uses their emotions to guide their thoughts and decisions.
Identify the thinking error;
I should always be smiling; I should never cry in front of others.
Should Statement
Give an example of someone using a fixed mindset.
Examples will be different.
Example: Maya is practicing basketball and she missed 4 shots in a row. Maya threw the ball and walked away and refused to keep playing, saying, "I am so bad at this. I will never learn how to do it right."
When looking at your own past, present, and future, what are you gaining?
Self-awareness, insight, knowledge about yourself
Name one example of a thinking error
Examples will vary.
Options: Ignoring the good, blowing things up, fortune telling, mind reading, negative labeling.
Define wise mind.
Wise mind is when someone uses their reasonable mind and their emotional mind together to make decisions.
Identify the thinking error:
That lady is staring at me, she must think I am ugly.
Mind Reading
Give an example of a growth mindset.
Examples will be different.
Example: Sean studied hard for his history test. When he got back his grade, he got a B- on it. Sean was upset however, Sean used this test as a lesson that he needs to study more or find a different way to study.
Share a goal that you have for your future.
Answers will vary.
What is a thinking error?
A thinking error are thoughts that people experience that are self-defeating and negative.
What does dialectical mean?
The ability to view issues from multiple perspectives - You can believe two opposing ideas at the same time. It is having balance in your thinking.
Identify the thinking error;
Last time, I was so bad at this, so I am just going to be bad at it this time too.
Fortune Telling