Sensational Awareness
This is a more simple name for "sensational awareness"
What is "body clues"?
This is another name for a "snap judgment"
What is an automatic interpretation?
Jack thinks that his classmate probably hates him because she never says hi
What is mind reading?
This is the first step of detective thinking (with an example)
What is identifying the automatic interpretation?
This is a type of tracking completed at the beginning of each skills group
What is a before/during/after?
These are examples of body clues for anxiety
What are shaking, fast heart rate, sweating, etc.?
This is an unhelpful, inflexible automatic interpretation
What is a thinking trap?
Tia feels like something bad will happen at school today. She is so convinced of this that she skips her classes.
What is emotional reasoning?
This is the second step of detective thinking (with an example)
What is identifying the potential thinking trap?
This is a dining room rule
What is no hoodies/jackets/sweaters, no SPACE talk, ask staff if you need something, etc.?
This is name of the physical response that causes the sensations experienced with fear and anxiety
What is fight or flight?
This is a thought that takes on a balanced and realistic view in response to a thinking trap
What is an alternative interpretation?
Kate got all A's on her report card this semester. She still feels she did not study hard enough and tells herself that her classes were just easier than normal.
What is ignoring the positive?
This is the third step of detective thinking (with an example)
What is evaluating the evidence for the thinking trap by using detective questions?
This is what the SPACE acronym stands for
What is size, portions, appearance, calories, exercise?
These are functional reasons that the body creates sensations such as increased heart rate and breathing, muscle tension, getting hot, etc.
What are (1) to get blood to the heart and muscles to fight or run, (2) give the body extra energy, (3) give the body more speed and strength?
This is a thinking trap that involves thinking the chances of something bad happening are much greater than they actually are
What is jumping to conclusions?
Cam has been feeling anxious but thinks they should feel more calm because everything is going well in their life. They have been engaging in negative self-talk with statements such as "this is stupid and I should stop feeling this way."
What are "should" and "must" statements?
This is the fourth step of detective thinking (with an example)
What is identifying the most likely or realistic outcome?
This is the mascot for classroom B
What is an opossum?
This is a helpful response to uncomfortable sensations that involves acceptance and patience
What is riding the wave?
This is a thinking trap that involves thinking that a situation has to be one way or the other, with no possibilities in between
What is black-and-white thinking?
Arlo placed third in an art competition but feels like he lost and that he is a failure.
What is black-and-white thinking?
This is the fifth step of detective thinking (with an example)
What is coping with the outcome?
This is what Amanda collects
What are Squishmallows?