Monday
Being aware of the present moment and focusing our attention on the here and now
Mindfulness
By choosing to radically _____ the things that are out of our control, we prevent ourselves from becoming stuck in unhappiness, bitterness, anger and sadness and we can stop suffering.
Accept
Process of influencing which emotions we have, when we have them, and how we experience and express these emotions.
Emotion Regulation
Strategy used to prepare for and cope with challenging situations or triggers before they occur. It involves anticipating potential stressors, identifying effective coping strategies, and mentally rehearsing adaptive responses to those situations.
Cope Ahead
DBT stands for.....
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Interaction between biological vulnerabilities and environmental invalidation.
Biosocial Theory
Finding the kernel of truth in another person's perspective or situation; acknowledging that person's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors have causes and are therefore understandable.
Validation
The skill that teaches us ways to distract ourselves from a situation
ACCEPTS
Skill to help regulate emotions and reactions in challenging situations by interrupting automatic responses and gaining control over impulsive behaviors or overwhelming emotions.
STOP
Creator of DBT
Dr. Marsha Linehan
When an individual's emotional experiences and expressions are dismissed, ignored, or punished repeatedly
Invalidating Environment
What is one thing that DBT and radical acceptance help us to do?
BE IN THE PRESENT, REGULATE EMOTIONS, TOLERATE STRESS, or HAVE EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS
What do emotions do for us?
Motivate us for action and communicate to ourselves and others
Doing things that make you feel competent and effective to combat helplessness and hopelessness
Building Mastery
DAILY DOUBLE: When your emotions are in control-when they influence and control your thinking and your behavior.
Emotion Mind
Can be practiced during formal meditation or during everyday activities
Mindfulness Practice
In Radical Acceptance Group, we are learning how to accept the things that we can NOT ______ in order to reduce our suffering.
Change or Control
What does the second C in ACCEPTS
Comparisons
Do things that you enjoy doing; making changes in your life so that positive events will happen more often in the future; building a life worth living
Accumulating Positive Emotions
Balancing opposites while entering the paradox of "yes" and "no," "true" and "not true," at the very same time
Some people are biologically predisposed to experience emotions more intensely, have more extreme emotional reactions, and take longer to return to a baseline emotional state
Biological Vulnerability
People belief's about themselves, others, and relationships that can create barriers to effective communication and healthy interactions.
Interpersonal Effectiveness Myths
What does the S in ACCEPTS stand for
Sensations
Grounding technique for managing anxiety, overwhelming emotions, or dissociative experiences by bringing attention back to the present moment
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What is something you could say to yourself when it starts pouring rain on you that demonstrates radical acceptance?
"It's okay to be frustrated, but I can cope."
"I can't change that it's raining."
"My car needed a wash anyway!"
"Yup!"