This aspect of making a SMART goal is represented by the letter M.
What is Measurable?
The ability to resist the temptation of an immediate reward in favor of a more valuable, long-term reward
What is delayed gratification?
Gratitude can help improve these two mental health conditions?
What is anxiety and depression?
Some people think that using drugs helps them feel more comfortable in these.
What are Social Situations?
These determine our lives.
What are Thoughts?
This aspect of making a SMART goal is represented by the letter R.
What is Relevant?
When someone acts on impulse and with a lack of self-control, it can be said that this is what is driving.
What is autopilot?
It's easier to do this than to have gratitude?
What is complaint?
These kind of expectations include getting arrested or feeling bad the next morning.
What are Negative Expectations?
This activity can help center our thoughts to the present.
What is Meditation?
This aspect of making a SMART goal is represented by the letter T.
What is Time Bound?
Self control should not be considered unchanging or this.
What is predetermined?
This aspect of your physical health can be improved by gratitude and eating Cheerios.
What is heart health?
One expectation that some people have when using is drugs or alcohol is that sleep quality will do this.
What is Increase/Get Better?
Neither a lapse nor relapse have to be identified as this.
What is a failure?
This aspect of the SMART goals uses the 80/20 Rule.
What is Relevant?
Strengthen this even with unrelated tasks, can enable us to avoid automatically responses.
What is the self-control muscle?
Expressing your gratitude can often build connections and improve these?
What are Relationships?
As people become more ready for change, they can engage in alternative behaviors more in line with these.
What are Values?
"He always acts this way" mindset is an example of this.
What is Thinking in Absolutes?
Because our goals and even life are dynamic, we may need to engage in these three steps.
What are Action, Reevaluation, and Revision?
Research shows that efforts to build self-control strength in one task can lead to greater self-control in these kind of tasks.
What are unrelated tasks?
When gratitude is expressed and/or received, the brain releases dopamine and this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
Some people may use alcohol or other drugs in social situations to help them not feel this way.
What is feeling shy?
This is the assumption of what will happen by overestimating negative emotions or experiences.
What is Jumping to Conclusions?