Validation
Stating that a person's feelings, thoughts or actions makes no sense, are manipulative, stupid, or an overreaction.
What is Invalidation?
Define dialectical thinking.
What is, "two things that seem like (or are) opposites can both be true."?
Increases the frequency of a behavior by providing a "rewarding" consequence.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
Is the following statement dialectical: "It's hopeless. There's no way I can do this."?
What is No.
The balance between Acceptance and Change.
What is Walking the Middle Path?
Validation does not equal ___________.
What is Agreement?
Accept that different opinions can be valid, even if you ___ ____ _____ with them.
What is "Do Not Agree"?
What is an example of a way to positively reinforce a behavior (there are several examples)?
What is:
Token Economy, Praise, Reward System?
The following are examples of what? :
"I have a right to feel sad" "It's okay to cry when I'm feeling sad"
What is Self Validation?
All or nothing, Catastrophizing, and overgeneralization are examples of these things.
What are Thinking Mistakes?
True or false: validation is problem-solving?
What is False.
Move to "Both-And" thinking and away from _______/___ thinking
What is "Either/or"?
Reduces a behavior by withholding previous reinforcements.
What is Extinction?
Giving someone extra dessert when they do well on a test is an example of which of the following?
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
What is Positive Reinforcement?
Skills and strategies that are used to increase behaviors we want and to reduce behaviors we don't want (in ourselves and others).
What is Behavior Change?
Validation communicates to another person that his or her feelings, thoughts, and actions _____ ______ and are understandable to you in a particular situation.
What is "Makes Sense"?
Which statement is a dialectical statement?
a. "This is easy.....I've got no problems".
b. "You're totally wrong about that AND I'm right"
c. "This is really hard for me AND I'm going to keep trying.
d. " It is hopeless. I just cannot do it"!
What is option C?
Decreases the frequency of behavior by either adding something (like grounding) or taking something away (like phone time).
What is Punishment?
What is an example of a validating statement in response to this prompt: "Today was the worst! Everything went wrong and I don't want to deal with anything."? (more than one right answer)
"It sounds like you had a hard day, I get being tired after that."
"I get feeling overwhelmed when you've had a bad day."
"It makes sense you would want to rest after having a hard day."
Communicates to another person that his or her feelings, thoughts and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation.
What is Validation?
True or false: validation isn't about trying to get another person to do what we want them to do."
What is True?
Make this statement dialectic: "It's all your fault!" (there's not one right answer).
What is something like:
"You played a part in what happened, and there were other factors too."
or
"There are some things you are responsible for and there are some things other people are responsible for."
or
"There were other things that contributed besides just you."
A temporary increase in a behavior you're trying to decrease or Extinguish.
What is a Behavioral Burst?
If someone is anxious about attending school, a therapist might encourage them to start by going for 1 hour on Monday, 2 hours on Tuesday, and so on until that person is able to stay for a whole day, ultimately staying every day, and all week.
This is an example of __________.
What is Shaping?
Paying attention to the present moment without judgment or trying to change it.
What is Mindfulness?