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ACCEPTS
Attachment Styles
Wise Mind/Values
100

People with insecure attachment can become more secure by....

...adopting new beliefs and behaviors.

100

What does Contributing ask you to do?

Do something that allows you to focus on another person.

• Ask a friend about their day. • Make a gift for a loved one. • Volunteer. • Send a thoughtful card.

100

When are attachment styles created?

Attachment styles are established in childhood and strongly impact romantic relationships throughout life.

100

The wise mind refers to...

a balance between the reasonable and emotional halves

200

T/F: Most people have a primary attachment style, but it’s common to have some traits from other styles.

True

200

The E part of ACCEPTS stands for what? And please give an example

Emotions

Sad? Watch a happy movie

Anxious? practice deep breathing

Angry? Go for a walk

200

What tells you someone has an Avoidant attachment style?

overly rigid, guarded, and distant

uncomfortable with emotions and conflict

difficulty expressing needs and wants

200

Values are...

the beliefs that define what is most important to you. They guide each of your choices in life.

300
Have each person tell me 1 "identity" you have.

EX: parent, survivor, dog owner, chronic illness sufferer, and kind person

300

Give 2 examples of sensations you can create

Cold shower, holding ice, drinking something hot, eating something spicy/sour.

300

What tells you someone has Anxious-Avoidant attachment?

tendency toward emotional extremes

difficulty maintaining healthy boundaries

prone to high-conflict relationships

Alternates between anxious and avoidant attachment. Simultaneously desires and distrusts intimacy with their partner, resulting in contradictory, inconsistent behavior.

300

The emotional mind is used when...

feelings control a person’s thoughts and behavior. They might act impulsively with little regard for consequences.

400

The acronym ACCEPTS outlines seven techniques for..

distracting yourself from distressing emotions until they pass.

400

Thoughts in ACCEPTS asks you to what? And please give an example.

Use a mental strategy or an activity to shift your thoughts to something neutral.

• Starting with the letter “A,” name objects around you that start with each letter of the alphabet. • Count a specific object around you (e.g. bricks, trees…) • Sing a song out loud or recite it in your head.

400

What tells you someone has a Secure attachment style?

committed to relationship, but independent

attentive, affectionate, and accepting

able to handle and resolve conflict

400

Please have everyone on your team name 1 value they hold (please do not repeat).

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500

A person uses their reasonable mind when

they approach a situation intellectually

500

What does ACCEPTS stand for?

Activities

Contributing

Comparisons

Emotions

Pushing away

Thoughts

Sensations

500

What are the 4 attachment styles

Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, Anxious-Avoidant(Disorganized)

500

The mind has 3 states, the....

reasonable mind, the emotional mind, and the wise mind

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