Pros & Cons and STOP & TIPP
PLEASE
Sir Stuff of Stuffington
Cognitive Distortions
Validation
100

T/F: Crisis situations are long-term

False. They are short-term (i.e. they won’t last a long time)

100

PLEASE is part of what subset of skills?

ABC PLEASE

100

Pikachu is a type of what?

Poke'mon

100

What is a Cognitive Distortion?

An exaggerated or irrational thought pattern

100

What is validation?

Finding the kernel of truth in another person's perspective or situation

200

T/F: you only need to consider the short-term consequences when using Pros & Cons.

False. Both short- and long-term consequences are important to consider

200

PLEASE is part of what DBT Module?

Emotion Regulation

200

Name the four Hogwarts houses and their animal mascots

  • Gryffindor – Lion
  • Slytherin – Snake
  • Hufflepuff – Badger
  • Ravenclaw – Eagle
200

T/F: Cognitive Distortions are a sign of mental illness

False. Everyone experiences Cognitive Distortions regardless of mental illness.

200

T/F: We should only validate the facts and not someone’s feelings or opinions

False. Both are important things to validate

300

What is the “T” in STOP and what does it mean?

Take a step back: Take a step back from the situation. Take a break. Let go. Take a deep breath. Do not let your feelings make you act impulsively

300

PLEASE stands for what?

  • treat PhysicaL illness
  • balance Eating
  • avoid mood-Altering substances
  • balance Sleep
  • get Exercise
300

What is the name of Han Solo's ship?

The Millenium Falcon

300

What is Labeling?

Attaching a negative label to yourself. This is irrational because you are not what you do/feel/think

300

Validation is part of what DBT module?

Interpersonal Effectiveness

400

What set of distress tolerance skills include Pros and Cons?

Crisis Survival Skills

400

What is the goal of PLEASE?

Take care of your mind by taking care of your body

400

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

400

Name two types of “twisted thinking.”

  • All-or-Nothing Thinking
  • Overgeneralization
  • Mental Filter
  • Discounting the Positive
  • Jumping to Conclusions
  • Magnification
  • Emotional Reasoning
  • Should-Statements
  • Labeling
  • Personalization and Blame
400

How can invalidation be helpful?

  • It corrects important mistakes (your facts are wrong)
  • It stimulates intellectual and personal growth by listening to other views.
500

Name a goal of Distress Tolerance.

  • Survive crisis situations
  • Accept reality
  • Become free of intense emotions, urges, and desires
500

Name a goal of Emotion Regulation

  • Understand and Name your own emotions
  • Decrease the frequency of unwanted emotions
  • Decrease emotional vulnerability
  • Decrease emotional suffering
500

Base to summit, what is the tallest mountain on Earth?

Mauna Kea

500

Name two ways to “untwist your thinking.”

  • Identify the Distortion
  • Examine the Evidence
  • The Double-Standard Method
  • The Experimental Technique
  • Thinking in Shades of Grey
  • The Survey Method
  • Define Terms
  • The Semantic Method
  • Re-Attribution
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
500

Name a goal of Interpersonal Effectiveness

  • Be skillful in getting what you want and need from others
  • Build relationships and end destructive ones
  • Walk the middle path