Defusion
Define Fusion and defusion
Separating or distancing from our thoughts and letting them come and go instead of being caught up in them.
Define a Committed Action
taking larger and larger patterns of effective action, guided and motivated by values.
Name 3 challenging recovery-oriented actions you have taken so far today.
Ideas: meals, therapy sessions, connecting to peers, honesty, kindness, self-compassion
What is the name of the thing that is the combination of a primate and something you wear on your foot.
Sock Monkey
Define Values
statements about what we want to be doing with our life, what we stand for, and how we want to behave on an ongoing basis. They help guide and motivate us.
What is the goal of defusion?
Not to change thoughts, but to change how you relate to thoughts.
Who is someone you know personally who is living according to their values? Describe what you have observed and what you admire about that person
(all groups can also get points on this one!)
Any value!
Name a peer who’s actions you see aligning with their values and give specific examples of what you have observed.
:)
What national holiday is celebrated in Canada about clothes today? HINT: Too bad it's not Wednesday
Pink shirt!
How do values differ from goals?
They have no endpoint and you can’t check them off a list as ‘done.’
Name 2 ways that you defuse from unhelpful thoughts.
Examples: Using “Just Noticing” (“I’m noticing I’m feeling anxious); “Pop-Up Mind” (Imagining ‘clicking out’ of negative thoughts); “And How Has That Worked For Me?” (Asking yourself the question and letting go of the thought if it hasn’t been helping you), or using a mindfulness technique to aid in perspective.
Name the barriers to taking action. Hint: they can be remembered using the acronym FEAR.
Fusion, Excessive Goals, Avoidance of Discomfort, Remoteness of Values.
Name one of your values, a barrier that is trying to get in the way, and an action that you are taking in spite of the barrier in order to pursue your value.
GOOD JOB!
The world's ocean is considered the largest what type of tourist attraction?
Museum!
List some of your own values
(every group can get points on this one)
PULL put your values sheet!
There are 5 key areas that indicate that we are becoming fused to our thoughts. Name and describe 3 of them.
Rules (rigid rules about life/work/relationships/etc. that often use words like ought, can’t, should, don’t, have to, etc.); reasons (reasons you tell yourself that change is impractical, impossible or undesirable); judgments of self; past; and future.
Name and describe 2 ways to overcome barriers to action. Hint: They can be remembered by the acronym DARE. (500 points if you can name all 4!)
Defusion;
Acceptance of Discomfort
Realistic Goals
Embracing Values
Flashback to ACT sessions 1-8! There are 8 steps in the process of accepting emotions. Name 3.
1. Observe
2. Breathe
3. Expand
4. Allow
5. Objectify
6. Normalize
7. Self-Compassion
8. Expand Awareness
TRUE OR FALSE: SPACE IS SILENT
There is no atmosphere in space, which means that sound has no medium or way to travel to be heard.
True or False – Values can be painful. Explain your answer.
True. You cannot value anything without being vulnerable, because values are the most intimate part of who you are.
Explain how defusion and psychological flexibility are related.
One of the best ways to stay focused on a committed action is to be _________________________ in the moment
present
TRUE OR FALSE: Self-Compassion can be increased by helping others and showing us that we are capable of helping ourselves
True
What shape is on the surface of Pluto?
A heart
Values ____________ our actions and attitudes
motivate