Self Compassion
What is self-compassion?
What is treating ourselves the way we would treat a dear friend.
True or false: emotions are physiological (body) experiences.
what is True. Emotions are experiences that occur in the body, while thoughts are created by the mind.
True or False: Only half of the world's population experiences cognitive distortions.
What is False. Everybody experiences unhelpful thought patterns.
What are coping skills?
What is how one manages stress.
True or False: We are born knowing how to communicate effectively.
What is False. We learn to communicate by watching others around us.
How can you show yourself compassion when feeling anxious, sad, or angry?
What are two primary emotions?
What are fear and joy.
True or False: Cognitive distortions are based on facts and reality.
What is False. Cognitive distortions are unhelpful thought patterns that are based on our personal experiences, biases, and feelings.
Name two coping skills that can be used for anxiety.
What is passive communication?
What is a communication style in which people put their needs last. Some characteristics include avoiding expression of feelings, poor eye contact, and having difficulty saying "no".
What is the difference between self-esteem and self-compassion?
What is self-esteem can crumble based on external events, and self-compassion is available regardless of personal traits or accomplishments.
What is the difference between primary and secondary emotions?
What is primary emotions include emotions all humans are born with and secondary emotions are learned through human interactions and culture.
What is dichotomous (or black and white) thinking?
What is thinking in terms of "either/or", and assigning people or things into the category of good or bad.
What is the most effective coping skill you have found?
Any answer is welcome!
What is aggressive communication?
What is a communication style in which people express their own needs and opinions in a way that is disrespectful to others. Examples include yelling, belittling, and intimidating.
What is the difference between self-compassion and self-pity?
What is empowerment. Self compassion-empowers you to strengthen your relationship with yourself and ultimately with others; self-pity keeps you enmeshed with life's challenges and prevents personal growth.
"I feel like they do not like me". Is this statement a feeling or a thought?
What is a thought. The feeling could be "rejected", "loneliness", etc. Please see the emotion wheel for a list of emotions.
What is the first step in working with cognitive distortions?
What is becoming aware of/noticing them.
The best way to breathe is not with your chest, but with your...
What is belly. More oxygen gets into your body when you breathe in with your belly.
What is assertive communication?
What is a communication style that allows one to express needs in a way that is respectful to themselves and others. Examples include using "I" statements, good eye contact, and maintaining healthy boundaries.
What are the 3 components of self-compassion?
What are mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity.
What is the felt sense?
What is body awareness. It is noticing bodily sensations and gaining an understanding of what different emotions physically feel like.
What is catastrophizing? Provide an example.
What is assuming the worst will happen. Example: If I do not pass this test, I will not graduate and I will never get a job."
What is a limitation of coping skills?
What is they do not get to the root of the problem and often involve avoidance of stress.
Someone speaks aggressively to you. How can you respond in a way that is both respectful to you and them?
What is "I understand that you are upset, but I do not like to be spoken to in this way" or "this conversation is uncomfortable for me. Let's talk again later when things have cooled off."