Wise Mind
What does ACCEPTS stand for?
Activities, Contributing, Comparison, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, Sensations
What is emotional regulation?
Changing unwanted emotions and reducing vulnerability to emotions.
What does DEAR MAN stand for?
Describe, Express, Assert, Reward, Mindful, Act confident, Negotiate
What are the 7 commitments?
Non violence, emotional intelligence, social learning, open communication, social responsibility, democracy, growth, and change
Why are mindfulness skills important?
Core mindfulness skills increase our awareness of our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and environment. This helps reduce emotional reactivity and gain control of our behavior.
What is the ACCEPTS skill used for?
An acronym for a set of distraction techniques to be used in a crisis or when faced with a problem that appears overwhelming and you do not want to react in a way that makes it worse.
What does PLEASE stand for?
Pl: treat physical illness, E: eat healthy, a: avoid mood altering drugs, S: sleep well, E: exercise
What does GIVE stand for?
Genuine, Interested, Validate, Easy Manner
Why is democracy important?
If we all work together to understand each others problems, strengths, and weaknesses, we can help each other grow and learn as a community, affecting us positively.
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.
What's an example of a wise mind, emotional mind, and rational mind?
Wise mind takes emotion into account as well as logic. Emotion mind may make you react quicker to your impulses and urges. Rational mind may involve cutting off emotions and rationalizing behaviors that aren't acceptable.
Give an example of paying attention to positive effects!
What does FAST stand for?
Fair, Apologize, Stick to your values, Truth and accountability
Why is emotional intelligence important?
It's the ability to recognize your emotions and tell apart your different feelings.
What are the What skills?
Observe, describe, and participate.
What does the IMPROVE skill of distress tolerance stand for?
Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relaxation, One thing at a time, Vacation, Encouragement
What are the ABCs?
Accumulate positives (the experiences, not the paperwork), Build mastery, and Cope ahead.
What is the difference between FAST, GIVE, and DEAR MAN?
DEAR MAN = objective effectiveness, FAST = self respect effectiveness, GIVE = relationship effectiveness
Why is social learning important?
Attention, retention, imitation, and motivation. We learn from others as well as take from others. If there aren't any positive role models, we'll be in a negative enviroment.
What are the three stages of mind and how do we use them?
Wise mind (honoring an nurturing emotional mind while trying to act rationally), rational mind (decisions based on what makes intellectual sense), and emotional mind (decisions base on emotions and what feels good).
What are the How skills?
Non judgmentally, one mindfully, and effectively.
What is an example of emotional dysregulation?
What is interpersonal effectiveness?
Improving and maintaining relationships and self respect.
Why is social responsibility important?
Your influence has an impact on not only yourself but the community and personal relationships. Restorative community justice can be an example of this.
Anger is a secondary emotion. This means that when we are angry, we are actually feeling other feelings as well. Can you identify 6 other emotions you can experience when angry?
Stress, overthinking, hostility, pain, jealousy, frustration, resentment, irritation, etc.