Shut Up Brain!
Focusing attention on what is happening right now instead of getting lost in thoughts is called this.
What is mindfulness?
True or false: A coping strategy can make you feel better immediately and still make your situation worse later.
What is true?
Tight fists, clenched teeth, and a racing heart are physical examples of these early signs of anger.
What are warning signs?
Clearly stating what you will and won't accept from another person is setting one of these.
What is a boundary?
Facial expressions, posture, gestures, and eye contact are all forms of this.
What is body language?
Naming five things you see, four you can touch, three you hear, two you smell, and one you taste is this technique.
What is a grounding technique?
Someone says something disrespectful. You immediately respond while you're furious. What simple coping skill did you skip?
What is pausing before reacting?
Anger is often described as this type of emotion because hurt, fear, embarrassment, or sadness may be underneath it.
What is a secondary emotion?
Saying what you need clearly without becoming aggressive or passive is this communication style.
What is assertive communication?
The way your voice communicates attitude or emotion beyond the actual words is called this.
What is tone?
Assuming you know what someone else is thinking without asking them is this thinking trap.
What is mind reading?
Missing one appointment and deciding “the whole week is ruined” is an example of this all-or-nothing response.
What is giving up?
Taking slow breaths can activate this “rest and digest” part of the nervous system.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Paying attention to understand someone instead of simply waiting for your turn to talk is called this.
What is active listening?
The unspoken expectations about appropriate behavior in a particular setting are known as these.
What are social norms?
Assuming the worst possible outcome will happen is this thinking trap.
What is catastrophizing?
Distress tolerance means being able to experience uncomfortable emotions without immediately trying to escape them or making the situation worse.
What is True?
Anger is an emotion; yelling, threatening, or hitting are examples of this.
What is aggression?
Agreeing to something you don't want to do because you're afraid someone will be upset is an example of this behavior.
What is people-pleasing?
Someone responds “fine” to every question and stops contributing to the conversation. This communication behavior is called this.
What is withdrawing?
A deliberate change in how you interpret a situation or belief is called this.
What is reframing?
Repeatedly putting off something stressful until the problem becomes more serious is called this.
What is procrastination?
Going over an argument repeatedly in your head can keep anger alive through this mental process.
What is rumination?
Repeatedly giving in to another person's harmful behavior to protect them from consequences is commonly called this.
What is enabling?
Someone keeps looking at their phone, giving one-word answers, and turning their body away during a conversation. These behaviors are examples of this type of communication.
What is nonverbal communication?