General
A commonly held, mistaken belief.
What is a myth?
This is the skill we use if our emotions don't fit the facts of the situation.
What is opposite action?
This happens after the aftereffects of an event.
What is prompting event 2?
Making sure to eat breakfast every morning is one way to use this PLEASE skill.
What is balanced eating?
Flight, fight, and freeze
What are action urges for fear?
Biology, lack of skill, reinforcement of emotional behavior, moodiness, emotional overload, and emotion myths.
What are factors that make it hard to regulate emotions?
This is the action urge and opposite action for sadness.
What are withdrawing and get active?
Name 2 examples of pre-existing vulnerability factors that influence our interpretations of events.
What are sleep, hydration levels, being sick, level of hunger, past experiences, etc.? (Answers may vary)
These are 2 ways to build mastery.
(Answers will vary)
This is an example of an intensity scale for fear (use at least 3 different emotion names).
(Answers will vary)
worry -> anxious -> terror
nervous -> afraid -> petrified
These are 2 examples of ways you can tell how someone is feeling without them using words.
(Answers will vary)
Facial expressions, tone of voice, posture, mannerisms, etc.
These are 2 examples of ways anger may fit the facts of a situation.
Answers will vary, however they must fit into:
-An important goal is blocked or a desired activity is interrupted or prevented
-You or someone you care about is attacked or hurt by others
-You or someone you care about is insulted or threatened by others
-The integrity or status of your social group is offended or threatened
These are 2 examples of skills you can use to change your initial interpretation of a prompting event.
What are nonjudgmental stance, check the facts, cheerleading statements, remove yourself from the situation, wise mind, challenge cognitive distortions, etc?
These are 2 of the steps involved in creating a cope ahead plan.
-Describe the situation that is likely to prompt problem behavior
-Decide what specific skills to use
-Imagine the situation in the present tense
-Rehearse in your mind coping effectively
This is an example of an intensity scale for anger (use at least 3 different emotion names).
(Answers will vary)
irritation -> aggravation -> fury
frustration -> bitterness -> rage
This is an example of how emotions communicate to and influence others.
(Answers will vary)
Loved one comes home from work and slams car door and you respond by leaving the room.
This is the skill we use when our emotions DO fit the facts of a situation, acting on the emotion IS effective, however the emotion is UNWANTED.
What is problem solving?
These are 3 examples of skills you can use to change your biological changes/experiencing of an emotion.
What are observe/describe, self-soothe, deep breathing, one mindfully, progressive muscle relaxation, etc?
There are things we can do to increase pleasant emotions in the short-term and the long-term. Give an example of each.
Short-term: (Any pleasant activity)
Long-term: (Work toward goals, work on relationships, avoid avoiding, etc.)
This is the difference between envy and jealousy.
Jealousy- A threat to something that is yours (a possession or right)
Envy- Wanting something you do not have (a possession or attribute)
These are 3 examples of factors that make it hard to regulate emotions.
Biology, lack of skill, reinforcement of emotional behavior, moodiness, emotional overload, and emotion myths
These are 3 of the questions I can ask myself if I am checking the facts of a situation.
-What is the emotion I want to change?
-What is the event prompting my emotion?
-What are my interpretations, thoughts, and assumptions about the event?
-Am I assuming a threat?
-What's the catastrophe?
-Does my emotion and/or its intensity fit the actual facts?
These are all of the steps, in order, of the model for describing emotions.
(Two correct options)
1: Prompting event, interpretation of event, biological changes, expressions, emotion name, action urge, action taken, aftereffects
2: Prompting event, interpretation of event, biological changes/action urge, expressions/action taken, emotion name, aftereffects
These are all of the skills in the PLEASE skill.
P: Treat physical illness
L (optional): Lather, rinse, repeat
E: Balance eating
A: Avoid mood altering drugs
S: Balance sleep
E: Exercise
Name the action urge and the biological purpose of the following emotions: anger and disgust
Anger:
Action urge: attack (verbal or physical)
Biological purpose: To know when we’re being treated unfairly
Disgust:
Action urge: Get rid of
Biological purpose: Keep us away from things that are unhealthy