Mindfulness
T/F: Mindfulness improves mental and physical health
True
T/F: People can fail DBT.
FALSE! No one can fail DBT.
How many toes does Kelsi have?
10
_________ is about learning how to identify how we are feeling and how to process those feelings.
Emotion regulation
___________ is the skill of accepting the things you can't change and don't have control over.
Radical acceptance
Mindfulness is a state of ______ of what's happening in the here and now moment, including the awareness of one's thoughts, feelings, and senses.
Nonjudgmental awareness
Biosocial theory
What color tongues do giraffes have?
Blue
Name a way to take a break
Refer to 50 ways to take a break sheet
Name something in the circle of control and something out of the circle of control
Other's actions
Sara judges
What is a mindfulness activity that you can do?
Breathing exercises
Coloring
Focusing on your 5 senses
T/F: An assumption of DBT is that people live their life in emotional distress, their lives are stress free and easy.
FALSE! When one lives life in emotional distress, life is painful and hard.
What is Emma's favorite animal?
Llama
T/F: One way to figure out how you are feeling is to do a check in with your body.
T/F: Pain and sadness are part of being human and can't be avoided.
True! We have to learn how to cope with these hard feelings.
Name a way to practice social media self care
Block people who make you unhappy
Unfollow accounts that have a negative impact on your mental health
Know that you don't have to respond right away
Turn off notifications
Unplug when you need to
What is an assumption about DBT that relates to truth?
There is no absolute truth.
What is the name of the cat that Sara owns?
Peach
Give an example of opposite action.
When can we use distress tolerance?
overwhelmed
angry, sad, depressed, or anxious
caught in the middle of something we can't control
conflicts with those around us
What are the two main components of mindfulness?
Awareness and Acceptance
Define dialectical
two opposite ideas can be true at the same time and when considering both together, one can create a new truth and a new way of viewing the situation
1 in 5,000 North Atlantic Lobsters are born in which color?
Bright blue
not acceptable answers: blue, dark blue, medium blue, navy
Treat physical illness
Balance eating
Avoid mood altering drugs
Balance sleep
Get exercise
What is willingness?
Allowing the world and reality to be what it is and still participating in it fully
Will take other options, Emma judges