Mindfulness
The state of mind someone is in when he/she is thinking only of the facts.
What is Reasonable Mind?
The skill where individuals distract themselves by reducing contact with things that cause painful emotions.
What is ACCEPTS?
(Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing Away, Thoughts, Sensations)
A perspective in which two things that seem like or are opposites can both be true.
What is a Dialectic?
The name for the group of skills that focuses on increasing positive emotions and reducing vulnerability to emotional mind.
What is ABC PLEASE?
(accumulating positive experiences, build mastery, cope ahead, [treat] physical illness, [balance] eating, avoid mood-altering drugs, sleep, exercise)
The skill useful for maintaining healthy relationships by acting in a way that keeps the person respecting and liking me
What is GIVE?
The state of mind in which people are most likely to act impulsively.
What is Emotional Mind?
The skill in which individuals use techniques like imagery, relaxation, or vacation.
What is IMPROVE?
(Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relaxation, One Thing in the Moment, Vacation, Encouragement)
What is the Middle Path?
A skill involving doing at least one thing a day to make yourself feel competent and in control of your life.
What is Build Mastery?
A skill useful for asking for making a request or setting a firm boundary.
What is DEARMAN?
The combination of emotional mind and rational mind.
What is Wise Mind?
The skill involved when someone thinks about the benefits of a certain coping option vs the downside of choosing a particular option.
What is Pros and Cons?
Polarized positions that pose a dilemma on how to proceed.
What are Dialectical Dilemmas?
Bonus points if you can name the three common ones that occur in families.
A skill involving rehearsing a plan ahead of time so you are prepared when there is a threat.
What is Cope Ahead?
A skill useful when considering someone else's perspective.
What is THINK?
The WHAT skill where individuals sit back and look at things.
What is Observe?
The skill that is most effective for managing extreme emotions by changing one's body chemistry.
What is TIPP?
Bonus points if you remember what it stands for!
A skill that communicates to another person that his/her feelings, thoughts, and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation.
What is Validation?
A skill that involves experiencing your emotions, being mindful of your current emotions, and not judging your emotions.
What is the Wave Skill?
A skill useful for maintaining your self-respect and acting on your values.
What is FAST?
The HOW skill where individuals focus their attention on only one thing in the moment.
What is Stay Focused?
Or What is Attentional Control / Focused Mind?
A recommended skill when you can't solve the problem or change your emotions about the problem so you "turn the mind."
What is Radical Acceptance?
Strategies that are used to increase behaviors we want and to reduce behaviors we don't want in ourselves and others.
What are Behavior Change skills?
Bonus points if you can describe specific skills we discussed!
A skill involving doing the opposite of what you feel like doing when you know your feeling don't make sense.
What is Opposite Action?
The method of using various interpersonal effectiveness skills at different points in the same interaction.
What is stacking skills?