States of Mind
In this state of mind your emotions influence your behavior.
What is emotion mind?
When you engage completely in an activity without self consciousness.
What is fully participate?
You see but you don't evaluate as good or bad. You are focused on just the facts.
What is nonjudgmentally?
The full name of DBT.
What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy?
Acknowledging that a person's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors have causes and are therefore understandable.
What is "Validation"
In this state of mind you are likely task focused.
What is reasonable mind?
The first step in virtually every DBT skill.
What is observe?
When you are eating, eat.
What is one-minfully?
Use this skill when your thoughts are causing you to feel distressed.
What is Mindfulness of Thoughts?
When two opposite perspectives are true at the same time.
What are dialectics?
The wisdom within each person.
What is wise mind?
Wordless watching.
What is observe?
When you focus on what works.
What is effectively?
This skill reduces suffering, increases happiness and helps to increase your ability to control your mind.
What is mindfulness?
Name one thing Validation is 'NOT'
What is...Options include -Validation is NOT necessarily agreeing with the other person -Validation is NOT necessarily agreeing -Validation is Not validating what is actually invalid Answers came from IE handout 17 from Walking middle path section.
When you are able to consider both your short term goals/urges and also your long term goals.
What is wise mind?
Using only your five senses to label what you have observed.
What is describe?
When you let go of willfulness.
What is effectively?
What are you not when you have eaten a full bag of potato chips and you cannot remember the flavor?
What is mindful?
Name 2 reasons why it's important to validate.
What is...answers could include... -It improves our relationships by showing we are listening and understand -It improves interpersonal effectiveness by reducing anger, negative reactivity and pressure to prove who is right. -It makes problem solving, closeness and support possible -Because invalidation hurts.
You hope to achieve this state by practicing the What and How Skills of mindfulness.
What is wise mind?
You are in the middle of the dance floor when your favourite song comes on. Your full attention is only on your experience of dancing.
What is fully participate?
When I put aside my phone to listen to my son tell me about his day.
What is one-mindfully?
The skill you use when you experience your emotions as they are. You do not push them away, make them worse or ignore them.
What is mindfulness to current emotion?
Provide an example of opposite sides that can both be true.
What is... examples found on handout 16A and/or other acceptable answers. Examples could include: You are tough AND gentle, you can be with others AND be lonely, The day can be sunny AND it can rain, You can have a disagreement with somebody AND also be friends. etc.