Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness?
The awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally
What can't we observe? Hint: we can't observe other people's _____
Sensations, thoughts, urges, feelings (STUF)
What is interpersonal effectiveness?
being effective when you ask someone for something or respond to a request, while at the same time maintaining or even improving both the relationship and your self-respect
What does IJBOL stand for?
I just burst out laughing
Which music artist will be playing at the 2026 Super Bowl?
Bad Bunny
What song does Max listen to in Stranger Things to escape Vecna's Curse?
Running up that hill
The Lord of the Rings movies are based on a novel by what author?
J.R.R. Tolkien
what are the 3 goals in interpersonal situations that we clarify and prioritize?
Object, Relationship, Self-Respect
What are the 3 states of mind and give an example for each one.
Emotion mind (sense of urgency), Rational/reasonable mind (just the facts, not considering emotion), Wise Mind (bringing emotion and reason together)
What popular video game involves building structures and surviving attacks from creatures at night and who was the creator?
Minecraft. Markus "Notch" Persson
What is Objective Effectiveness?
It refers to attaining your objective or specific goal in a particular situation. It's the reasons for the interaction in the first place
Who has the most followers on Instagram?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Name the WHAT and HOW skills and give an example of how you would practice a WHAT and HOW skill
WHAT: observe, describe, participate
HOW: non judgmentally, one-mindfully, effectively
What are the goals of Mindfulness?
1. reduce suffering and increase happiness
2. Increase control of your mind
3. Experiencing Reality as it is
What skill is used if the Objective is the priority in an interaction?
DEAR MAN
True or False: If Object and Self respect are a higher priority than Relationship, you don't need to practice GIVE skills (relationship effectiveness)
False! Relationship effectiveness is always needed in any interaction. It is simply a lower priority if objective/self respect is higher.
Name the skill: doing what works to achieve our goals. The goal is to focus on doing what works, rather than what is "right" versus "wrong" or "fair" versus "unfair." It means using skillful means to achieve our goals
Effectively
Why do we practice non judgmentally in DBT?
Judgments can have a negative effect on relationships, emotions and changing the causes of things works better than judging things we don't like
What does DEAR MAN stand for?
describe, express, assert, reinforce, be mindful, appear confident, negotiate
Why clarify interpersonal goals?
to be effective in interpersonal interactions, it is important for us to know what we actually want, what our goal is.
interactions go off track because we are no clear about what we want, they also get off track when emotions interfere with knowing what we want