Interpersonal Effectiveness Part I
If your goal is to keep and improve a relationship, these are the skills we want to focus on:
________________ Effectiveness Skills
Relationship Effectiveness Skills
DEAR MAN is a way to remember the skills for _____________ Effectiveness
Objectives Effectiveness
True or False?
Emotions can be felt physically in your body.
True.
When we use this skill, we may ask ourselves, "What's the catastrophe?" or "What is the worst-case-scenario?" and then determine how we might "cope" (hint hint) with the worst case scenario.
COPE AHEAD
Rehearse a plan ahead of time so that you are prepared to cope skillfully with emotional situations.
True or False?
Mindfulness can help you increase control over your mind?
TRUE
If your goal is to Get what you want from another person, these are the skills you want to focus on:
________________ Effectiveness Skills
Objectives Effectiveness Skills
_ _ _ _ is a way to remember the skills for Relationship Effectiveness
GIVE
In your own words, what is the "Skills breakdown Point"?
E.g., A point where your emotions are high and you cannot apply your skills.
E.g., You can't follow skills instructions or figure out what to do.
In the "ABC PLEASE" skill, what do the PLEASE skills help with?
PLEASE Skills help us take care of our body and increase emotional resilience.
Treat Physical Illness, Balance Eating, Avoid Mood-Altering Substances, Balance Sleep, Get Exercise.
There are two types of mindfulness skills. Mindfulness "what" skills and Minfulness "___" skills.
Mindfulness HOW skills
If your goal is to keep or improve your self-respect, these are the skills you want to focus on:
___________________ Effectiveness Skills
Self-Respect Effectiveness skills
What part of the GIVE skill do we use to show that we understand the other person's point of view?
VALIDATE
The skill of _______-action is used when your emotions do NOT fit the facts or when acting on your emotions is NOT effective.
OPPOSITE-Action
What skill are you using if you are observing your emotion without trying to change it or get rid of it?
Mindfulness of Current Emotions
Mindfulness is meant to help you:
a. Be more angry
b. Avoid reality
c. Experience reality as it is
c. Experience Reality as it is
There are four communication styles. Two of these styles are: passive and assertive. What are the other two?
Aggressive and Passive-Aggressive
The acronym, FAST, is a way to remember the ____-________ Effectiveness Skill
Self-Respect
True or False? Simply naming an emotion has been shown to decrease the intensity of that emotion.
True.
"The simple act of naming your emotions can help you regulate your own emotions."
What skill are we using if we are doing things that make us feel competent and effective to combat helplessness and hopelessness?
Hint: B_ _ _ _ M_ _ _ _ _ _
Build Mastery
True or False?
Meditation is mindfulness but not all mindfulness is meditation.
TRUE.
Meditation is usually done while sitting, standing or lying quietly. Mindfulness can be done in any setting.
The Dime Game is used to evaluate how intensely to _____ _____ _____________ OR ______ ___
Ask for something OR Say no
"You can want to change and be doing the best you can AND still need to do better" is an example of a _______________.
DIALECTIC- Opposites that can BOTH be true.
Why are emotions important? (3 correct answers)
1. They motivate us for action
2. They communicate to and influence others
3. They communicate to ourselves
Many emotions and actions are set off by our thoughts and interpretations of events, not by the events themselves. Therefore, we must _____ the ______.
CHECK the FACTS
What are the THREE STATES OF MIND?
EMOTION MIND
WISE MIND
REASONABLE (or Rational) MIND