IMPROVE
relaxing actions
What does TIPP stand for?
Temperature –Intense Exercise –Paced breathing and – Paired muscle relaxation
What does "STOP" stand for?
Stop
Take a step back
Observe
Proceed Mindfully
What is the one caveat of the "V" in "IMPROVE"?
It needs to be limited with a specific end time and intention of going back to whatever you were doing (i.e. 30 minutes or 1 hour)
EX: taking a break from a homework assignment for an hour and then returning to it.
You are at work (with no access to any specific objects or can take a break outside the office room) and you need to find a way to manage acute distress. What skill(s) can you use? Choose all that apply:
a) temperature
b) intense exercise
c) paced breathing
d) paired muscle relaxation
C [paced breathing] & D [paired muscle relaxation]
various answers
Trisha is on the phone with her school advisor. Trisha finds herself getting increasingly agitated because the advisor would not listen to her. Trisha has the urge to cut the advisor off and yell at her, but instead decides to try to be aware and consider the situation, and what actions would make it better or worse. Which letter in STOP does this represent?
proceed mindfully
Suzie has strong desires to recover from their eating disorder and be able to do something that is difficult. At the same time, they feel resistant to certain aspects of what it means to be in the recovery process. What are these examples of? (HINT: two answers!)
1.willingness
2. willfulness