ABC Acronym
A
Accumulating positives
PL
Treat...
Physical Illness
Coping ahead
Preparing for a difficult situation ahead of time
A pleasant activity
Anything is acceptable
B
Building Mastery
E
Balance Eating
Self-validation
Affirming statement, validating self
5 different emotions
Anything works
C
Coping ahead for difficult situations
A
Avoid
Mood altering substances
Opposite action
Doing the opposite of an action urge
self-validation
Any self-affirming or self-validating statement
We want to accumulate positives in the _____ term
We accumulate positives in the short term
S
Balance Sleep
Building mastery
Doing things that make you feel competent and effective to combat helplessness and hopelessness
Action urge
Name an action urge (example, how you would act to an emotion) ex. sleeping in bed all day because feeling depressed
And we want to accumulate positives in the ____ term
long
Get Exercise
Emotion Regulation
No correct answer - Anything flies :) Any answer counts!
An action urge and the opposite action
Any example works :)