Communication Styles
True or False: The intention of assertive communication is for the other person to do what you're asking of them.
False: Assertive communication is used to express yourself and your wishes.
Name three of the primary emotions.
What are: Anger, Sadness, Joy/Happiness, Fear, Disgust, Guilt/Shame, Interest and Surprise
The following statement is a Thought, Emotion, Behavior or Event: The food on this tray sucks.
Thought
Denial is an element of this stage.
Pre-Contemplation
What does OPV stand for?
Other Person's Viewpoint
Identify the communication style in this scenario:
You tell someone you agree with their opinion in order to avoid conflict/confrontation.
What is: Passive Communication Style
List a few examples of where people can learn beliefs about emotions, and include a few of the beliefs you learned growing up.
Various answers
Who do the letters ABC mean in thought cycle?
A (Event), B (Beliefs), C (Consequences)
This stage is seen as change in process.
Action Stage
These are the 4 parts of a successful I Statement.
I Feel, When You, Because, I would like.
These are a few ways you can engage in active listening.
Various Answers
What was the message of the Dandelion Story?
What is: Radical Acceptance - Sometimes things are out of your control, and you should find the positive light in it.
List 5 thoughts that may occur when you are shorted food in the servery line.
Various
This stage is known as rehearsing for the action stage.
Preparation
Why is it important to engage in OPV?
Various answers
Identify the communication style:
You tell your cellmate that if he doesn't stop making noise, you're going to move out.
What is: Aggressive Communication Style
There are 6 Distress Tolerance skills that were taught. Name 2, and how you've applied it to your daily life. (Hint, one was included earlier in the stages of change module)
ACCEPTS, IMPROVE, Radical Acceptance, Self-Soothe, & Breathing. Pros and Cons was introduced earlier.
This is the main difference between AST and CST's. Include one of each (AST, CST) that you have used recently.
Various - Should include emotion level
Your group identified the following traits for which stage of change? ,Acknowledging fault, Internal motivation, Self-work/problem-solving, Making a plan, Seeking help from others
Preparation Stage
An element of feedback is using I Statements and not being attacking/blaming. Reframe the following statement into a supportive feedback statement:
“Why are you always hanging out in the bathroom when I’m in there?”
Various
Use assertive communication in this situation using the DEAR MAN model:
Two people are engaging in side conversations during group.
Various Answers
There are 3 Core Skills to Mindfulness: What Skills, How Skills and Wise Mind. Pick one and describe the characteristics.
What: Observing, Describing, Participating
How: Non-Judgmentally, One-Mindfully, Effectively
Wise Mind: Combination of rational and emotional, seeing the value/validity in both sides
List one of the five questions you can ask yourself to help challenge a distorted thought.
1. What if someone came up to you and said that?
2. What other possible explanations are there?
3. What is true about the statement? What is false about the statement?
4. What would happen if everyone thought the way I did?
5. How could this thought lead me to re-offend or get me into trouble?
These are the 4 main characters in Who Moved My Cheese. Name them, and include some characteristics for each.
Hem (Resists change, Fearful)
Haw (Resists change, eventually learns to adapt/embrace)
Sniff (Notices change, no hesitation to adapt, seeks out multiple possible alternatives)
Scurry (Notices change, often acts quickly to jump into action)
These are the 5 components of a Thinking Report.
Event Description, your thoughts, emotions, your behavior in the situation and the outcome of your actions.