PAWS
What does PAWS stand for?
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
•this distortion manifests as an inability or unwillingness to see shades of gray.
Black and white, polarized, all or nothing
What is the first step to work on cognitive distortions?
Identify the distortion
What is the name of our program director?
Nicole
Who reported that if they could travel they would go to Malta?
Sean
What is first 72 hours after someone stops taking a substance called?
Acute Withdrawal
•This sneaky distortion takes one instance or example and generalizes it to an overall pattern.
Overgeneralization
What skill involves us talking to ourselves as we would to a friend in order to alleviate self-judgement?
Double-Standard Method
What days does this group run (9:30am - 12:30pm)?
Monday - Thursday
Who reported that if they were able to travel anywhere, they would go to New Zealand?
Acute withdrawal is more ________ whereas PAWS is more ______.
a. physical, psychological
b. psychological, emotional
c. psychological, physical
a. Physical, psychological
•When we hang on too tightly to our _______ statements about ourselves, the result is often guilt that we cannot live up to them
Should
When person identifies external factors and other individuals that contributed to the problem or event, they are using what skill?
Re-attribution
How many group times are offered Monday - Thursday?
3
Who reported that their favorite breakfast was a traditional Dominican breakfast?
Matt
_______ is the fancy word for the loss of pleasure in activities, inability to feel joy, and lack of motivation to do activities we once enjoyed.
Anhedonia
•_______ distortion acknowledges positive experiences but rejects them instead of embracing them.
Disqualifying the Positive
In this technique, it is helpful to list the advantages and disadvantages of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
A cost-benefit analysis
What is the name of our intake coordinator?
Nefertiti
Who reported that their favorite breakfast is 'anything that has to do with bacon'?
Mike
PAWS is not officially recognized by any medical associations, nor is it listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s __________, the standard classification of mental disorders used by all mental health professionals in the US
Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
______ distortion manifests as the inaccurate belief that we know what another person is thinking.
Jumping to conclusions/ mind reading
“Wouldn’t it be nice and more healthy if I started watching what I ate more?” puts the thought into a more curious, inquisitive phrasing, and is an example of what skill?
The Semantic Method
What is the name of our staff PA/Doctor?
Aleen
Who is new to our group this week? (Hint, there are four people, you must get all of them right)
Jim
Joey
Michelle
Tyler