Cognitive Distortions
Believing the worst possible outcome will happen
Catastrophizing
This mindfulness-based practice focuses on deep breathing and awareness of the present moment.
Meditation
Involved with the experiencing of emotions
Amygdala
The capacity to "bounce back" from tough situations, rather than just enduring them.
Resilience
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
"I am going to fail this test."
Fortune telling
Physical activity recommended to improve anxiety and depression symptoms.
Exercise
The longest cranial nerve, running from your brain to your large intestine
Vagus Nerve
Examples include: kind, hard-working, determined, open-minded
Strengths
A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, “Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who was in the photograph?
His son
"I got the job because I got lucky."
Disqualifying the positive
Minimizing
Looking after yourself physically, emotionally, mentally, socially, spiritually.
Self-care
The four automatic survival responses triggered by perceived danger or stress
Fight, flight, freeze, fawn
Also a coping skill; statements that can help you feel more motivated and confident
Positive affirmations
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen
Because you feel something, it must be true
Emotional reasoning
Replacing "I'm always making mistakes" with "I am doing my best."
Positive self-talk
Growth mindset
The brain's ability to change and adapt throughout life by forming new neural connections and reorganizing existing ones.
Neuroplasticity
A feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities
Confidence
A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most?
An hourglass
Personalization
Examples include: learning to say no, communicating emotions, separating work life from home life.
Setting boundaries
A hormone and neurotransmitter that helps regulate anxiety, appetite, mood, sleep, and sexual behavior.
Serotonin
How we value and perceive ourselves
Self-esteem
What makes this number unique: 8,549,176,320?
It has each number, zero through nine, listed in alphabetical order.