Attachment Styles
This attachment style is characterized by comfort with closeness and trust in relationships.
This cognitive distortion involves seeing things in only two extremes, such as "all good" or "all bad."
What is black-and-white thinking (all-or-nothing thinking)?
When someone is outside their Window of Tolerance and feels overwhelmed, anxious, or panicked, they are in this state.
What is hyperarousal?
This neurotransmitter, often called the "feel-good" chemical, is associated with pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
Saying "no" to things that make you uncomfortable without feeling guilty is an example of this type of boundary.
What is a healthy boundary?
People with this attachment style often fear intimacy and avoid getting too close to others.
What is avoidant attachment?
When someone assumes they know what others are thinking, even without evidence, they are engaging in this distortion.
What is mind reading?
A person who feels numb, disconnected, or frozen due to extreme stress is experiencing this state.
What is hypoarousal?
This neurotransmitter plays a key role in mood regulation and is linked to depression when levels are low.
What is serotonin?
Ignoring your own needs to please others, even when it harms you, is an example of this type of boundary.
What is an unhealthy boundary?
This attachment style is marked by a mix of wanting closeness but also fearing rejection, leading to inconsistent behaviors.
What is anxious attachment?
Someone who constantly predicts the worst possible outcome, even without evidence, is engaging in this distortion.
What is catastrophizing?
Practicing mindfulness, grounding techniques, and breathwork can help expand this important personal capacity.
What is the Window of Tolerance?
This inhibitory neurotransmitter helps calm the nervous system and is often targeted by anxiety medications.
What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?
What are two tips for setting healthy boundaries
Identify needs, communicate your needs, learn to say " No" and be consistent
This attachment style, sometimes called “fearful-avoidant,” is characterized by a desire for intimacy but also extreme fear of getting hurt.
What is disorganized attachment?
This cognitive distortion has the expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence.
What is fortune telling
This nervous system response is dominant in hypoarousal, leading to dissociation, low energy, and emotional detachment.
dorsal vagal response?
This neurotransmitter act as the body’s natural painkillers, producing feelings of euphoria and reducing pain.
Endorphins
People with this type of boundary may overshare personal information, struggle to say no, and feel responsible for others’ emotions.
What is a rigid boundary?
According to attachment theory, early experiences with these people play a crucial role in shaping attachment styles.
Who are primary caregivers?
The belief that thoughts, actions or emotions influence unrelated situations, " If I had not hoped something bad would happen to him, he wouldn't have got into an accident."
Magical thinking.
what can trigger a hyperarosual response
Trauma-Related Triggers and or Stress & Anxiety Triggers
This neurotransmitters involves in alertness, attention, and the fight-or-flight response
Norepinephrine
People with this type of boundary may overshare personal information, struggle to say no, and feel responsible for others’ emotions.
What is a porous boundary?