Monday
GIVE and FAST are two skills for dealing with communication in relationships.
Which one is for maintaining Self Respect?
It's FAST
What is self-soothe?
Using all 5 senses to calm the emotional mind
What are the three Mindfulness "What Skills"?
Observe, Describe, Participate
What disorder includes consistent feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and worthlessness?
Depression (Major Depressive Disorder or Persistent Depressive Disorder)
Name at least 2 animals people chose for the "3 Animals" activity
Dog, Dragon, Monkey, Owl, Bunny, Frog, Shrimp, etc...
What does the letter P stand for in TIPP?
Paced breathing or progressive muscle relaxation
The things and people that are really important to us, and the reasons why we do difficult things are known as ________.
Values
What skill includes us identifying a feeling, experiencing an urge, and then moving in a different direction?
Opposite to Emotion
What disorder consists of overwhelming repetitive specific anxiety thoughts, and ritualistic repeated behaviors to relieve the stress?
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Name any of the songs that were sung during Karaoke on Tuesday
Bohemian Rhapsody, etc...
Name 2 mental grounding techniques
Describe your environment, 5-4-3-2-1, imagine, A-Z game, remember a safe place, say a coping statement etc...
What are the 3 zones on an emotion ladder?
Safe zone, Warning zone and Crisis zone
When we recognize that we are in a panic cycle, what skill can we use to ride it out successfully?
AWARE
What is the name for a very specific irrational fear of something that gets in the way of our daily functioning?
Phobia
Name any of the characters we came up with during the IMPROVE group. (7 people stuck on a bus)
Otter, Patricke, Veroniqua, etc...
Name at least 2 of the letters in the STRENGTH acronym
Sleep, take care of your body, resist target behaviors, exercise, nutrition, gain mastery, time for yourself, healthy self-talk
Opposite to emotion is a skill where we move towards our values in the opposite direction of our _______.
Urge or Urges
When using the skill AWARE, what does the E stand for?
End - Panic attacks always end. :-)
What is the name of the disorder that includes alternating cycles of depression and mania?
Bipolar Disorder
Who is Alexa's favorite artist?
Lady Gaga and/or Tycho
DEARWOMAN is a skill that actually brings GIVE and FAST together. Which 3 letters of DEARWOMAN are also useful in Maintaining our self respect?
(Possibly Appear Confident, or Negotiate)
What are guidelines, rules or limits that a person creates to identify safe and permissible ways for other people to behave towards them?
Boundaries
When we are having intense urges, which skill do we use to take a step back and give ourselves enough time to make a wise mind decision?
Moment to Pause
BPD is a disorder which includes difficulty with black and white thinking, unstable relationships, trouble regulating intense emotions, what does the B in BPD stand for?"
Borderline (Personality Disorder)
Where was Devan's wedding reception?
A barn