CBT
Thoughts, Feelings and _________ are part of the CBT cognitive triangle
What is Behavior?
Name 3 symptoms of Depression.
What are: sadness, irritability/grouchy, lack of motivation, low energy, low self-esteem, gain or lose weight, feel bad, feel like did something wrong, anger, hopelessness, self-harm, thoughts of suicide?
Feeling afraid, nervous, scared, worried are all words that describe this.
What is anxiety?
Mindfulness is focusing on the ______ vs. the past or future.
What is present?
The purpose of the brain.
What is survival?
In CBT, changing our negative _______ changes how we feel.
What is thoughts?
Medication (antidepressants) and talk therapy are two of these.
What are treatment methods for depression?
In this common response to feeling anxious, we stick our head in the sand like an ostrich.
What is avoidance?
Name 2 mindfulness activities.
What is deep breathing, imagery, distraction, progressive muscle relaxation, eating, music, object toss, snacking etc...?
The survival part of the brain is called this.
What is the amygdala or limbic system?
In a challenging situation, what we do about it is based on how we _____.
What is how we feel?
This type of thinking makes depression worse.
What is negative self-talk or "stinkin thinkin'?
Our fight, flight or freeze response does what when in a dangerous situation.
What is protects us or helps us react quickly to avoid danger?
Mindfulness is proven to shrink the "survival" part of the brain and increase what part of the brain.
What is problem-solving or thinking brain?
When stressed our body produces this to give up energy to respond to danger.
What is adreneline?
CBT is an acronym for ________.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
A method to treat depression that includes increasing time spent doing fun activities depressed kids use to enjoy even if they don't feel like it at first. (Hint: think of the 3 parts of the cognitive triangle)
What is Behavorial Activation?
When treating anxiety, it is helpful to identify ______ or situations that influence anxious responses.
What are triggers?
We get better at mindfulness by doing this.
What is practice?
The survival brain triggers this response that happen automatically without having to think about it.
What is flight, fight or freeze?
Name 3 reasons we are learning and practicing CBT.
One of the biggest causes of Depression.
What is stress?
A common cognitive distortion or type of "stinkin thinkin" related to anxiety. Hint: worst-case scenario
What is catastrophic stinking thinking?
Mindfulness helps us manage this response. Hint: a cause of depression and anxiety.
What is stress?
T or F: the brain is always right about when a person is in danger?
What is false?