Coping Skills
This skill requires you to be present in the moment
Mindfulness
True or false: If you start out saying affirmations that you don't accept to be true for yourself, it may have little effect
True
Refusing to accept reality or facts
Denial
Catastrophizing
What you get biologically/genetically from your parents
Temperament
Name one unhelpful coping skill
The reason self-affirmations and positive self-talk can be difficult
Negative core beliefs
Explaining an unacceptable behavior or feeling in a logical manner, avoiding the true reasons for the behavior
Rationalization
Assuming you have been intentionally excluded or targeted
Personalization
Aims to change the behavior or perception of others through indirect, deceptive, or underhanded tactics
Manipulation
This skill teaches us to acknowledge that painful experiences are a part of life. This does not mean that we approve of difficult situations, however.
Radical Acceptance
The importance of self-affirmations
To challenge negative thoughts
Putting your feelings or thoughts onto another person, as though they were that person's feelings and thoughts
Projection
These types of statements put unreasonable demands and pressure on us, which can make us feel guilty or like we have failed
Should statements
In regards to relationships, this is developed early in life and often remains the same over time
Attachment style
List the STOP skill
S-Stop
T-Take a step back
O-Observe
P-proceed mindfully
(I am strong, I can do hard things, My project may have failed but failure is not who I am, I am capable of growth, I am growing stronger)
When persons with suppressed hostility towards themselves or others ventilate that hostility by making jokes about themselves or others
Sarcasm
Reaching a conclusion about one event and then incorrectly applying that conclusion across the board
Core beliefs
Name 3 specific coping skills you use
(Deep breathing, going for a walk, exercise, listen to music, color, 5-4-3-2-1, reading, watching a movie, challenging irrational thoughts)
Name 3 positive affirmations for yourself
(I am worthy, I am smart, I am funny, I am a nice person, I choose to be happy today, I am doing my best, I am proud of myself)
When people find reality so painful they escape through excessive daydreaming
Fantasy
Making assumptions without having all the facts
We cannot change/control:
We can only change/control:
Other peoples thoughts, behaviors, and actions
Our thought, behaviors, and actions and how we respond