Vocabulary
Another name for "black and white thinking"
All or nothing thinking
Ex: "If I'm not perfect, I have failed."
The gold standard of behavior intervention used to treat OCD, anxiety, and phobias
Exposure and response prevention therapy
The parts of the CBT triangle
Thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
The intervention for depression used at Rogers - focused on routine, valued, and enjoyable activities
Behavioral activation (BA)
The type of candy Mariah usually has at the front desk
Lollipops
Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation (sometimes exaggerated)
Catastrophizing
The subtype of OCD often characterized by handwashing, using barriers, and fears of germs, illness, or dirty things
Contamination OCD
The part of the CBT triangle that Rogers treatment focuses on the most
Behaviors
The letters MDD stand for this mood disorder
Major depressive disorder
Okay, not fun for Mel, but what she found in her coffee machine earlier this week
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Imagining we know what others are thinking
Jumping to conclusions (specifically "mind reading")
Ex: "She didn't say hi to me. She must be angry with me."
The subtype of OCD related to fears of offending God or another religious being
Scrupulosity or religious OCD
A skill that emphasizes grounding in the current environment rather than allowing thoughts or ruminations to take over
Mindfulness
A mood disorder characterized by fluctuations between a depressive state and a manic state
Squishies, putty, slime, and stress stars are examples of this tool
Fidgets
Believing that you are responsible for events outside of your control
Personalization
"My mom is always upset. She would be fine if I did more to help her."
A type of anxiety related to fears around becoming sick, often characterized by checking to make sure that parts of the body feel "okay" and frequent unnecessary trips to the doctor
Health anxiety
What "DBT" stands for
Dialectical behavioral therapy ("dialectical" meaning the coexistence of two opposing ideas)
A word meaning thinking about something (usually unpleasant) over and over again, leaving someone to feel worse than before without solving the problem
Rumination
The official name of this pod
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Discounting the good things that have happened or that you have done for some reason or another
Disqualifying the positive
A specific type of contamination OCD characterized by fears around being "contaminated" by a specific person, place, thing, or idea (i.e. "I can't be around my sister because she is contaminated").
Essence or emotional contamination
A state of mind during which we can make decisions that align with our values - between "emotion mind" and "rational mind"
Wise mind
A word that describes difficulty feeling pleasure, such as a lack of enjoyment in things someone used to like
Anhedonia
The official name of the other C/A pod
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