All In the Family
It's Not For You, It's For Me
Brain Stuff
Name That Distortion
How to Deal
100
The family comedian, using humor and silliness to distract from the dysfunction but ultimately feels responsible for everyone's feelings.
Mascot
100
These self-protection tools are used to define our limits within relationships.
Boundaries
100
Around what age does logic and reason fully develop?
25
100
If my family members don't change next week after we spent all weekend at that workshop, then they will never change and we wasted all that time.
All or nothing thinking
100
What’s the main problem with using distraction to help you cope?
It doesn't address the core problem.
200
I am the achiever of the family, always the best at everything I do, and my whole family identifies with my successes because they mean everything else going on must not be so bad. (Sally won the science trophy again, so we must not be all bad here.)
Hero
200
Two types of unhealthy boundaries: one too strong, one not strong enough.
Rigid and porous
200
What are the main brain areas involved in addiction?
Prefrontal Cortex, Limbic System (amygdala, basal ganglia)
200
I feel angry when I hear that song so it's a bad song.
Emotional reasoning
200
What is it it called to think of all the next steps of a scenario, all the way to it’s end in order to check your thinking?
Playing the tape
300
I am the person who acts out to distract from the dysfunction and pain in the family, but then I get blamed for everything that happens. (Mom wouldn’t drink so much if JimBob wasn’t always in trouble.)
Scapegoat
300
What communication style supports health in relationships by sharing with honesty and setting boundaries?
Assertiveness
300
In the CBT model, what are three interrelated areas of functioning that impact one another?
Thinking, Feeling, and Behavior
300
OMG I forgot to send that email! That means my boss isn’t going to trust me anymore so I won’t get that raise and my wife will leave me!
Catastrophizing
300
What 5 body systems does grounding use?
Sensory: touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing
400
I take control and make sure my family doesn’t have to feel negative consequences. Making sure my family is ok is way more important than being ok myself.
Enabler
400
What are 2 neurotransmitters that support long-term connections and happiness?
Oxytocin and serotonin
400
He won’t answer if I call because he still hasn’t forgiven me for last week.
Mindreading
400
Demonstrate a mindful breathing technique
*client choice*
500
Name at least 4 different types of recovery support community meetings.
AA, NA, Refuge Recovery, Smart Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, 16 Steps to Empowerment, Al-Anon, CODA, etc.
500
Triggers, thoughts, cravings, use: draw a diagram to show how they are connected.
500
I cut back my smoking from 30 cigarettes a day to 10 but it doesn’t count because I haven’t quit yet.
Discounting the Positive
500
Draw and label 6 categories of coping skills
square - distraction
triangle - grounding
star/explosion - emotional release
cloud - thought stopping
heart - self love
circle - higher power