Coping Skills
In ACT, clarifying these can guide recovery and help patients make choices that align with what matters most.
What are values?
This is the name of the weekly meeting where patients set check in with the executive director on their treatment experiences
What is community?
This word describes the ability to “bounce back” from challenges.
What is resilience?
One of the first steps in recovery is acknowledging this — that you need help and deserve healing.
What is acceptance (or awareness)?
This nutrient helps build and repair muscles and is found in foods like meat, beans, and tofu.
What is protein?
Splashing cold water on your face, holding ice, or paced breathing are examples of this DBT skill set.
What is TIPP (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Paired muscle relaxation)?
The four prompts of process group check-in
This is the most common mental health condition worldwide, often linked to racing thoughts and restlessness.
What is anxiety?
These are personal sayings or reminders that help build strength in recovery.
What are affirmations?
Eating a variety of foods helps your body get these substances it needs to function properly.
What are vitamins and minerals?
In ACT, taking a few minutes to notice your breath and observe your thoughts without judgment is an example of this practice.
What is mindfulness?
This part of the program helps patients practice eating in real-world situations, like going to a café or grocery store.
What is exposure outing
This hormone is known as the “stress hormone"
What is cortisol?
In recovery, setbacks are often called this instead of “failure.”
What is a lapse (or learning opportunity)?
This organ stores vitamins and minerals and releases them into the blood when your body needs them
What is the liver?
In ACT, this concept means noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them — like watching leaves float down a stream.
What is cognitive defusion?
The phase in which you complete the clinical assignment, Interpersonal Inventory
What is Exploration?
This term describes having more than one mental health condition at the same time, such as depression and anxiety.
What is comorbidity (or co-occurring disorders)?
Recovery teaches us to replace judgment with this quality, toward both ourselves and others.
What is compassion (or self-compassion)?
This nutrient helps carry oxygen in red blood cells and can prevent anemia when included in the diet.
What is iron?
In CBT, the connection between these three things is the foundation of treatment.
What are thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
Ultimately, what are we working towards at CFD?
(Think the top of your DBT Hierarchy Triangle)
What is a life worth living?
In mental health, this describes the range of emotions we can handle before becoming overwhelmed.
What is window of tolerance?
This practice helps you notice urges or triggers without immediately acting on them.
What is mindfulness or urge surfing?
This vitamin, found in carrots, sweet potatoes, and spinach, supports healthy vision.
What is vitamin A?