Behavioral Activation
The number scale used at Rogers to describe how you’d rate your anxiety/depression/difficulty in completing a task
What is 0-7
Spending a lot of time thinking about symptoms and what caused them
What is Rumination
Spending time alone away from other people
What is Isolating
This skill encourages you to use all 5 senses
What is 54321 OR self-soothe
A behavior/activity that needs to be done every day
What is an ADL?
Ranking your activities from easiest to complete to hardest to complete
What is a BA Hierarchy
An event, environment, person or emotion that affects your mental state
What is a Trigger?
Describe an avoidance pattern you have engaged in in the past
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This skill encourages you to list the benefits vs consequences of a behavior
Pros and Cons
Another way to say “unhelpful thinking styles”
Cognitive Distortions
Behavioral Activation is a treatment for this mental health disorder
What is Depression
To deal effectively with a trigger
(Active) Coping
How might you recognize that you’re engaging in an avoidance pattern?
The difficult thoughts and feelings are still present
You’re not any better at actively coping with the trigger
The idea of facing this trigger again creates the same amount of anxiety each time, if not more
This skill encourages us to honor the truth on both sides of conflicting feelings or situations
Dialectics
Engaging in a behavior because it’s something that brings you joy/pleasure
Enjoyable BA
A specific treatment for depression that is based on the idea that our mood and behaviors are tightly linked
Behavioral Activation
Any action a person takes to escape from difficult thoughts or feelings
Avoidance Behaviors
Talk about a time you chose to actively cope rather than engage in avoidance
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This skill asks that you assess the evidence behind an emotion or situation
Check the Facts
_____ involves apprehension about a future threat, whereas _____ is a response to an immediate threat
Anxiety, fear
Giving into your demands, completing tasks for you, decreasing your responsibility, and helping you avoid situations that may contribute to you feeling uncomfortable are all examples of this.
What is Symptom Accommodation?
Define TRAP/TRAC
Trigger → Emotional Response → Avoidance Pattern
&
Trigger → Emotional Response → Active Coping
Why is it preferable to engage in active coping rather than an avoidance pattern?
You’re great. Thank you for sharing.
What does the “E” in IMPROVE stand for?
Encouragement
How does symptom accommodation maintain anxiety?
Decreases your ability to cope with triggers and tolerate distress