Communication
Name the four main communication styles.
What are passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive?
What is a personal boundary?
What is a limit you set to protect your time, energy, and well-being?
Name one type of attachment style.
What is secure, anxious, avoidant, or disorganized?
What are cognitive distortions?
What are unhelpful or inaccurate ways of thinking?
What is grounding used for?
What is calming down or reconnecting to the present when overwhelmed?
Which communication style is most likely to set healthy boundaries?
What is assertive
What is a boundary you recently set OR want to set?
No wrong answers :)
True or False. Someone with avoidant attachment will always be avoidant even if they try to change.
F
What are "should statements"?
What is believing things have to be a certain way or shaming yourself for not being a certain way.
Give an example of a mindfulness strategy?
nature, breathing, tuning in to body, focusing on task (i.e. coloring, washing hands), etc.
Give an example of aggressive communication that ISN'T verbal or physical aggression.
interrupting, forcing opinions on others, body language, not respecting boundaries
What’s an example of a healthy boundary with a friend?
What is asking for space when you need it, or saying no to something you're uncomfortable with?
Which attachment style often worries about being abandoned?
What is anxious attachment?
Give an example of the cognitive distortion of "feelings as facts"?
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
What is naming 5 things you see, 4 things you feel, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, and 1 you taste?
Why might someone use passive communication instead of assertive communication?
What is fear of conflict, people pleasing, low self-esteem, or not knowing how to express needs?
What might happen if you never set boundaries?
What is feeling overwhelmed, resentful, or being taken advantage of?
How can learning your attachment style help your relationships?
What is understanding how you connect with others and why you react the way you do?
What is the cognitive distortion of "mind reading"?
What is box breathing?
Inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 4, hold 4
What is passive-aggressive communication, and what’s an example?
What is expressing anger indirectly (e.g., saying “whatever” with a sarcastic tone or ignoring someone to get back at them)?
How can you tell someone your boundary in an assertive way?
What is using clear, respectful language and using "I feel" statements.
How does childhood affect attachment styles later in life?
Childhood experiences (such as a neglectful parent or a loving parent) teach children how to trust others and how to attach with friends and partners later in life.
What is one way to challenge a cognitive distortion?
What is looking for facts, asking what a friend would say, or checking if the thought is 100% true?
What are the two components of mindfulness?
Awareness & acceptance