Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
A technique used to reset or regulate.
In Solution Focus Based Counseling, what is the rating system for measuring the quality of one's day?
1-10
This technique of writing thoughts in a book is called what?
Journaling
What is it called to try something new?
Willingness
What is it called when you step back from thoughts
Diffusion
This coping skill is used to give forgiveness to one's self?
Self Compassion
In the ACT model, is the goal to fix the past, be present in the moment, or be future focused?
Be present in the moment.
What is a benefit of using repeated patterns in drawing?
Stress Reduction
Willfulness refers to what?
Willfulness: refers to a state of stubbornness or resistance to change. It involves having a rigid or an inflexible mindset and refusing to consider alternative viewpoints or approaches.
What is ACT an acronym for?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This skill is used to be open to new ideas or trying new things?
Flexible Thinking
What is a technology that one can use to help them keep track of their goals?
Microsoft Tasker
Google Tasker
Apple Reminder
Etc.
What is the technique called when you write a story after being prompted with a line?
First Line Technique
Willingness refers to what?
Willingness: Refers to the ability to be open, receptive, and engaged in the present moment. It involves a mindset of acceptance and a willingness to participate fully in the process of change.
What is it called to when you Act in ways that reflect your values?
Committed Action
This skill requires tightening various muscle groups and releasing while quickly breathing out.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
What are the 5 elements of a SMART Goal
Specific, Measurable,Achievable, Relevant, Time
This image with high levels of details in a repeating symmetrical pattern is used in Eastern forms of meditation. What is it?
Mandala
Turning Willfulness into Willingness can be done with one of these three sentence starters.
“Instead of resisting, I could…”
- “If I approached this with openness, I might…”
- “The effective thing to do is…”
Give an example of the process of labeling a thought.
Example:
“I’m having the thought that I’m not good enough.”
This separates you from the thought.
Daily Double
This coping skill uses the following:
Acknowledgment of Reality
Letting Go of Resistance
Instead of fighting against the thing
Reducing Suffering
Not Approval, Just Acceptance
Radical Acceptance
What famous figure created the decision-making process using pros and cons with the 1-7 rating system for the three categories of importance, probability, and weight?
Benjamin Franklin
What is a short phrase that one might create to use with breathing patterns and repetition in saying?
Mantra
What does Dr. Linehan say about willingness
“Willfulness is refusing to tolerate the moment. While Willingness is doing just what is needed in each situation, wholeheartedly.”
What is it called when you use a voice like a cartoon to diffuse a thought?
What is the Silly Voice Excercise?