Mindfulness
What is one mindfluness activity we've done this semester?
Breathing exercises; snap, crackle, pop; zen counting; progressive muscle relaxation
What is Distress Tolerance?
Tolerating/coping with a painful, stressful, highly distressing situation that you may not be able to solve right away.
There are lots of emotions we can feel over the course of a week or even a day. List 6 emotions.
Happy, sad, angry, anxious, fearful, excited, love, anticipation, bored, frustrated
What should your body language look like when interacting with someone effectively?
Appear confident. Make good eye contact. Use a confident tone of voice. Stand up straight.
What day do we have WISE Mind groups?
Mondays
What are some components of Mindfulness?
Controlling your attention; Throwing yourself into the present moment; being non-judgemental; being aware; having an opened mind
What are some skills you can use in an emotional crisis?
Answer will vary: i.e. crisis survival skills
What is an example of A in the ACCEPTS skill?
Activities (will vary)
What can get in the way of interpersonal effectivness skills?
Other people, your emotions, your thoughts/beliefs about yourself, forgetting long term goals for short term goals
Where are the presenters from?
UNM Clinical Psychology Program
What is emotion mind?
State of being when emotions are in control. Logic and reasoning are not present. Someone may be impulsive and react just based on emotions.
What is Opposite Action?
Doing the opposite of your action urge
Why might you want to use the skill Cope Ahead?
By coping ahead, you can rehearse a plan so you can cope successfully with an emotionally stressful situation.
Why is it important to use interpersonal effectivness skills?
Mantain healthy relationships, end destructive ones, get what you want, say no to what you don't want.
What has been your favorite activity we have done this last year?
Answer will vary
What is Wise Mind?
The synthesis (and middle ground) between rational mind and emotion mind.
Give an example of V (Vacation) from the IMPROVE skill.
Mental vacation, imagining yourself in your happy place, taking a walk, going to a coffee shop, going to a friends house, etc.
What does it mean to build mastery?
Doing things to make you feel effective and in control of your life.
What does it mean to validate?
Show that you understand a person's thoughts and feelings in a situation. Being and showing empathy.
When can you utilize the skills you have learned this year?
When you are feeling intense emotion, when you want to be able to relax, etc.
What are the three states of mind (hint, the three circles/venn diagram)
Emotion mind, rational/logic mind, wise mind
Distracting is a crisis survival skill that helps us deal with a crisis. Do we want to use distraction in the long term or short term?
Short term only.
What are values?
Things that are important to us in life and that guide our thoughts and behaviors.
At this letter of DEARMAN, it is important to use a confident voice, make good eye contact and to avoid stammering, whispering, staring at the floor, or retreating.
Appear Confident
What are our names
Ayesha, Maria, Molly, Naila