Distress Tolerance | Distract | Radical Acceptance | Self Soothe and TIPP | IMPROVE and Pros & Cons |
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To get through the Red Zone without making a situation worse.
What is a goal of using distress tolerance skills?
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ACCEPTS
What word do we use to remember how to Distract?
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FALSE: Pain cannot be avoided.
Radical Acceptance is important because we have to learn how to try to eliminate pain in our lives.
True or False |
6 Senses (or 5 Senses)
We self-soothe using our____________________
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b) Don’t take vacations that will harm you or make the problem worse.
c) Don’t make the vacation too long.
When you take a Vacation from your problems, it’s important to remember which 2 things:
a) Take as long as you need to completely forget what’s bothering you. b) Don’t take vacations that will harm you or make the problem worse. c) Don’t make the vacation too long. d) Try to take a friend with you on your vacation |
FALSE
Distress Tolerance skills are designed to help you solve your problems.
True or False |
(Individual Answers)
Name a Distracting skill other than Activities and how you might use it.
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The accept ALL THE WAY and COMPLETELY
In Radical Acceptance, what does “Radical” mean?
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OUT ..... IN
When we use paced breathing, we breathe ______ to a longer count than we breathe _____
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d) Both a & c
What is an advantage of using Pros and Cons to survive a crisis?
a) it gives you some time before acting on an impulse b) it will solve the problem c) it allows you to weigh and compare your choices d) Both a & c |
TRUE
Distress Tolerance skills are skills of acceptance
True or False |
Contributing
Which Distracting skill focuses on doing nice things for other people?
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Suffering
Pain without acceptance = __________________?
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(Individual Responses)
(2 individuals) Give an example of self-soothing from your own experience.
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Make lemonade out of lemons. Find a lesson in the pain.
What does it mean to find Meaning in a crisis?
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(Individual Answers)
(2 individuals) Name a situation in which you might want to use distress tolerance skills
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Emotion, Activities, etc
If you Distract yourself by watching a funny movie, which skills might you be using (Name at least 2)?
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Radical Acceptance is not done one time. We often have to repeat the process and turn towards acceptance again and again.
What does it mean to turn your mind?
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Parasympathetic
The Dive Reflex (Face in Cold Water for "T") works because it stimulates the ___________ nervous system.
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(INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES)
-(2 individuals) Give an example of how you have used Improve the Moment in your life.
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