Distress Tolerance | Distract | Radical Acceptance | Self Soothe and Pros & Cons | IMPROVE the Moment |
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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
True or False: Radical Acceptance is important because we have to learn how to try to eliminate pain in our lives.
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Five Senses
We self-soothe using our____________________
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c
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
True or False: Distress Tolerance skills are designed to help you solve your problems.
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Individual Answers
Name a Distracting skill other than Activities and how you might use it.
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All the way, and completely
In Radical Acceptance, what does “Radical” mean?
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d
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 |
False
True and False: Praying to God to make a crisis go away is an effective way to improve the moment
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True
True or False: Distress Tolerance skills are skills of acceptance
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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 Answers Apply
(2 individuals) Give an example of self-soothing from your own experience.
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Find what can be learned from 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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Emotions, Activities
If you Distract yourself by watching a funny movie, which skills might you be using (Name at least 2)?
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Return to WHAT IS over and over
What does it mean to turn your mind?
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a
When using a pro’s & con’s list to decide whether or not to act on an impulse, it is most effective to focus upon:
a) Long term consequences b) Short term consequences c) Both a and b d) Neither a nor b |
Individual Answers
(2 individuals) Give an example of how you have used improve the moment in your life.
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