Chapter 7: Breaking The High Alert Habit

Question 1

How do you reduce your time in high alert?

Answer 1

Recognize the behaviors that put you in high alert and do them less

Question 2

Why did Allen know about Brett’s yummy nom nom French toast

Answer 2

He clicked the notification

Question 3

What kind of reinforcement did Skinner find strongest?

Answer 3

Intermittent reinforcement

Question 4

How does the slot machine in your pocket work?

Answer 4

You get notifications which may or may not excite you, providing intermittent reinforcement

Question 5

What phase did Tina’s doctor tell her?

Answer 5

Either way, everything will be fine.

Question 6

What is Tina’s anecdote meant to remind us of?

Answer 6

Both outcomes are fine, though one might be better

Question 7

How did Allen get trapped where he couldn’t use avoidance behaviors?

Answer 7

He was in the window seat on an airplane and the man next to him fell asleep

Question 8

What technique do you use when you can’t avoid being trapped?

Answer 8

Safety reappraisal.

Question 9

The three most common problem behaviors are:

Answer 9

Overuse of technology
Struggling with uncertainty
Feeling trapped

Question 10

What did Rachel do to keep from checking her phone before she went to work?

Answer 10

She put it in airplane mode until she got to work in the morning.