Distress Tolerance Skills - Video 6 - Flashcard Set
What is thanking the mind and which therapy technique does it come from?
Thanking the mind is a technique from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
What is the purpose of thanking the mind?
The purpose of thanking the mind is to recognize that the mind is trying to do what it thinks it needs to do.
What does the mind generate according to ACT?
The mind generates symbolic experience to learn from symbolic things.
How should we respond to what the mind is telling us according to ACT?
We can thank the mind and focus on what matters to us.
What is the compassion-focused spin on thanking the mind?
The compassion-focused spin on thanking the mind is to recognize that the mind is driving some of our suffering and to have compassion and understanding towards ourselves.
What can adding a compassion-focused spin to thanking the mind add to the practice?
Adding a compassion-focused spin to thanking the mind can add warmth, playfulness, humor, and perspective to the practice.
What is the role of the mind according to ACT?
The role of the mind is to generate symbolic experience and learn from it.
What is the role of compassion in the compassion-focused spin on thanking the mind?
The role of compassion is to have understanding and compassion towards ourselves in recognizing that the mind is driving some of our suffering.
What is the difference between the classic ACT technique and the compassion-focused spin on thanking the mind?
The classic ACT technique involves thanking the mind for doing what it thinks it needs to do and focusing on what matters. The compassion-focused spin also involves recognizing the role of the mind in our suffering and having compassion towards ourselves.
What does the author say about the brain in the compassion-focused spin on thanking the mind?
The author says that the brain has evolved over hundreds of millions of years to have these crazy loops and get us in all sorts of trouble, and that there’s so much that we didn’t choose or ask for.
What does the author suggest we do when the mind tells us things that might get us in trouble?
The author suggests that we thank the mind for doing its job, but not base our behavior on what it’s telling us. Instead, we should focus on what matters to us.
What is the overall message of the video?
The overall message of the video is to recognize the role of the mind in our thoughts and emotions, and to have compassion towards ourselves in dealing with them.
