Random stuff for the test Flashcards
Self-location is an important Cog? function
Self-location is not an active response to colonialism?
Through self-location you resp? yourself in the conversation
cognitive function. how we understand things and how we act
false
reposition yourself in the conversation
What 4 things make up the Focusing Skills?
reflection of meaning, interpretation/reframing, empathetic self disclosure, and feedback
emotional regulation is basic to what? (hint resil)
resilience
ability to respond appropriately socially, and also as the ability to manage challenging situations without losing self-control is called what?
- Emotional regulation
self-in-WHAT - is the self organized & developed in the context of important relationships
Self-in-relation
The self is relational
Prefrontal Cortex:
W
S
D
I & S
- Working memory
- Self-control
- Decision making
- Intentionality and sense of self
Hippocampus (Limbic Region)
* L
* M
- Learning
- Memory
Amygdala (Limbic Region)
* E
* F
- Emotional regulation
- Fear response
Counselling work with clients can enable them to modify memories in the WHERE and to reframe past difficulties – it changes the brain!
hippocampus
Brain’s ability to grow/change is due to ?
neuroplasticity
What is the term for - can result in the remodeling of our neural networks . . . a brain can rewire itself.
neuroplasticity
What is the term for - The brain is flexible and can add new neurons and connections throughout the lifespan
neuroplasticity
Damage to the brain can cause? NN
negative neuroplasticity
- Oppression from racism, sexism, bullying, and other forms of prejudice are harmful to the brain as they are trauma experiences
- Some clients are harmed by ineffective, incompetent or biased counsellors and psychotherapists
Our brain has a negativity bias, which makes the brain like …
SO, we need to learn to take in the …
Velcro for the BAD and Teflon for the GOOD
positive experiences
what is the term for responding ‘appropriately’ while managing challenging situations?
Emotional regulation
Resilience is marked by greater activation in which part of the brain
left prefrontal cortex
Emotions are generally our WHICH response (amygdala) BEFORE our WHAT response (prefrontal cortex)
first
cognitive
What is the term for - the kinds of remarks, questions, or actions that are painful because they have to do with a person’s membership in a group that’s discriminated against or subject to stereotypes.
they also happen casually, frequently, and often without any harm intended, in everyday life.
Microaggressions
Is it ethics or morals that
the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group or culture
ethics
Is it ethics or morals that
Principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct. they are prescribed dos and don’ts - it’s really a personal compass of right and wrong
morals
Is it ethics or morals that
comes from the social system - external. Because society says
ethics
Is it ethics or morals that
come from the individual - internal - because we believe in something as being right or wrong
morals
Is it ethics or morals that
is dependent on others for definition
ethics
an ethical person may not have morals at all, as they are following ethical principles
Is it ethics or morals that
are usually consistent, but can change if an individuals beliefs change
Transends cultural norms
morals
consciousness is a ? process
describe this
perceptual
what we see, hear, feel, taste, touch, think, feel
what we observe and perceive
A key route to becoming conscious of clients is em? un?
empathic understanding
empathy is in which part of the brain?
pre-frontal cortex
Two components of empathy – the ? (ability to be affected by the client’s emotions) and the ? (expressed empathy – translation of feelings into words)
emotional & cognitive
Emotions fuel/colour our decisions; they are activated before ? ?
cognitions
what type of emotions/feelings primarily reside in the amygdala (survival – fight, flight, etc)
negative
it is the nucleus accumbens that sends out signals to the prefrontal cortex enabling focus on the ? emotions.
positive
T/F - Negativity bias comes from our survival mode
true
open questions are:
W
H
W
Co/Wo/ca
what
how
why
could/would/can
closed questions:
i
d
a
is, do, are