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Dialectics

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The dynamic tension of opposition between two interacting forces or elements

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First wave vs Second wave using synthesis model

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first wave- focusing on the positive
second wave- focusing on the positive and the negative

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Appraisals

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our initials appraisals of our state of mind, idea, or a situation may be incomplete or inaccurate

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Problems with appraisals

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contextualization
temporal contextualization
spatial contextualization

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Contextualization

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situating this appraisal in a broader context (ex. Passage of time and subsequent events)

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Temporal contextualization

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meaning of a current event being altered by perspectives at other points in time (ex. Posttraumatic growth- thought life was going to be horrible but later on made friendships through that event)

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Positive emotions that can be negative

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Optimism
Self esteem
Forgiveness
Altruism

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Spatial contextualization

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considering the event from a different perspective in the current moment (ex. Going out of state to college- I will miss them but am happy)

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Negative emotions

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Pessimism
Humility
Anger
Sadness

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

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contains aspects of positive psych
GOALS= decrease symptoms and make life more worth living

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Components of DBT

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  1. Skills taught in this group
  2. DBT individual therapy
  3. DBT phone coaching
  4. DBT therapies consultation team
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Postive psych interventions

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Performing the same routine, either daily or weekly, and persisting with it for weeks or months in order to see improvement for itself

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Cohen’s d measure

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Around 0.2 - small
Around 0.5- medium
Around 0.8- large

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Foregiveness

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the reduction in vengeful and angry thoughts, feelings, and motives that may be accompanied by an increase in some form of positive thought, feeling, and motives toward the offending person

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4 phases of Enright’s treatment model for forgiveness

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  1. Uncovering - negative feelings about the offense
  2. Decision- to pursue forgiveness for a specific instance
  3. Work- toward understanding the offending person
  4. Discovery- of anticipated positive outcomes and empathy
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REACH forgiveness model

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R- recall the hurt they experience and the emotions associated with it
E- empathize with their offender, take another;s perspective and consider factors that may have contributed to their offenders actions
A- altruistic gift to the offender
C- make a commitment to forgive
H– hold onto or maintain their forgiveness

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Kin Altruism

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natural selection favors kindness to genetic relatives, particularly children

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Mutualism

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natural selection favors tendency to cooperate, collaborate and be kind to other with whom the actor shares a common interest

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Reciprocal altruism

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natural selection favors kindness to those who might return the favor at a later date

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Two most common kindness interventions

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  • Prosocial purchasing
  • Giving participants a sum of money and instruction them to spend it on someone else
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Findings on the meta analysis

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Performing acts of kindness increases the well being of the actor post intervention (0.28 small correlation)

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Aim of ACT

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To help people live a rich, full, and meaningful life while effectively handling the pain that comes your way

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Why it’s so difficult for humans to be happy

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Our minds evolved to help us survive in a world of danger
- Don’t get killed mindset
- Belong

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Hedonia

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feeling good
pleasure

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Eudemonia

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living a rich, meaningful life

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Dr. Harris happiness myths

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  1. Happiness is the natural state for all humans
  2. If you aren’t happy you are defective
  3. It is easy to control what you think and feel
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Illusion of control

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How do we learn control (say these things to ourselves)
- Don’t cry
- Be happy
- Stop feeling sorry for yourself
- Don’t be chicken

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Towards moves

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things I do that take me toward the life I want to build

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Away moves

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the things I do that take me away from the life I want to build

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Workability

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if what you are doing in a situation is helping you move closer toward the life you want, it is workable but if it is having the opposite effect, it is unworkable

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Triggers for away moves

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Difficult situations, thoughts, emotions, cravings, memories

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Hooked

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we are pulled to away moves

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Unhooked

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values as a compass- toward moves

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Obey mode

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  • Internal experiences dominate us
  • Full attention on these
  • Angry = yell
  • Sad = stay home
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Struggle mode

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  • Try to stop our thoughts and feelings
  • Avoid, escape, suppress, get rid of
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Fight strategies

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  • Suppression
  • Arguing
  • Taking charge
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Flight strategies

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-Opting out- of situations that could trigger unwanted internal experiences
- Distraction
- Substances

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When are struggle strategies problematic?

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  • When used excessively
  • Used in situation that don’t work
  • stop you from doing the things that matter to you
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Experiential avoidance

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the unwillingness to remain in contact with distressing internal experiences with the attempts to control or avoid distressing internal experiences

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Happiness trap/ 1st step in escaping

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  • To increase our happiness, we try to avoid or escape
  • 1st step - increase self awareness
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Treatment outcome studies

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Treatment outcome studies- two groups and each group gets different treatment

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Meta-anaylisis def

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Combining study data from several selected studies to develop a single conclusion that has a greater statistical power

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Mediation studies

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happen within a treatment outcome studies

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Moderation studies

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looking at a correlation that already exists

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Component analysis

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only examining one component of the treatment

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Dismantling studies

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Compare a part/s of a treatment with other parts of the same treatment or the whole treatment

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Case studies

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used as a existence of proof

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Treatment outcome studies

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Split into two groups (random assignment)

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Meta-anaylsis

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Combing study data from several selected studies to develop a single conclusion that has a greater statistical power

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Correlation design

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comparing two things

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Meditational studies

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happen within a treatment outcome studies

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Moderation

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Looking at a correlation that already exists

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Component analyses

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only examining one component of the treatment

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Dismantling

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Compare a part or parts of a treatment with other parts of the same treatment or the whole treatment

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Emotional storm

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  • internal experiences
  • notice and name
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What are we supposed to notice during an emotional storm?

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-Not to get rid of internal experiences
-Hold yourself steady
-Unhook yourself so you can make towards moves
- ACE - in any order

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ACE

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A- acknowledge your thoughts and feelings
C- connect to your body
E- engage in what you are doing
* in any order

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What is ACTs main interest with thoughts?

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change how we interact with our thoughts

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Fusion

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Fusion- a thought and the thing it refers to become stuck together as one

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Common categories of thoughts that hook us

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Frightening images and painful memories

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Methods for unhooking thoughts

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Ask yourself
-Is this an old thought? Do I get anything from listening to this again?
-Does this thought help me take effective action to impro

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Troubleshooting unhooking methods

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-If you allow internal experiences to be present you can put your energy and attention into activities you value
-Defusion is an acceptance strategy

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Exposure

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Deliberately getting in contact with difficult stuff so you can learn how to more effectively respond to it

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Mind is saying “stay in comfort zone”

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Stop the process
-Practice unhooking/ defusion strategies
-Connect with values

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Goals vs values

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Always ways to live your values even if you do not achieve a goal

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Self-compassion

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Acknowledge your pain and respond with kindness

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Kind self talk

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-Can’t get rid of thoughts
-Label thoughts as judgements or other defusion techniques
-Remind yourself- be kind

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Kind actions

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Actions of kindness, caring, and support for ourselves

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Antecedent

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something that comes before the behavior and increases the behavior

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