words matter
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WORDS MATTER
What to Say and When
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sking the Right Questions
W
ords to Alleviate General Anxiety
R
educing Fear
R
educing Anger
C
ultivate Optimism
R
oll WITH Resistance• Personal Choice
R
esolving Conflicts• Reflective Listening• Express Empathy• Avoid Arguing
E
nhance Self-Efficacy (Personal Power)• Belief in ability • Building and supporting courses of action
K
eeping Irritating People in Perspective
HEALTHY FORMS OF COPING
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bjectifying Issues ~ redirect thoughts and emotions away from the personal
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dentifying ILL-logic ~ recognize automatic thoughts and distortion patterns
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eframing ~ reinterpret automatic thoughts and emotions
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isten to the Body ~ connect symptoms with triggers that initiated them
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estore Meaning ~ the healing power of connecting health
with a sense of purpose.
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pply Positive Psychology ~ discover and apply one’s
strengths AND find effective ways to work through issues.
ENTRAPMENT
Patterns of Behavior
D
efensiveness ~ assumptions
E
scape ~ activities, food, and substances
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pinning ~ obsessions and compulsions