Developing Compassion in Compassion Focused Therapy
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Which emotion tends to support tendencies for justification, denial, and avoidance?

  • Compassion
  • Shame (correct)
  • Sorrow
  • Guilt

According to Griffin et al. (2016), which emotion involves genuine desires to help the injured party recover?

  • Shame
  • Compassion
  • Remorse
  • Guilt (correct)

Which emotion is primarily focused on self and reputation repair?

  • Shame (correct)
  • Remorse
  • Guilt
  • Sorrow

What type of behavior does guilt generally promote, as mentioned by Tangney, Stuewig, & Mashek (2007)?

<p>Prosocial behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Shame is linked to which system that is part of the social rank system according to Tang-Smith et al. (2014)?

<p>Social dominance system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What emotion is more associated with distress signals and empathic connection to the distress caused?

<p>Guilt (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of restorative justice, as discussed in the text?

<p>Facilitating sorrow and regret in the perpetrator (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Gilbert (2000b), what is the human potential for shame rooted in?

<p>Defensive strategies evolved within status hierarchies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which emotion is characterized by motivations to avoid causing harm via actions and repairing it if harm is done?

<p>Guilt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of CFT, what is emphasized as important for working with individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully towards others?

<p>Prosocial motivational states of mind (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three basic functions of emotions in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?

<p>Detect and respond to threats, signals of resources, and situations indicating safeness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the myelinated vagus nerve relate to compassion in CFT?

<p>Evolved to play a role in soothing processes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of early attachment relationships in developing compassion competencies?

<p>Promotes secure base and safe haven for comfort (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which competence may be poorly developed in individuals undergoing CFT therapy?

<p>Empathy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT help clients understand their emotional drives?

<p>By distinguishing drives to avoid bad things from drives for pleasure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) according to the text?

<p>Working on basic motivational systems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the three types of evolved functional affect regulation systems in CFT?

<p>Growth-focused advancement and development (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT utilize body awareness to help individuals manage stress?

<p>By using breathing patterns to stimulate the vagal system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the practices in CFT that involves imagining interactions with a compassionate other?

<p>Imagining a safe, compassionate other (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique is used in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to help individuals recognize alternative ways of responding in challenging situations?

<p>Acting techniques to imagine compassionate self (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common fear or resistance individuals may have towards experiencing compassion?

<p>Fear of being shamed through certain discoveries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can evoking a 'caring approach' be misused in some situations according to the text?

<p>To foster guilt in children (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Gillie and Thayer (2014), what physiological aspect is important for executive control and integration of brain systems?

<p>Parasympathetic tone (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do individuals with borderline difficulties differ significantly from controls in terms of sympathetic and parasympathetic responses?

<p>Showing a more fight-flight response in situations of helpfulness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process can be central to the change process in Compassion Focused Therapy according to Gilbert & Irons (2005)?

<p>Facilitating grief for unmet desires and past traumas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?

<p>Encouraging a new identity with a motivational focus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component is NOT part of the first stage in CFT?

<p>Working on moral behavior (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is mindfulness considered an important element in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?

<p>To develop body awareness of different emotions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), according to the text?

<p>Insight leading to compassion motivation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a component of the psychoeducation included in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?

<p>Learning genetic origins of obesity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key principle of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) in addressing criminal behavior?

<p>Encouraging responsibility taking and practicing change-focused processes. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT view the nature of compassion?

<p>As core to addressing human problems and behaviors. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does CFT aim to address the fears, blocks, and resistances of individuals?

<p>By working with them as central components of the therapy. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a central objective of CFT's evidence-based practices regarding physiological systems?

<p>To facilitate better control of emotion through parasympathetic systems. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT view the role of grieving in individuals who have caused harm or behaved neglectfully?

<p>As a key element for individuals to engage with their own suffering and early losses. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT approach the concept of compassion motivation in training and cultivation?

<p>By emphasizing the courage and commitment involved in developing compassion. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CFT aim to stimulate through exercises designed for psychological change?

<p>Parasympathetic systems for better emotional control. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does CFT seek to de-shame individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully?

<p>By stimulating responsibility taking and capacities to feel guilt and remorse. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of understanding compassion according to CFT?

<p>As rooted in both courage and commitment with developing practices. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CFT work with as central components of the therapy regarding fears and resistances?

<p>Using them as key elements in the therapeutic process. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates shame from guilt in terms of repair efforts?

<p>Shame focuses on repairing one's reputation, while guilt focuses on helping the injured party recover.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of behavior does guilt generally promote?

<p>Moral or prosocial behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) view the nature of compassion?

<p>Compassion is seen as an evolved, motivation-based, functional system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy?

<p>De-shaming individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Griffin et al. (2016), which emotion involves genuine desires to help the injured party recover?

<p>Guilt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between shame and guilt, according to Gilbert?

<p>Focus on self and reputation repair vs. recognition of causing harm to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Gilbert argue that guilt is not about attending to our reputation?

<p>To avoid causing harm via actions and repair it if done</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does restorative justice differ from retributive justice, as explained in the text?

<p>Focus on repairing harm and reducing distress in the other vs. self-focused punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central focus of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) when working with individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully?

<p>Fostering prosocial motivational states of mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT view the emotion of shame in comparison to guilt?

<p>Focused on self and reputation repair vs. distress signals and empathic connection</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three basic functions of emotions in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?

<ol> <li>Respond to threats, 2. Respond to signals of resources and rewards, 3. Indicate safeness and facilitate 'rest and digest'</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

How does the myelinated vagus nerve relate to compassion in CFT?

<p>It is involved in the soothing process in CFT, evolved with attachment, and activates the parasympathetic system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), according to the text?

<p>Developing a secure base and safe haven through caring relationships to promote self-soothing and compassion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can evoking a 'caring approach' be misused in some situations according to the text?

<p>It can lead to increased guilt, negative emotions, and even suicidal tendencies in individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a central objective of CFT's evidence-based practices regarding physiological systems?

<p>To balance the activating threat and drive systems with the soothing parasympathetic system for emotional regulation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the basic motivational systems that CFT works on?

<p>Seeking out good things, Achieving and activating, Affiliative focused, Soothing/safeness, Well-being, Threat-focused protection and safety seeking, Activating/inhibiting, Anger, anxiety, disgust, Drive, excitement, vitality, Content, safe, connected</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT suggest using the body to stimulate or calm the mind?

<p>Using certain breathing patterns designed to stimulate the vagal system, practicing affiliative and friendly facial expressions and voice tones</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between safety and safeness according to CFT?

<p>Safety involves stopping bad things from happening, while safeness is the freedom 'to be' and to explore</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT help individuals imagine interactions with a compassionate other?

<p>By encouraging clients to think about what they would like from a compassionate other and their own fears, blocks, and resistances</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some competencies individuals practice in Compassionate Self practices in CFT?

<p>Empathy, distress tolerance, mindfulness, body awareness, grounding</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some meta-cognitive beliefs that individuals may have as blocks to compassion in Compassion Focused Therapy?

<p>Beliefs that 'compassion is weak and indulgent' or 'is not helpful'</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do physiological blocks and inhibitions to compassion operate in individuals undergoing Compassion Focused Therapy?

<p>Compromised parasympathetic tone affecting executive control and integration of brain systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy?

<p>Building compassion motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to CFT, what is the key focus when using specific breathing exercises?

<p>Helping the person experience sensations of slowing down and being present</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential impact of facilitating grief in individuals undergoing Compassion Focused Therapy?

<p>Profound effects on change process and shifting social mentalities</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of psychoeducation in CFT related to the human brain?

<p>Helping individuals understand that the human brain is full of inbuilt problems with biases and conflicts</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do individuals with borderline difficulties differ in sympathetic and parasympathetic responses compared to controls?

<p>Show a more fight-or-flight profile in situations of helpfulness</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does CFT aim to address shame in individuals?

<p>By helping individuals to identify with common humanity and the troubles of the evolved tricky brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some different sources of criminal behavior discussed in the text?

<p>Severe trauma, genetic inclination, Asperger-like syndromes, complex learning difficulties, mental health problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of mindfulness in Compassion Focused Therapy?

<p>Enabling people to be more attentive to what is going on in their own minds and bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CFT consider criminal behaviour in the context of?

<p>human context</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the evolutionary strategies that don't always follow moral rules?

<p>survival, advancement, reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is compassion core to according to the text?

<p>approaching problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is becoming more focused on suffering according to the text?

<p>law and prevention</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is CFT rooted in according to the text?

<p>evolutionary approaches</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CFT seek to stimulate according to the text?

<p>responsibility taking</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does CFT spend time explaining according to the text?

<p>genuine nature of compassion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of practices does CFT use to stimulate physiological systems for psychological change?

<p>evidence-based practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

What plays a key role in individuals engaging with their own suffering and early losses according to the text?

<p>grieving</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will become more apparent as forensics establishments become more scientific in understanding basic human psychology?

<p>compassion motivation training and cultivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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