80 Questions
Which emotion tends to support tendencies for justification, denial, and avoidance?
Shame
According to Griffin et al. (2016), which emotion involves genuine desires to help the injured party recover?
Guilt
Which emotion is primarily focused on self and reputation repair?
Shame
What type of behavior does guilt generally promote, as mentioned by Tangney, Stuewig, & Mashek (2007)?
Prosocial behavior
Shame is linked to which system that is part of the social rank system according to Tang-Smith et al. (2014)?
Social dominance system
What emotion is more associated with distress signals and empathic connection to the distress caused?
Guilt
What is the main focus of restorative justice, as discussed in the text?
Facilitating sorrow and regret in the perpetrator
According to Gilbert (2000b), what is the human potential for shame rooted in?
Defensive strategies evolved within status hierarchies
Which emotion is characterized by motivations to avoid causing harm via actions and repairing it if harm is done?
Guilt
In the context of CFT, what is emphasized as important for working with individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully towards others?
Prosocial motivational states of mind
What are the three basic functions of emotions in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?
Detect and respond to threats, signals of resources, and situations indicating safeness
How does the myelinated vagus nerve relate to compassion in CFT?
Evolved to play a role in soothing processes
What is the role of early attachment relationships in developing compassion competencies?
Promotes secure base and safe haven for comfort
Which competence may be poorly developed in individuals undergoing CFT therapy?
Empathy
How does CFT help clients understand their emotional drives?
By distinguishing drives to avoid bad things from drives for pleasure
What is the main focus of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) according to the text?
Working on basic motivational systems
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the three types of evolved functional affect regulation systems in CFT?
Growth-focused advancement and development
How does CFT utilize body awareness to help individuals manage stress?
By using breathing patterns to stimulate the vagal system
What is one of the practices in CFT that involves imagining interactions with a compassionate other?
Imagining a safe, compassionate other
Which technique is used in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to help individuals recognize alternative ways of responding in challenging situations?
Acting techniques to imagine compassionate self
What is a common fear or resistance individuals may have towards experiencing compassion?
Fear of being shamed through certain discoveries
How can evoking a 'caring approach' be misused in some situations according to the text?
To foster guilt in children
According to Gillie and Thayer (2014), what physiological aspect is important for executive control and integration of brain systems?
Parasympathetic tone
Why do individuals with borderline difficulties differ significantly from controls in terms of sympathetic and parasympathetic responses?
Showing a more fight-flight response in situations of helpfulness
What process can be central to the change process in Compassion Focused Therapy according to Gilbert & Irons (2005)?
Facilitating grief for unmet desires and past traumas
What is the primary focus of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?
Encouraging a new identity with a motivational focus
Which component is NOT part of the first stage in CFT?
Working on moral behavior
Why is mindfulness considered an important element in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?
To develop body awareness of different emotions
What is the key transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), according to the text?
Insight leading to compassion motivation
What is NOT a component of the psychoeducation included in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?
Learning genetic origins of obesity
What is a key principle of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) in addressing criminal behavior?
Encouraging responsibility taking and practicing change-focused processes.
How does CFT view the nature of compassion?
As core to addressing human problems and behaviors.
In what way does CFT aim to address the fears, blocks, and resistances of individuals?
By working with them as central components of the therapy.
What is a central objective of CFT's evidence-based practices regarding physiological systems?
To facilitate better control of emotion through parasympathetic systems.
How does CFT view the role of grieving in individuals who have caused harm or behaved neglectfully?
As a key element for individuals to engage with their own suffering and early losses.
How does CFT approach the concept of compassion motivation in training and cultivation?
By emphasizing the courage and commitment involved in developing compassion.
What does CFT aim to stimulate through exercises designed for psychological change?
Parasympathetic systems for better emotional control.
In what way does CFT seek to de-shame individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully?
By stimulating responsibility taking and capacities to feel guilt and remorse.
What is a key aspect of understanding compassion according to CFT?
As rooted in both courage and commitment with developing practices.
What does CFT work with as central components of the therapy regarding fears and resistances?
Using them as key elements in the therapeutic process.
What differentiates shame from guilt in terms of repair efforts?
Shame focuses on repairing one's reputation, while guilt focuses on helping the injured party recover.
What kind of behavior does guilt generally promote?
Moral or prosocial behavior.
How does Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) view the nature of compassion?
Compassion is seen as an evolved, motivation-based, functional system.
What is the key transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy?
De-shaming individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully.
According to Griffin et al. (2016), which emotion involves genuine desires to help the injured party recover?
Guilt.
What is the key difference between shame and guilt, according to Gilbert?
Focus on self and reputation repair vs. recognition of causing harm to others
Why does Gilbert argue that guilt is not about attending to our reputation?
To avoid causing harm via actions and repair it if done
How does restorative justice differ from retributive justice, as explained in the text?
Focus on repairing harm and reducing distress in the other vs. self-focused punishment
What is the central focus of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) when working with individuals who have behaved harmfully or neglectfully?
Fostering prosocial motivational states of mind
How does CFT view the emotion of shame in comparison to guilt?
Focused on self and reputation repair vs. distress signals and empathic connection
What are the three basic functions of emotions in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?
- Respond to threats, 2. Respond to signals of resources and rewards, 3. Indicate safeness and facilitate 'rest and digest'
How does the myelinated vagus nerve relate to compassion in CFT?
It is involved in the soothing process in CFT, evolved with attachment, and activates the parasympathetic system.
What is the key transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), according to the text?
Developing a secure base and safe haven through caring relationships to promote self-soothing and compassion.
How can evoking a 'caring approach' be misused in some situations according to the text?
It can lead to increased guilt, negative emotions, and even suicidal tendencies in individuals.
What is a central objective of CFT's evidence-based practices regarding physiological systems?
To balance the activating threat and drive systems with the soothing parasympathetic system for emotional regulation.
What are some of the basic motivational systems that CFT works on?
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
How does CFT suggest using the body to stimulate or calm the mind?
Using certain breathing patterns designed to stimulate the vagal system, practicing affiliative and friendly facial expressions and voice tones
What is the difference between safety and safeness according to CFT?
Safety involves stopping bad things from happening, while safeness is the freedom 'to be' and to explore
How does CFT help individuals imagine interactions with a compassionate other?
By encouraging clients to think about what they would like from a compassionate other and their own fears, blocks, and resistances
What are some competencies individuals practice in Compassionate Self practices in CFT?
Empathy, distress tolerance, mindfulness, body awareness, grounding
What are some meta-cognitive beliefs that individuals may have as blocks to compassion in Compassion Focused Therapy?
Beliefs that 'compassion is weak and indulgent' or 'is not helpful'
How do physiological blocks and inhibitions to compassion operate in individuals undergoing Compassion Focused Therapy?
Compromised parasympathetic tone affecting executive control and integration of brain systems
What is the central transforming process in Compassion Focused Therapy?
Building compassion motivation
According to CFT, what is the key focus when using specific breathing exercises?
Helping the person experience sensations of slowing down and being present
What is the potential impact of facilitating grief in individuals undergoing Compassion Focused Therapy?
Profound effects on change process and shifting social mentalities
What is the importance of psychoeducation in CFT related to the human brain?
Helping individuals understand that the human brain is full of inbuilt problems with biases and conflicts
How do individuals with borderline difficulties differ in sympathetic and parasympathetic responses compared to controls?
Show a more fight-or-flight profile in situations of helpfulness
How does CFT aim to address shame in individuals?
By helping individuals to identify with common humanity and the troubles of the evolved tricky brain
What are some different sources of criminal behavior discussed in the text?
Severe trauma, genetic inclination, Asperger-like syndromes, complex learning difficulties, mental health problems
What is the role of mindfulness in Compassion Focused Therapy?
Enabling people to be more attentive to what is going on in their own minds and bodies
What does CFT consider criminal behaviour in the context of?
human context
What are some of the evolutionary strategies that don't always follow moral rules?
survival, advancement, reproduction
What is compassion core to according to the text?
approaching problems
What is becoming more focused on suffering according to the text?
law and prevention
What is CFT rooted in according to the text?
evolutionary approaches
What does CFT seek to stimulate according to the text?
responsibility taking
What does CFT spend time explaining according to the text?
genuine nature of compassion
What kind of practices does CFT use to stimulate physiological systems for psychological change?
evidence-based practices
What plays a key role in individuals engaging with their own suffering and early losses according to the text?
grieving
What will become more apparent as forensics establishments become more scientific in understanding basic human psychology?
compassion motivation training and cultivation
Explore the journey of developing compassion in Compassion Focused Therapy, understanding that practicing compassionate behaviors can precede feeling compassion. Learn about the different fears, blocks, and resistances individuals may encounter along the way. Discover the various dimensions and levels of these obstacles.
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