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What is the Change Triangle?
What is the Change Triangle?
- A tool for managing finances
- A mathematical formula
- A psychological concept for managing emotions (correct)
- A physical exercise equipment
What are defense mechanisms?
What are defense mechanisms?
- Strategies to improve social skills
- Strategies to improve memory
- Automatic strategies to avoid uncomfortable emotions (correct)
- Strategies to improve physical health
What are core emotions?
What are core emotions?
- Primary and adaptive emotions providing information about needs and experiences (correct)
- Emotions that are only experienced by a few people
- Emotions that are not important for our well-being
- Secondary and maladaptive emotions
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Study Notes
- The Change Triangle is a psychological concept for managing emotions.
- It was developed by Hilary Jacobs Hendel based on AEDP principles.
- The triangle has three vertices: defense mechanisms, inhibitory emotions, and core emotions.
- Defense mechanisms are automatic strategies to avoid uncomfortable emotions.
- Inhibitory emotions suppress core emotions due to social or cultural conditioning.
- Examples of inhibitory emotions include guilt, shame, and anxiety.
- Core emotions are primary and adaptive, providing information about needs and experiences.
- Examples of core emotions are joy, sadness, anger, and fear.
- The Change Triangle helps people understand and transform difficult emotions.
- It is a tool for healing emotional suffering.
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