Understanding the Wise Mind
This worksheet explores the concept of 'Wise Mind' as a balance between rational and emotional thinking, and its application in social skills.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet is designed to help you understand and apply the concept of 'Wise Mind' in your daily life and social interactions.
The concept of 'Wise Mind' comes from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). It describes a state of mind that balances 'Rational Mind' (logical, factual, analytical thinking) and 'Emotional Mind' (feelings, impulses, intuition). Wise Mind is the integration of both, leading to decisions that are both effective and personally meaningful.
1. Which of the following best describes the 'Rational Mind'?
Driven by feelings and impulses.
Focuses on facts, logic, and objective analysis.
A balance of emotion and logic.
Only considers past experiences.
2. When operating from an 'Emotional Mind', what is a common characteristic?
Decisions are made after careful weighing of pros and cons.
Actions are often spontaneous and feeling-driven.
Detached from personal values.
Focused on long-term consequences.
3. The 'Wise Mind' is the integration of the and the .
4. When we are in our Wise Mind, our decisions are both and .
5. An example of a situation where you might use your Mind is solving a complex math problem.
6. The goal of 'Wise Mind' is to completely eliminate emotional responses.
True
False
7. Intuition is a component that can contribute to the 'Wise Mind'.
True
False
8. Describe a personal situation where you found yourself acting primarily from your 'Emotional Mind'. What was the outcome?
9. Provide an example of how activating your 'Wise Mind' could improve a social interaction or conflict resolution.