1) Do the ISPs in Section 8A. 2) Comfort Zone Sphere Exercise • Take a piece of paper, and draw two large circles on it. Label the inner part “Comfort Zone” and outer part “Panic Zone”. • Prepare a list of decisions, situations, or actions you experience and encounter on a different paper. • Now classify and add the items as either in the comfort zone or panic zone. The most comfortable ones would be located towards the center and difficult in the outer area that is the panic zone. • Evaluate those actions outside the inner circle and add to your reflection paper written below. Talk about your barriers keeping you from dealing with those. 3) Write a short paper explaining what you learned from the above exercise and the ISPs/readings and how you will increase your self- esteem, self-efficacy and/or courage. Prove that you did the interpersonal skill exercises. Discussion Questions: 1. What are your “buttons” i.e., the kinds of things that make you defensive? Are there patterns in the three situations you described on the form? 2. What did you do in each situation that indicated you were on the defensive? 3. What were the outcomes? 4. How could you reduce your defensiveness in these situations? What kinds of cognitive changes would need to make in order to control your defensiveness? Identify Your Buttons Describing three instances in which you remember feeling defensive Situation 1 1. The person: 2. The situation: 3. Your feelings and thoughts: 4. What you did: 5. The outcome: Situation 2 1. The person: 2. The situation: 3. Your feelings and thoughts: 4. What you did: 5. The outcome:
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