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Activity Title: Describe yourself

2. Sources for your activity and for your adaptations (APA citations)

Honary, E. (2012, December 10). Motivation Exercise: What Word Describes

You the Most? Skills Converged.
https://www.skillsconverged.com/FreeTrainingMaterials/tabid/258/articleType/Arti
cleView/articleID/972/Motivation-Exercise-What-Word-Describes-You-the-
Most.aspx.

Hurley, K., & Blackwell, A. (2019). The depression workbook for teens: tools to
improve your mood, build self-esteem, and stay motivated. Rockbridge Press.

3. Equipment needed: Paper and pencil

4. Activity Description – How will the activity be explained to participants? Provide a
bulleted set of instructions on how to lead the activity, including an rules or
guidelines.
1. Start by asking participants to get a pencil and some paper
2. Explain that we normally acknowledge traits that other people carry, and
not the traits in ourselves. For this activity, we are going to try to list 24
words that we feel describe ourselves.
3. Say they can be any word that come to mind and I will set a timer for 5
minutes
4. Start timer and wait till it ends
5. Positive reassurance and thank everyone for participating
6. Start debriefing: I’ll share some of my words and ask others if they feel
comfortable enough to share. Some questions I can ask are Were you
surprised with your chosen ultimate word? How about the other 9 words
that you chose to describe yourself? Did you struggle to come up with
words or in contrast did you have difficulty leaving words out? What did
you think of other people’s words? Were you inspired by theirs? If you had
a chance to go through this exercise again, would other people’s choices
influence you to pick something else? What does this suggest about you?
5. Primary social interaction pattern(s) (activity analysis) – Explanation of the reason
for the chosen pattern or patterns.
1. This activity was chosen to help participants see what makes them who they
are, as well as understand their likes and dislikes. It works on goal setting,
reflection, and self-esteem. When participants share their words, others can
agree and add to their lists, and overall learn more about the people in the
group they are in.
6. Adaptation: One researched adaptation specific to a disability group assigned for each
of the four (4) uploaded activities. This is not for the purpose of leading activities;
this is only for the purpose of submitting activities.
7. Participant:  You may choose any disability/limitation other than ADHD or
Blindness/Visual Impairments.
The participant I chose has depression, meaning they could be extremely unmotivated and
think poorly of themselves. Instead of 24 words to pick, I would lower it to 10 so the
diversion of “I can’t think of that many words” can almost be eliminated. If they do say this,
giving starter words such as “daughter” or “son” may be able to spark a conversation about
the participants family. The goal of this activity is to allow participants to see the positive
aspects of themselves and what they are good at. If negative words such as “useless” are
written, that can open a conversation about why they feel that way and make a plan on how
to eliminate that word from their list over time.