Group Rules
When someone else is speaking, this is what you should be doing.
What is listening without interrupting?
Learning healthy ways to manage stress, anger, sadness, and anxiety is developing these.
What are coping skills?
elling the truth even when it is uncomfortable demonstrates this value.
What is honesty?
A person insists, “I don't have a problem,” despite repeated negative consequences.
What is denial?
Before responding when angry, you can take a deep breath or count to ten instead of doing this.
What is reacting impulsively?
Instead of blaming others, use these types of statements to express your feelings.
What are “I” statements?
Learning to express your feelings and needs without yelling, blaming, or shutting down improves this skill.
What is healthy communication?
Treating others with dignity, even when their opinions differ from yours, demonstrates this value.
What is respect?
Someone explains away harmful behavior by saying, “Everybody does it, so it's not a big deal.”
What is rationalization?
This DBT skill stands for Stop, Take a step back, Observe, and Proceed mindfully.
What is STOP?
This group rule means not sharing other patients' personal information outside group.
What is confidentiality?
A goal such as “I will practice deep breathing three times this week” is considered this because progress can be counted.
What is a measurable goal?
Taking responsibility for your actions instead of making excuses demonstrates this value.
What is accountability?
A person who is feeling jealous repeatedly accuses their partner of being jealous.
What is projection?
Breathing slowly and deliberately, especially with a longer exhale, is this calming skill.
What is paced breathing?
You may choose not to answer a personal question without being disrespectful.
What is the right to pass?
Identifying triggers, warning signs, coping skills, and supportive people helps create this type of plan.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
Keeping your promises and doing the right thing even when nobody is watching demonstrates this value.
What is integrity?
Someone gets angry with their boss but comes home and yells at their family instead.
What is displacement?
This DBT skill helps you determine whether your assumptions are accurate and whether your emotional reaction fits the situation.
What is Check the Facts?
Even when you strongly disagree with another group member, you should practice this instead of judging or attacking them.
What is respectful disagreement?
Before graduating from IOP/PHP, arranging continued counseling, medication management, and community support is called this.
What is aftercare or discharge planning?
Unlike a goal that can be completed, a value serves as this ongoing guide for how you want to live.
What is a guiding principle or direction?
A person discusses a painful breakup using only statistics, facts, and psychological theories to avoid experiencing their sadness.
What is intellectualization?
Taking a pause becomes avoidance when you never return to the problem. A healthy pause includes calming yourself and then doing this.
What is returning to the situation and responding effectively?