DBT Skill Modules
These are our Crisis Survival skills.
Distress Tolerance skills
What religious tradition is credited with the practice of Mindfulness?
Buddhism/Buddhist tradition
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What is a common urge associated with anxiety?
Avoidance
What type of behavior is needed to earn a gold medal?
Role model behavior
These skills involve assertiveness, building and maintaining positive relationships with others, building and maintaining self-respect, and perspective-taking.
Interpersonal Effectiveness skills
Give a definition of Mindfulness.
Mindfulness is being aware, on purpose and in a nonjudgmental way, of the present moment.
What is the difference between Skills Generalization/Review and Skills Acquisition?
Skills Acquisition (the afternoon group) is about learning new concepts and skills.
Skills Generalization/Review is about practicing and applying the skills in our lives.
Name 5 emotions.
Variable responses
Name two privileges associated with having a gold medal.
Going for walks/to the playground, gold group, outside food, special snacks.
These skills help us with focus and awareness.
Mindfulness skills
Name 2 ways that a person can Observe.
Looking, listening, sense of touch, taste, smell
Emotion Mind, Reasonable Mind, Wise Mind
What body system is required for activating our fight/flight response?
The sympathetic nervous system
Who can shop at the Wise Mind Store?
Anyone with a silver or gold medal
These skills are the VITAMIN skills of DBT.
Bonus: Why do we call these skills VITAMIN skills?
Emotion Regulation skills
Bonus: Vitamins are meant to be taken every day to build immunity and make us stronger. We are meant to use Emotion Regulation skills every day to make ourselves less vulnerable to Emotion Mind and future crises.
Name the 3 WHAT skills.
Observe, Describe, Participate
Give an example of being in Wise Mind.
Feeling an urge to isolate yourself when sad and instead, acting opposite and engaging in activities that might bring a sense of joy.
Feeling an urge to fight with someone when angry and instead, acting opposite and calmly or gently communicating your emotions.
Describe the cognitive/emotion triangle. This tells us that emotions are closely related to...
Body sensations, thoughts, behaviors/urges
How many points are needed to earn a silver medal?
75% of the amount required for gold
Example: If there are 10 activities, you need 20 points for gold and 15 for silver.
These skills are used to address adolescent/caregiver conflict as well as extreme/inflexible thinking.
Walking the Middle Path skills
Name the 3 HOW skills.
One-mindful (stay focused), Nonjudgmental (don't judge), Effectiveness (do what works)
What is a dialectic?
BONUS: Give an example of a dialectic.
A dialectic is when two things that seem to be opposite are true at the same time.
BONUS Examples: bittersweet, acceptance and change
What are the three purposes/functions of emotion?
Communicate to us, communicate to others, motivate and prepare us for action
What does CAP stand for?
BONUS: What is the name for this in DBT language?
Corrective Action Plan
BONUS: Chain Analysis