DBT Skills
Mental Health Vocab
CBT Skills
Cognitive Distortions
Coping Skills
100

ACCEPTS, Self Soothing, IMPROVE, Pros/Cons, Breathing, Half-Smile, Radical acceptance, Turning the mind, Willingness are examples of what DBT category of skills?

What is Distress Tolerance?

100

An emotional state characterized by a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of interest in daily life

What is Depression

100

What does CBT stand for?

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

100

A cognitive distortion where one believes that if they do not achieve a specific outcome, they have failed completely.

What is all-or-nothing thinking?

100

Count 5 seconds in and 5 seconds out to calm the nervous system.

What is deep breathing

200

activities

contributing

comparisons
opposite emotions
pushing away
thoughts
sensations

Create the Acronym for what DBT skill?

What is ACCEPTS 

200

A medical condition in which a person experiences mental or emotional problems severe or persistent enough to interfere with daily functioning; also known as a mental disorder

What is Mental Illness

200


thoughts that cognitive therapists believe cause individuals to perceive reality inaccurately. These thinking patterns are often said to reinforce negative thoughts or emotions.

What is a cognitive distortion

200

Taking something personally that may not be personal. Seeing events as consequences of your actions when there are other possibilities. For example, believing someone's brusque tone must be because they're irritated with you.

What is Personalizing?

200

Write down thoughts and feelings to process emotions.

What is journaling/writing?

300

What DBT Skill involves accepting, in mind and body, painful situations or emotions that cannot be changed.

What is Radical Acceptance

300

The skill of identifying one's own emotions and understanding the emotions of others

Emotional Intelligence

300

Expecting the worst possible outcome is also known as:

What is Catastrophizing

300

Focusing exclusively on negative details while ignoring positives.

What is Mental Filtering

300

Use apps or videos to guide meditation or practice being present.

What is Mindfulness and Meditation

400

What does TIPP in TIPP Skills stand for?

Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, and Paired muscle relaxation.

400

An anxiety disorder in which people experience extreme anxiety over a specific object or situation.

What is a Phobia

400

Fast, negative thoughts that are often distorted.

What are Automatic Thoughts?

400

Assuming you know what others are thinking without evidence 

What is mind-reading?

400

Learn to say no and manage time effectively

What is setting boundaries

500

Using the five senses to regulate is called what 

What is self-soothing?

500

People who live through a terrifying event involving physical harm or the threat of harm, such as a war or natural disaster, may develop this, they experience extreme stress or fright, even when they are not in danger and may experience recurring flashbacks of the event

What is PTSD?

500

A framework that identifies the relationship between activating events, Beliefs, and Consequences (emotions and behaviors).

What is the ABC Model?

500

Using rigid, self-critical rules about how you or others "should" behave.

What is using "should" statements

500

Recognizing what causes stress and planning responses in advance

What are identifying triggers

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