Group Expectations
DBT Basics
Rationale
Skills
Details
100

Keeping things discussed in group and group members’ identities private is called...

Confidentiality

100

DBT stands for...

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

100

Being mindful can be helpful in these ways...

Any version of the following:

Increases self awareness
reduced emotional suffering and increased pleasure
helps make decisions in wise mind
increase compassion for self and others
lessen pain/tension/stress and improve health

100

Wise Mind ACCEPTS stands for...

extra 100 if can provide example of each

Activities
Contributing
Comparisons
Emotions
Pushing away
Thoughts
Sensations

100

Describe the mindfulness “what” and “how” skills

What: observe, describe, participate
How: don’t judge, stay focused, do what works

200

When you are not speaking in virtual group, you...

Mute your microphone

200

“Dialectical” means...

two things that are seemingly opposite/contradictory can be true at the same time

200

When you make decisions in wise mind....

You take the facts of the situation and yours and others emotions into account for the best possible outcome.

200

Self-Soothe with six senses includes the following six senses... and an example of each is...

Vision
Hearing
Smell
Taste
Touch
Movement

200

Teach us about the three minds.

Rational/logical: “calculator brain”, facts only, lists, etc.

Emotional: feelings, urges, Short-term desires

Wise: feelings+values+long-term goals

300

The form I am expected to fill out daily and turn in to group and/or individual therapists each time is called...

diary card
300

The foundational (core) skill of DBT, which group repeats ever 4-5 weeks is, and consists of the “what” and ”how” skills is...

Mindfulness

300

We have to learn to tolerate pain because...

Pain is part of life and can’t always be avoided

300

IMPROVE the Moment stands for... and an example of each is...

Imagery
Meaning
Prayer
Relaxation
One thing in the moment
Vacation
Encouragement

300

There are this many sections in the pros and cons grid, which are...

4:
pros of acting on crisis/impulsive urges
pros of resisting crisis/impulsive urges
cons of acting on crisis/impulsive urges
cons of resisting crisis/impulsive urges

400

In the virtual group, we have to ... before each group.

Email the therapists our homework and diary cards.

400

These are the skills our DBT group has focused on so far...

Distress Tolerance

400

If you can’t deal with your pain you may act...

Impulsively

400

TIPP stands for... and you use it in this way...

Temperature (lower it by...)
Intense Exercise (example for 15 minutes)
Paced breathing (slow breathing)
Progressive muscle relaxation (mindfully scan body, noticing and releasing tension)

400

All distress tolerance skills are meant to be used in the moment of distress EXCEPT ... which is meant to be used when...

Pros and Cons

create before overwhelming urge hits and review when urge hits

500

I can multi-task by doing homework, playing video games, watching tictoc, or texting/having side conversations during virtual group. (T/F)

FALSE

500

List the goals of DBT Skills Training (5 groups of skills to increase)...

Core Mindfulness
Emotion Regulation
Distress Tolerance
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Walking the Middle Path

500

Impulsivity can cause you to...

Hurt yourself or someone else and not get what you want

500

Accepting Reality: In any situation we have these 5 choices.

1. Solve the problem
2. Change how you feel about the problem
3. ACCEPT the situation
4. Stay miserable
5. Make the situation worse

500

The difference between willingness and willfulness is...

Willingness: allowing and participating, doing what is needed effectively, listening to wise mind

willfulness: refusing to tolerate a situation, giving up, trying to change something that can’t be change or refusing to change what can be, “no”, opposite of what works

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