Distress Tolerance
What is distress tolerance?
Ability to fully experience unpleasant, aversive or uncomfortable emotions
Name an example of a situational avoidance escape method
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
What is a mental illness?
Health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior. Associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities
Just Do It
Nike
True or false, negative emotions in themselves are distressing
False, we only begin to feel distress when we evaluate our emotion experience as a bad thing
Name an example of reassurance seeking or checking escape method
Excessively seeking reassurance
What does DBT aim to replace?
What are the different types of hallucinations?
Auditory, visual, tactile/somatic, olfactory, gustatory
Taste The Rainbow
Skittles
What are the three main types of distress emotions?
Sad, mad, scared
Name an example of distraction or suppression escape method
Distracting yourself at the slightest bit of emotion
What is the purpose of DBT?
DBT helps people create a life worth living
What are the positive symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Delusions, heightened perception, hallucinations, and disorganized speech
Silly Rabbit, ____ are for kids!
Trix
What is the skill that brings you back to the here and now?
Grounding yourself, mindfulness
Name an example of numbing and withdrawing escape method
What are DBT skills used for?
DBT skills help people experience a range of emotions without acting on them and help navigate relationships
What are the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Socially withdrawn, lack of motivation, lack of emotions/interest
Gives You Wings
Redbull
True or false, it is possible to get rid of emotional distress and it is not a normal part of being human
False, it is impossible and inevitable to being human. Learning how to tolerate emotional discomfort is important
Name an example of harmful releases
What does dialectical mean?
Two opposite ideas can be true at the same time
What book is used to classify and diagnose mental illness?
Diagnostic statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM)
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Covergirl