DBT Basics
This is what DBT stands for.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
This mind state integrates emotional and rational mind.
What is Wise Mind?
This acronym helps you tolerate painful emotions by distracting yourself with healthy behaviors.
What is ACCEPTS?
This acronym teaches a step-by-step physical process to manage emotions.
What is PLEASE?
This acronym is used to ask for what you want or say no effectively
DBT was originally developed to help treat this specific mental health condition before it was more widely spread to help in all areas of mental health and mental/emotional development.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
In DBT, this skill teaches you to observe your thoughts and feelings without judgement.
What is mindfulness?
This skill can involve plunging your face in cold water or holding an ice cube.
What is TIPP (or temperature)?
This skill teaches you how to check whether an emotional response fits reality or not.
What is Check the Facts?
This part of DEAR MAN reminds you to keep eye contact, posture, and voice tone confident.
What is Appear confident?
This DBT concept emphasizes accepting the present while working to change it.
What is dialectical thinking?
The three "What" skills of mindfulness are Observe, Describe, and this.
What is Participate?
This skill is about seeing reality for what it is and choosing to stop fighting it.
What is radical acceptance?
This skills involves doing something completely different than what your emotion is telling you to do.
What is Opposite Action?
The GIVE skill is used for this type of relationship goal.
What is keeping or improving a relationship?
DBT combines behavioral science with concepts from this Eastern philosphy.
What is Zen Buddhism and/or mindfulness?
The "How" skills include: Non-judgementally, One-mindfully, and this.
What is Effectively?
This acronym stands for skills you use to increase distress tolderance and mindfulness in the moment.
What is IMPROVE?
This skill teaches you to proactively prepare for challenges you think might happen and envisioning yourself successfully managing those challenges.
What is Cope Ahead?
The FAST skill is used to maintain this in interpersonal interactions.
What is self-respect?
These are the four skill modules that make up "standard" DBT.
What are Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectivenss?
This term describes the ability to fully experience the present moment with openness.
What is radical acceptance?
The skill that uses your senses?
The "PLEASE" skill encourages regular management of these to prevent emotional vulnerability.
What are physical health factors
OR
What are Physical ILlness, balance Eating, avoid mood-Altering drugs, balance Sleep, get Exercise.
This is what the acronym THINK stand for?
What is...
Think of the others perspective
Have empathy
Interpretations
Notice
use Kindness