True or false... you are your thoughts.
false
Thinking in absolutes such as "always, "never", "every". Example: "I never do a good enough job on anything".
All or nothing thinking (Black and White thinking)
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
What word does NOT count as a feeling word?
"Good"
What are the three types of boundaries?
Porous, Rigid, Healthy
What does ACT stand for?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The belief that things should be a certain way. I should always be friendly.
"Should" statements.
What goes in the middle?
Wise mind
What part of the brain is focused on survival, "fight, flight, freeze"?
amygdala, midbrain
What are the three types of communication?
Passive, Aggressive, Assertive
The term for pain caused by trying to avoid or control something that is unavoidable or controllable.
Suffering
Seeing only the worst possible outcomes of a situation
Catastrophizing
What is a "dialectic"?
inquiry into metaphysical contradictions and their solutions. Would also accept: two things that contradict themselves
fill in the anger triangle :)
top: anger
Middle: primary emotions
bottom: what's being threatened
a style of communication that focuses on the feelings or beliefs of the speaker rather than thoughts and characteristics that the speaker attributes to the listener
I statement
A technique used to create healthy distance between you and your thoughts.
Thought Diffusion
The belief that acts will influence unrelated situations. Ex. "I am a good person-bad things shouldn't happen to me".
Magical Thinking.
In DBT, it is suggested to replace the words "but" and "or" with what two words?
What part of the brain is in charge of decision making?
Frontal Cortex
Name three characteristics of active listening.
eye contact, nonverbal communication including posture, listening for content rather than response, open mindedness, reflect content and feeling etc.
Values
The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are. "I feel like a bad friend so I must be a bad friend". "I feel disrespected so they must be disrespectful".
Emotional Reasoning
DBT centers around these two seemingly contradicting topics:
"Acceptance and ______"
Change
What does each element of "rose", "bud", "thorn" mean?
high, something you're looking forward to, low.
What are three attachment styles?
Anxious, Avoidant, Disorganized, Secure