Behavior Chain
DBT
Example Scenarios
100

Name 3 things you would put on a behavior chain

Event, Vulnerability , Feelings

Thoughts, Actions, Outcome, Coping skills, 


100

Name the three states of mind

Emotion, Wise, Reason

100

1) You did not sleep well last  night and are very tired. A classmate makes a joke that makes you or someone else uncomfortable. You're not sure if they meant it in a mean way or not. You curse and tell them to shut up. 

What are the vulnerability factors here?

You did not sleep well

200

What are triggers?

Things that cause something to happen, sometimes called "the last straw" or final event before a problem behavior


200

The Skills of accepting things for what they are

Radical Acceptance

200

You did not take your meds today. A classmate keeps annoying you by poking you with a pencil. You slap them.   

What is the feeling here?

Annoyed

300

True or False: You can change your behavior at ANY step of a behavior chain

True

300

Which mind are we most likely to act impulsively

Emotion Mind

300

 Your mom just yelled at you about taking out the trash, and you are trying to go to your room to be alone. Your little sibling follows you, and you push her down.  

What is the vulnerability  here?

Your mom just yelled at you

400

What are vulnerabilities? 

Anxiety, depression, hunger, poor sleep, headache, previous argument, etc.

400

What does mindfulness mean?

Paying attention to one thing at a time
400

You missed school yesterday, and today when the teacher asks you to make up the work you feel annoyed because it wasn’t your fault you weren’t at school. 

You tell her that you don’t care. Now you have to stay in at recess to complete it. 

What could you have done differently?

Good answer!
500

True or false? It is not helpful to be nonjudgemental towards yourself and others.

FALSE

500

What the PLEASE skill stands for

The acronym stands for: 

Physical iLlness,

Eat balanced meals, 

Avoid mood-altering substances, 

 Sleep

Exercise 

500

A kid has been teasing me on the way home from school. My friends tell me that I would be weak if I don’t fight them this kid, and I don’t want to feel embarrassed so I start the fight. 

How could things have gone differently

Good answer!

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