Mindfulness
True or False: Mindfulness in DBT means clearing your mind completely and thinking about nothing at all.
False - it means noticing your thoughts and feelings without judging them, not emptying your mind.
This skill is about getting through a painful or crisis moment without making things worse.
What is distress tolerance?
Is willfulness helpful to conflict resolution?
What is NO. Willingness is needed when compromise is a goal.
It is healthy for one to wake up less than 3 times each night?
No, although "broken sleep" may occur for some people, some days, it is a sign of distress.
What is the largest ocean on Earth by surface area?
What is Pacific Ocean?
Fill in the Blank: Mindfulness teaches you to focus on the present moment and observe your thoughts and feelings without ____.
What is judgment?
True or False: Distress Tolerance is about fixing the problem that's causing your pain right away.
False - it's about surviving the crisis in the moment and then acceptance, not solving the underlying problem.
The movement of Half Smiling communicates from the face to what other part of the body?
What is the brain.
Excessive worry, rapid heart rate, withdrawal from usual activities, and upset stomach are symptoms of this illness.
What is Anxiety
True or False: Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
What is False.
Which of these best describes a mindfulness practice?
A. Planning tomorrow's schedule in detail.
B. Paying full attention to the taste and texture of your food while eating.
C. Replaying an old argument in your head.
What is B?
Fill in the blank: One goal of Distress Tolerance is to get through a crisis safely without resorting to ____ .
What is self-harm?
When practicing Radical Acceptance, how many times are required to "get it right"?
Infinity- one may need to visit and revisit the act of acceptance several times in varied ways depending on situations.
An episode of anger can be viewed as consisting of three phases: buildup, explosion, and aftermath, this cycle is known by what name ?
What is the aggression cycle?
Which planet has the most moons?
What is Saturn?
Someone catches themselves spiraling about a mistake from last week, so they stop and bring their attention back to their breathing and what's around them right now.
What are they practicing?
What is practicing Mindfulness?
Which is an example of a distress tolerance skill?
A. holding an ice cube during a wave of panic.
B. journaling about your five year goals.
C. scheduling a dentist appointment.
What is A? Specifically the TIPP skill
Example:
A white room with two doors. Through one door, thoughts come in; through the other, thoughts go out. Watch each thought with attention and curiosity until it leaves. Let go of judgments. Let go of analyzing thoughts and of figuring out if they fit the facts. As a thought comes into your mind, say, “A thought has entered my mind.”
What is Mindfulness of Thoughts
Why is it important that ones inner voice is kind and non critical?
What is "Your Brain is Always Listening"
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
What is diamond?
True or False: Mindfulness is only taught once at the beginning of the program and doesn't come up again.
What is False - it's revisited throughout as a foundational skill woven between the other modules.
Does ones acceptance of unpleasant circumstances mean that the person is not emotionally affected by them?
What is NO
Fully accepting the circumstances one is faced with without resistance is called:
What is Radical Acceptance
True or False: Since Interpersonal Effectiveness values keeping relationships intact, it always prioritizes the relationship over your own self-respect.
What is False.
What is the only letter that does not appear in any U.S. state name?
What is Q?