Distress Tolerance
Emotional Regulation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Mindfulness
Potpourri
100

Tipping the temperature of your face with very cold water.

Intense exercise.

Paced breathing.

Paired muscle relaxation.

What is The TIPP Skill?

100

Emotion regulation skills that are related to self-care. 

What is the PLEASED Skill?

100

A skill intended to help us develop effective communication to get our needs met and develop healthy relationships with others.

What is The DEAR MAN Skill? 

100

Emotions are in control and logic is not present. You may feel out of control, overwhelmed, stuck, or confused. 

What is emotion mind? 

100

This person developed DBT.

Who is Marsha Linehan? 

200

Stop.

Take a step back.

Observe.

Proceed mindfully.

What is the STOP Skill?

200

Acting opposite to the behaviors certain emotions pull you into. 

What is Opposite to Emotion? 

200

Maintain relationships through effective communication. 

What is the GIVE Skill? 

200

You are cool, calm, and collected. You pay attention to facts and ignore emotions. 

What is logic mind?

200

A posture of openness when angry. 

What are willing hands?

300

Activities, contributing, comparisons, emotions, pushing away, thoughts, and sensations. 

What is the ACCEPTS Skill?

300

Learning as much as you can about an enjoyable subject, trying something new, practicing, and giving yourself credit. 

What is The Building Mastery Skill? 

300

A skill that allows you to maintain your self-respect and be truthful about problems. 

What is the FAST Skill? 

300

You use the input of emotions and logic and can focus on getting things done and being in the experience. 

What is Wise Mind? 

300

Based on Buddhist teachings of Zen. 

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

400

100% accepting reality as it is. 

What is radical acceptance?

400

Rehearsing a plan ahead of time so you are prepared to cope skillfully with emotional situations.

What is the Cope Ahead Skill?

400

You may think of these as what is a "go" or a "no go" and can be physical or emotional. 

What are boundaries? 

400
Experiencing life fully by observation, describing, and participating in the activity of the moment. 

What is the "WHAT" Skill? 

400

A term meaning the synthesis or integration of opposites. 

What is dialectics? 

500
Soft smile with stressed. 

What is half-smile?

500

Revising automatic negative thoughts into something we would prefer to believe. 

What is Positive Self Talk?

500

There are six levels of this: listening, restating, observing, causation, assessing, and compassion. 

What is validation? 

500

To live fully, DBT encourages us to be non-judgmental, mindful of the moment, and to focus on the desired outcomes for each situation. 

What is the "HOW" Skill? 

500

The four major components of DBT. 

What is mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. 

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