Mindfulness
The skill where you become aware of your breathing.
What is Mindfulness Breathing?
The skill you use: Reframe, Engage in a distracting activity, Someone Else, Intense Sensations, Shut it out, Neutral Thoughts, Take a Break
What is RESISTT?
The skill of setting short-term and long-term goals helps in being this.
What is effective?
People who avoid expressing their emotions and they often try to block their thoughts, emotions and wishes. They are doubtful that when doing so they will somehow trigger conflict or bad feelings between them and the people around them. What communication style is this?
What is passive?
Tessa feels irritated when her younger sister takes her stuff without asking. What distracting activity can she use?
I.e., Listen to music, read a book, go for a walk, play a sport, etc.
When I notice the things around me and note how I'm feeling. (i.e. I see an apple, its round, red, medium size, I feeling hungry right now.)
What is observing, feeling and participating?
A way to assess maladaptive behaviors and changes that could be made for a more productive and positive outcome.
What is a Cost Benefit Analysis?
Myth or Opposing view: "When I am impulsive and when I act on my intense emotions, I get more things done."
What is a myth?
People that tend to express their emotions, thoughts and needs in an indirect way, and they do not express their anger in a clear way. They can use sarcasm or the silent treatment. This can leave other people confused or feeling like they've been manipulated. What communication style is this?
What is passive-aggressive?
Sahsha has a hard time living in the present moment. Most of the time, she focuses on the past or worries about the future. This DBT module could help with that.
What is Mindfulness?
When I focus on my thoughts, emotions, images, and physical sensations.
What is Internal?
"I value productivity. I can organize my time better and research how to study more effectively." This is an example of
What is Actions Based on Values?
Selecting the DBT skill you would like to use in future situations and practice it.
What is coping ahead?
I'm not comfortable talking about this topic right now. What type of boundary is this?
What is a Emotional Boundary?
Dan has a hard time accepting feeling angry. What Emotional Regulation can Dan use?
What is Emotion Exposure?
"I can notice sadness and depressed mood inside me. I also feel unmotivated and tired to do anything."
What is Mental Noting?
The skill where I engage your five senses to reach a state of relaxation, where you would be able to think and behave more effectively.
What is Self-Soothing?
The skill were you identify the problem, brainstorm alternatives, and put a solution into action.
What is problem solving?
Being honest, respectful and understanding are examples of how you?
What is Trust in relationship?
Eli knows his needs and wants and expresses them clearly, honestly, and respectfully to others. Eli is using this communication style.
What is Assertiveness?
I mindful response to : "My friend is so selfish, I hate him! What a jerk! He only thinks about himself! He always forgets the plans we make."
"My friend forgot about the plan we made today. He doesn't always do that though. I feel angry and I feel like I want to have an argument with him. I am thinking that he only thinks about himself (but that is not true)."
The skill where you fully accept the reality of what it is and acknowledge what happened. (i.e., I can't change what happened. This situation is only temporary.
What is Radical Acceptance?
All-Or-Nothing Thinking, Maximization Or Minimization, and Overgeneralization are example of
What is Cognitive Vulnerabilities?
Asking questions, identifying with the other person and accepting what they are sharing are part of this skill.
What is Listening and Validation?
Noah and Linda argue whenever he is about to go out with his friends. Noah wants to resolve this issue with Linda. This Emotion Regulation skill could be helpful.