Emotional Regulation
This DBT skill involves identifying and labelling your emotions to better understand and manage them.
What is emotional awareness
This acronym in DBT helps individuals assertively express their needs while maintaining respect for others.
What is "DEAR MAN"
This set of skills helps individuals endure and survive crises without making the situation worse.
What is "Distress Tolerance"
This core skill in DBT involves paying attention, on purpose, to the present moment, non-judgmentally.
What is "Mindfulness"
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What is "Dialectic Behavioral Therapy"
This technique, taught in DBT, helps individuals change their emotional responses by using opposite actions.
What is "Opposite Action"
This DBT skill focuses on maintaining self-respect and assertiveness while interacting with others.
What is "FAST"
This DBT acronym stands for a set of skills that help individuals distract themselves from distressing emotions.
What is "ACCEPTS"
This DBT mindfulness skill encourages individuals to focus on one task at a time to enhance awareness and effectiveness.
What is "One-Mindfully"
Balancing two opposites. For example, balancing acceptance and change. Accepting and observing what is, while also working toward change.
What is "dialectical"
In DBT, this term refers to activities or behaviors that make a positive impact on one's mood and overall emotional state.
What is "Building Positive Experiences"
This skill emphasizes balancing your wants with your relationships and self-respect.
What is "Interpersonal Effectiveness"
This skill involves using self-soothing techniques based on the five senses to reduce emotional distress.
What is "Self-Soothe"
This skill requires observing thoughts and feelings without trying to change them or judge them.
What is "Nonjudgmental Stance"
This psychologist developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy to treat borderline personality disorder.
Who is "Marsha Linehan"
This practice involves reducing vulnerability to negative emotions by maintaining a balanced lifestyle, including adequate sleep, nutrition, and exercise.
What is "PLEASE Skills"
This DBT approach helps individuals maintain healthy relationships by balancing demands and desires.
What is "Give and Take"
This DBT technique helps individuals change their body chemistry to quickly reduce intense emotions.
What is "TIP Skills"
This set of skills helps individuals focus on "what" they are doing and "how" they are doing it in a mindful way.
What are "What" and "How" Skills"
This is the primary therapeutic focus of DBT, helping individuals manage severe emotional swings, impulsive behaviors, and self-destructive tendencies
What is "Emotion Regulation"
This DBT strategy focuses on reducing negative emotions by improving problem-solving and coping strategies for stressful situations.
What is "Problem Solving"
This skill helps individuals prioritize their objectives in interpersonal situations based on their goals.
What is "Prioritizing Goals"
This skill involves making a conscious choice to endure a difficult situation without trying to change it
What is "Radical Acceptance"
This mindfulness skill emphasizes participating fully in activities without being self-conscious.
What is "Participate"
DBT combines principles from this type of therapy, known for its structured, goal-oriented approach to changing thought patterns.
What is "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)"