DBT basics
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
True or false:
behavior change skills are strategies used to decrease behaviors we want and to increase behaviors we don't want
False
behavior change skills are strategies used to increase behaviors we want and to reduce behaviors we don't want
What is mindfulness?
-being in the present/moment
-being aware of thoughts, feelings and behaviors
-focusing in the moment
True or False:
The two mindfulness skills are How skills and Where skills
False
it is the how skills and what skills
What is the pros and cons skill?
listing advantages and disadvantages of impulsive behaviors before doing them - when calm and not in crisis
What is the purpose of DBT?
To help create a life worth living and have life worth living goals
Which or the following is a DBT skill?
A.) STOP IT
B.) DEAR MAN
C.) EXCEPT
D.) CHEESE
B.) DEAR MAN
Noticing your body sensations, paying attention, controlling your attention, practicing wordless watching
observing
True or false:
There are four state of mind in DBT?
False
there are 3: reasonable mind, wise mind, and emotional mind
What are positive affirmations?
positive statements that can help you to challenge and overcome negative thoughts
What does DBT aim to replace?
replace problem behaviors with skillful behaviors
What skill helps improve your senses?
Self Soothing with the senses
Putting words on the experience, labeling what you observe
describing
True or False:
Emotion Regulation skills help decrease our emotional suffering
True
What is your life worth living?
should explain things that make their life enjoyable.....
What are the four modules of DBT?
-Mindfulness
-Distress tolerance
-Emotion Regulation
-Interpersonal Effectiveness
What does the O in the STOP skill stand for?
observe
fully entering into the present moment, becoming one with whatever you are doing, go with the flow
participating
True or false:
Distress tolerance is learning to cope with emotional events
True
What does it mean to have a growth mindset?
believe that your most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work
What does dialectical mean?
two opposite ideas can be true at the same time
What does TIPP in TIPP skills stand for?
Temperature
Intense exercise
Paced Breathing
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
viewing reality as it is, refraining from labeling experiences/individuals as good or bad
non judgmental
True or False:
The reasonable mind is the balance of the wise mind and emotional mind
false
What are the six senses in DBT?
-taste
-smell
-sight
-hearing
-touch
-movement