STOP
ACCEPTS skills
IMPROVE
Self-Soothing and Relaxation
MISCELLANEOUS
100

Managing strong emotions by doing something that we enjoy. 

WHAT IS Activities?

100

Using cold water on your face to bring down the heat. 

WHAT IS tip the temperature?

100

Distracting, self-soothing, improve the moment, focus on the pros and cons. 

WHAT ARE THE 4 categories of crisis survival distress tolerance skills?

200

Just notice without reacting or describing. 

WHAT IS observe?

200

A set of skills used to distract oneself from a distress situation. 

WHAT IS ACCEPTS skills?

200
REPLACING IMMEDIATE NEGATIVE EVENTS OR EMOTIONS WITH MORE POSITIVE ONES.
WHAT IS IMPROVING THE MOMENT?
200

Using the 5 senses (hearing, vision, taste, smell, feel) to soothe ourselves

WHAT ARE DBT 5 self-soothing skills?

200

The three states of mind. 


WHAT ARE Emotional mind, reasonable mind, wise mind?

300

Thinking about the good and bad outcomes of tolerating and not tolerating distress. 

WHAT IS pros and cons?

300

Replacing current negative emotions with another less negative emotion. 

WHAT IS (different) emotion?

300

Using your imagination to create an experience that can distract, and soothe. 

WHAT IS imagery?

300

Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and yoga. 

WHAT ARE relaxation skills?

300

Identifying what you have control over, what you don't have control over, and skillfully letting go of things you can't control. Does not mean approval or resignation, it means focusing your energy on what you have control over. 

WHAT IS radical acceptance?

400

The situations of others (or previous self) can help to cast a more positive light on your own situation. 

WHAT IS comparison?

400

Acronym DBT stands for this. 

WHAT IS Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

500

Using your reasonable mind to find a purpose to understand your situation. 

WHAT IS meaning?

500

Things that are in conflict, but are both real and true. 

WHAT ARE dialectics?

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