DEARMAN
GIVE
FAST
Interpersonal Effectiveness Grab Bag
100

Letter in DEARMAN used when you stick to the facts of the current situation.

What is D: Describe.

100

Name one of the three Don’ts mentioned in the letter G

Don’t attack, threat, judge

100

What is your primary goal when using FAST?

Maintaining self-respect

100

The three priorities you are balancing in interpersonal effectiveness

What are : Objective, Relationship, Self-Respect

200

Component of DEARMAN where you make your intentions clearly known by ASKING for what you want or SAYING NO clearly.

What is A: ASSERT.

200

What you can validate when using the GIVE skill



What is : Facts of a situation, Emotions, Beliefs, Opinions, Thoughts, Suffering and struggles

200

The letter "A" stands in FAST.

Apologies (No)

200

A DBT skill you could use if your emotions are getting in the way of using DEAR MAN GIVE FAST?

-distress tolerance skills (TIP, STOP, ACCEPTS, self-soothe, improve the moment)

-opposite to emotion

-radical acceptance

300

Component of DEARMAN where you let others know the positive benefits, or clarify the negative consequences of not getting what you want or need.

What is R: Reinforce.

300

Component of GIVE where you might smile and use humor to lighten the mood.

What is : E - easy manner

300

Being truthful involves not doing one of these things

  • What is Lying, exaggerating , acting helpless when you are not, making up excuses
300

A reason why your interpersonal effectiveness is not working?



 -don't have the skills, don't know what you want, short term goals getting in the way of long term goals, emotions getting in the way, worries/thoughts or assumptions getting in the way, the environment is more powerful than my skills

400
Your primary goal in DEAR MAN
What is getting what you want or objective
400

The first level of validation

What is "pay attention" 

400

S stands for

What is Sticking to your Values

400

 When we cannot think of any solutions we can turn the problem over to the other person. Ask for alternative solutions: “What do you think we should do?” “I’m not able to say yes, and you seem to really want me to. What can we do here?” “How can we solve this problem?

This is called...

What is Turning the Tables

500

Stay mindful involves employing two useful strategies, one of which is...

What is the "Broken Record technique" and what is ignoring attacks and diversions.

500

Name three ways you can Act Interested

eye contact, active/reflective listening, nodding, 


500
An example of sticking to your values

What is being clear on what is a moral or valued way of thinking, sticking to your guns, not selling out of your values for reasons that aren't very important.

500

 how you might appear confident.

What is: 

make good eye contact

speak clearly

do not whisper

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