Intro to DBT
This module improves awareness of one's self and the world.
What is mindfulness?
Noticing our thoughts without being overwhelmed by them.
Plan decisions and avoid acting impulsively.
Focus on and appreciate fun times.
These are examples of being _________.
What is mindful?
These skills, also called "What Skills" help us get into Wise Mind.
What is Observe, Describe and Participate?
This "How" skill involves focusing on the facts, accepting things as they are and avoiding getting stuck on our opinions.
What is Non-Judgmental Stance?
Describing a thought as a thought will keep you from mistaking a thought as this.
What is a fact?
This module teaches skills to help you create emotional balance.
What is emotion regulation?
It is important to strive to be in Wise Mind, where we can best take care of ourselves and act effectively. The other two states of mind are:
What are Emotion Mind and Reason Mind.
We are using this "What skill" when we notice internal and external events without holding onto them.
When we use this "How" skill, we focus on one thing, notice when we get distracted, and re-focus on the one thing.
What is One-Mindfully?
Feelings are not this.
What are facts?
This module teaches communication and relationship skills.
What is interpersonal effectiveness?
When we are in this state of mind, our thoughts and behaviors are driven by our feelings.
What is Emotion Mind?
What is Describe?
When we use this "how" skill, we make decisions that will help us meet our goals and we do what works, as skillfully as possible.
What is effectively?
Facts can be proven. Opinions, or judgments, are ________'s or ____________'s about facts.
What are beliefs or thoughts?
This module consists of two subsets of skills: Crisis Survival and Accepting Reality.
What is Distress Tolerance?
We are focused on the facts and thinking logically in this state of mind.
What is Reason Mind?
When we use this "what" skill, we become part of our experience by using information gathered to make effective decisions.
What is participate?
When we use "Observe" skills to notice external events, we are using these senses.
When you worry, only worry. When talking to a friend, only talk to your friend. Avoiding multi-tasking is an example of this "how" skill.
What is One-Mindfully?
The main idea of dialectics is that there is an opposite of everything and finding balance is the key to building a life worth living. One key dialectic is that of __________ and _____________.
What is acceptance and change?
This state of mind helps us do what is healthy and effective.
What is Wise Mind?
These skills are also called "How" skills.
What are Non-Judgmental Stance, One-Mindfully, and Effectively?
We may notice these internal events when using "Observe".
We are using this "how" skill when we let go of emotions and judgements that get in the way of doing what works.
What is Effectively?