Concepts
What is validation?
This is what the letters in GIVE stand for.
What is Gentle, Interested, Validate, and Easy manner?
This is what a dialectic is.
These are the three states of mind.
What is Emotion, Reasonable, and Wise Mind?
This skill is for calming oneself down using the five senses.
What is self-soothe?
This is labelling one's emotions, thoughts, body sensations, and action urges.
What is Describe?
This is what the letters in STOP stand for.
What is Stop, Take a step back, Observe, and Proceed mindfully?
The FAST skill is used to do this.
What is maintain self-respect?
These are the three "What" skills.
What is Observe, Describe, and Participate?
This skill involves doing the opposite of what you feel in order to change your emotion.
What is Opposite Action?
This is the state of being flexible and doing what is needed.
What is Willingness?
This is what the letters in DEAR MAN stand for.
What is Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindful, Appear confident, and Negotiate?
Interpersonal Effectiveness skills are used to do this.
What is build and maintain healthy relationships?
These are the three "How" skills.
What is Nonjudgementally, One-Mindfully, and Effectively?
This skill is used to make informed decisions between two choices.
What is Pros & Cons?
This is avoiding assumptions or interpretations by looking only at what is presented.
What is Nonjudgementally?
This is what the letters in IMPROVE stand for.
What is Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relaxation, One thing in the moment, Vacation, and Encourage yourself?
The Mindfulness of Current Emotion (or Ride the Wave) skill is used to do this.
What is experience an emotion without holding onto it or pushing it away?
DBT is based on the theory that these three things all influence each other.
What is emotions, thoughts, and behaviors?
This skill means fully acknowledging reality as it is in mind, heart, and body.
What is Radical Acceptance?
This is doing only what is necessary--no more, no less.
What is effectively?
This is what the letters in ACCEPTS stand for.
What is Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, and Sensations?
Walking the Middle Path skills are used to do this.
What is finding balance between two extremes?
These are the three ways to effectively change behavior.
What is reinforcement, extinction, and punishment?
This Emotion Regulation skill increases positive emotions and reduces emotional vulnerability.
What is ABC PLEASE?