Foundations
Acronyms
Vocabulary
Concepts
Scenarios
100

The creator of Dialectical Behavior Therapy 

Who is Marsha M Linehan PhD 

Her primary research interest is in the development and the evaluation of evidence-based treatments for populations with high suicide risk and multiple, severe mental disorders. Major contributions to suicide research and clinical psychology - has obtained many awards. 

100

Name one DBT acronym 

DEARMAN 

GIVE 

FAST 

STOP 

ACCEPTS 

IMPROVE 

TIPP 


100

Define mindfulness 

Paying attention to the present moment on purpose 

page 46 

Intentionally living with awareness in the moment, without judgement or rejecting the moment, without attachment to the moment

100

States of Mind 

Reasonable mind 

emotion mind 

wise mind 

100

The state of mind you should never end a relationship in 

Emotion mind 

page 145 


200

DBT is helpful in treating 

Borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, treatment-resistant depression, substance abuse, and a variety of other challenges. 


DBT is basically a westernized clinical mental health model for buddhist principles. 

200

The IMPROVE acronym is used in this pillar  

Distress tolerance 

PAGE 386 

200

Radical acceptance is not 

Approval, compassion, love, passivity, or against change 

page 342

200

Fact or Myth - 


If I make a request, this will show that I am a very weak person. 


My feelings are Valid. 


Saying no to a request is always a selfish thing to do.  

MYTH 


FACT 


MYTH 

200
The TIPP body affects this function of the body 
Turns on your prefrontal cortex 
300

The four components of DBT 

Mindfulness

Interpersonal effectiveness

Emotional Regulation 

Distress Tolerance 

300
TIPP stands for 

TEMPERATURE 

INTENSE PHYSICAL EXERCISE 

PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION 

PACED BREATHING 

300

Name 5 different feeling words 

300
How do you use opposite action? 

Do exactly what you DON'T want to do.  

300

Prompting events for feeling love 

You spend a lot of time with a person 

you share a special experience with a a person 

A person: offers or gives you something you want, need, or desire; does something you want or need; does thing you particularly value or admire. 

400

DBT emphasizes using (blank) to solve problems 

Skills Training 

400

Share a story of when you used an DBT acronym skill and how that worked out for you 

400

Guidelines for relationship effectiveness 

GIVE 

(Be) Gentle - No attacks, no threats, no judging , no sneering 

(act) Interested - Listen and appear interested. face the person, eye contact, body language, manners.

Validate - With words and actions show that you understand the other person's feelings and thoughts about the situation. see the world from the other person's point of view and then say or act on what you see. 

(Use an) easy manner - use a little humor smile, light heard sweet talk, leave your attitude at the door 

400

Describe walking the Middle Path 

Balancing acceptance and change 

400

Create an example of a DEARMAN for this situation: You cook dinner every night and your partner, enjoys the meal and then leaves their dishes in the sink and says they "will do them later." The dishes end up sitting there until the next morning and you finally do them yourself, and you're feeling upset.

When you offer to do the dishes after dinner and follow up with saying "I'll do them later" I have noticed that the dishes end up sitting there until the next morning, and I eventually end up doing them. Having a dirty space makes me feel anxious. I get frustrated when you don't do something you say you are going to do. I would like for us to establish a routine where one of us cooks, and one of us does the dishes after dinner. Or maybe we can cook and clean together each night. I would feel closer, and much less anxious and frustrated in a clean space. 

500

The theory DBT is based in 

Biosocial Theory 

Biosocial Theory is a theory in behavioral and social science that describes personality disorders and mental illnesses and disabilities as biologically-determined personality traits reacting to environmental stimuli.

Page 14 


500

What are the DBT ABCs 

BONUS 100 Points - Define the PLEASE ACRONYM 

Accumulate positive emotions: long term, building a life worth living 

Build mastery 

Cope ahead 

Have I Physical illness, Balanced eating, avoid mood-Altering substances, balanced Sleep, Exercised ? 

Page 294 

500

Guidelines for Self-Respect effectiveness 

FAST 

(Be) Fair

(No) apologies

Stick to values 

(Be) Truthful 


500
The two aspects of Dialectical Abstinence 

Abstinence and Harm reduction 

500

Interpretations of events that prompt feelings of guilt 

Thinking that your actions are to blame for something 

think you behaved badly 

thinking "if only I had done something differently" 

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