General DBT Knowledge
What DBT stands for
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Examples of mental health conditions DBT treats (3 examples)
What are eating disorders (binge eating and bulimia), BPD, suicidality, self harm, depression, SUDs, PTSD, anger management
The ability to cope with our emotions in the moment and return to our baseline emotional state
What is emotional regulation
The interpersonal effectiveness skill for OBJECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS
What is DEARMAN (an extra 300 points to list what DEARMAN stands for)
I can do something bad, but still be a good person
What is an example of thinking dialectically
The woman who developed DBT
Who is Marsha Linehan
The 3 "minds" identified in DBT, often depicted as a Venn diagram
What are the wise mind, the emotional mind, and the reasonable mind
The ability to interact in relationship with others
What is interpersonal effectiveness
What does the acronym STOP stand for (extra 100 points to name what cornerstone skill STOP falls under)
What is stop, take a step back, observe, and proceed mindfully; STOP falls under distress tolerance
My friend borrowed my favorite pair of shoes without asking and I confronted them. We had a productive conversation, I didn't verbally attack them and they respected my request, apologized, and said they'll ask before they borrow my stuff next time; This is an example of what DBT skill(s)
What is interpersonal effectiveness and using the GIVE skills
The mental health diagnosis DBT was originally designed for
What is Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD
The umbrella therapy that DBT falls under
What is CBT
To help you manage your thoughts, emotions, and relationships (the 3 A's: Awareness, Acceptance, and Action)
What is the purpose of DBT skills
The DBT skill used for SELF RESPECT EFFECTIVENESS
What is FAST (an extra 150 points to describe what FAST stands for)
The person I wanted to sponsor me said they didn't want to sponsor me because I'm not the "right fit" for their sponsorship style. What DBT skill could I use to cope with this new?
What is radical acceptance
The type of people whom DBT is designed for
Who are people who experience extreme emotional dysregulation/experience emotions in extremes
The purpose of Behavior Chain Analysis
What is to help a person understand the function of a particular behavior and uncover all the factors that led up to that behavior.
The cognitive skill of sustaining meta-awareness of the contents of your mind in the present moment.
What is mindfulness
The skill MASTERy falls under what DBT cornerstone (500 extra points if you can list what MASTERy stands for)
What is emotional regulation; Mindful to emotion, Act opposite of emotion, Self validation, Turn the mind, Experience building positives, and Radical acceptance
I'm feeling extremely anxious and can't seem to get my mind to stop racing, my heart is beating really fast, and I'm having trouble breathing; what DBT skill should I use and what are 3 examples of that skill?
What is mindfulness; 54321 exercise, box breathing, observation, describing my emotions, body scanning, thought stopping
The 4 corner stones of DBT
What are emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness mindfulness, and distress tolerance
The difference between CBT and DBT
What is focusing on thoughts and behaviors (CBT) vs validating and accepting emotions (DBT)
The ability to manage actual or perceived emotional distress and being able to make it through an emotional incident without making it worse.
What is distress tolerance
What does TIPP stand for (extra 100 points to name what DBT skill that TIPP falls under)
temperature change, intense exercise, paced breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation; TIPP falls under distress tolerance
I got shamed by my family for my drinking; thinking "I'll feel calmer if I just have 1 drink to take the edge off and then I can talk to them about this"; Feeling shame, guilt, and sadness; drinking to cope; feeling relaxed and calmer; feeling judged and hurt, avoiding my family and any negative feelings, emotional dysregulation and using unhealthy coping skills, relying on drinking to function emotionally: This process is an example of what?
What is behavior chain analysis