Mindfulness
Name one Mindfulness Activity?
Horse Back Riding
Grounding
Yoga
Listening to Music
Meditation
This skill asks you to use your five senses- such as touch, taste, and sound to ground yourself during emotional distress
Self-Soothing
What are group expectations?
1- Respect peers and facilitator
2- Quietly leave the room if you need to
3- No cellphone use at all in groups
This concept teaches that emotions serve important purposes like motivating action, communicating with others, and providing information
What Emotions Do for You
Name one Interpersonal Effectiveness skill
DEARMAN
FAST
GIVE
Name three benefits of mindfulness practice
Improved memory
Improved concentration
Improved ability to regulate emotions
What does the TIPP skill stand for?
Temperature
Intense exercise
Paced breathing
Paired muscle relaxation
True of False: If you get here after 9:30AM you will be marked as absent and be asked to leave for the day
True
This DBT concept challenges beliefs like "some emotions are bad" or "if I express my emotions I will lose control"
Myths About Emotions
What does A in DEAR MAN stand for?
Assertivness
What mindfulness concept in DBT helps you make balanced decisions in relationships by combining logic and emotion?
Wise Mind
This decision making tool helps you evaluate the short and long term consequences of acting on urges versus using coping strategies to tolerate distress
Pros and Cons
How many times per week do you meet with the therapist?
Once a week
This practice encourages tracking what led up to your emotion, what you thought and felt, and how you responded
Emotion Diary/Emotion Log
What do you use to help "get your objectives met?"
DEAR MAN
This mindfulness practice involves silently repeating phrases like, "May I be happy" or "May I be at peace," to build compassion for yourself and others
This small but powerful DBT body posture involves relaxing your arms and turning your palms upward to signal openness and reduce resistance
Willing Hands
What is the rules for absences?
If you miss three days in a row you can be subjected to discharged (dependent for reason). If you do not call and we cannot get ahold of you, a welfare check will be sent.
This skill teaches you how to change your emotional reactions by checking whether your interpretation of the situation is accurate
Check the Facts
What do you use to help "maintain relationships?"
Use GIVE
These three "how skills" describe the manner in which you practice being present: without judgement, one moment at a time, and with full participation
Non-Judgmentally
One-Mindfully
Effectively
This DBT skills means fully opening yourself to reality as it is, without fighting, denying, or judging it- even when it's painful
Radical Acceptance
True
This skill involves acting in direct opposition to an unjustified emotion's action urge
Opposite Action
What do you use to "keep your self respect?"
FAST