Mindfulness
What are the mindfulness skills?
What and How skills
The ACCEPTS skill is under which DBT module and what does the letters ACCEPTS stand for?
Distress Tolerance: Activities, Contributions, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing Away, Thoughts, and Sensations
The IMPROVE the moment skills are
What is Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relaxation, One crisis at a time, Vacation and Encourage yourself
What module in DBT does the PLEASE skill fall under?
Emotional Regulation
What are the 4 modules in DBT
Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
Name the three "what" skills
Observe, describe and participate.
What's one you can contribute to distract yourself when feeling upset?
What's one way you can relax your body when you're really stressed?
Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, listening to music, etc
What does the letters in PLEASE stand for?
PL-Treat Physical Illness
E-Eating
A-Avoid mood altering substances
S-Sleep
E-Exercise
Name an Emotional Regulation Skill
STOP Skill, Opposite Actions, Urge Surging
Name the three "how" skills
Non-judgmental, one mindful and effectiveness.
What does it mean to push away a painful situation in a healthy way?
Putting the situation is a mental box and coming back to it later
Vacation in DBT doesn't mean a trip to the beach. What does it mean?
Taking a short mental or physical break, like going outside for 10 minutes.
Why is sleep important for managing emotions?
Not having proper sleep can impact your mood negatively
To communicate and resolve conflict effectively.
What does it mean to do things effectively?
Doing what works even if it's not what you feel like doing at the time.
Why might comparing yourself to someone in a worse situation help in the moment?
It can help you feel less alone or give perspective that things can improve.
What does encouragement look like when improving a tough moment?
Positive Self Talk; "I can handle this."
What type of eating can make it hard to regulate your emotions?
Skipping meals, overeating, undereating, or eating mostly junk food.
Distress Tolerance are what type of skills?
Crisis Survival skills
How can you practice being one mindful?
Focusing on one thing at a time such as focusing on one homework assignment.
Is the ACCEPTS skill action oriented or reflection oriented?
Action Oriented. It is your energizer skill
Is the IMPROVE skill action oriented or reflection oriented?
Reflection oriented. It is your soothing skill.
Why is the please skill so important?
It helps you take care of yourself so that you can take care of others
What is the purpose of Mindfulness?
To intentionally be aware in the present moment.