What is DBT?
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What are the Core Mindfulness Skills?
Wise Mind, "What" Skills, and "How" Skills
What are 2 groups of skills make up Distress Tolerance?
Crisis Survival and Reality Acceptance
Who is DBT designed for?
DBT is designed for individuals struggling with long-standing interpersonal struggles, self-harming or suicidal thoughts/behaviors, difficulty managing emotions, shame and self-directed anger, and helplessness/hopelessness.
What is Wise Mind?
The wisdom within each person; seeing the value of both reason and emotion; bringing the left brain and right brain together; the middle path
Name the Crisis Survival Skills
STOP, Pros and Cons, TIP, ACCEPTS, Self-soothing, and Improve the Moment
What are the 4 modules of DBT?
Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness
What are the 3 "What" Skills?
Observe, Describe, and Participate
Name the Reality Acceptance Skills
Radical Acceptance, Turning the Mind, Willingness, Half-smiling and Willing Hands, and Mindfulness of Current Thoughts
Who created DBT?
Marsha Linehan Ph.D.
What are the 3 "How" Skills?
Nonjudgmentally, One-Mindfully, and Effectively
What does TIP stand for?
Tip the temperature of your face with cold water; Intense exercise; Paced breathing and Paired muscle relaxation
What is considered to be the primary problem in DBT?
A combination of emotional vulnerability and an inability to regulate emotions
What is Mindfulness?
Intentionally living with awareness in the present moment; without judging or rejecting the moment; without attachment to the moment
What is Radical Acceptance?
Complete and total acceptance in your mind, heart, and body