DBT Assumptions
TRUE OR FALSE
People are doing the best they can AND they want to improve
TRUE
What are the 3 main WHAT skills
Observe
Describe
Participate
Identify the 3 HOW skills
1. Don't judge
2. Stay focused
3. Do what works
Name the 3 states of Mind
Reasonable Mind
Emotional Mind
Wise Mind
Mindfulness consist of 2 elements. What are they?
Full awareness (opened mind)
Attentional control (Focused mind)
Name one assumption of DBT
1. People are doing the best they can
2. People want to improve
3. People need to do better, try harder and be more motivated to change
4. People may not have caused all their problems, AND they have to solve them anyway
5. The lives of emotionally distress teens and families are painful as they're currently being lived
6. Teens and families must learn and practice new behaviors in all different situations in their lives.
7. There's no absolute truth
8. Teens and their families cannot fail in DB
Wordless watching is an example of?
Observe
cutting the cord between feeling and doing is an example of which HOW skill?
doing what works
What mind is "cool," or what is it called when we're ruled by thinking, facts and logic?
Reasonable Mind
Name 2 benefits of Mindfulness
Lessen pain, tension, and stress
Increase compassion for self and others
What are assumptions?
unproven beliefs
This WHAT skill requires you to get in the zone!
Participate
STOP DOING TWO THINGS AT ONCE!!!!
Ex of which HOW skill?
What mind is "hot" and ruled by feelings and urges?
Emotional Mind
What does full awareness mean?
Being aware of the present moment (thoughts, emotions and physical sensations) without judgment and without trying to change it.
When I say "I feel my heart racing," I am doing which WHAT skill?
Describe
Noticing but not evaluating as good or bad/harmful or helpful is an example of which HOW skill?
Don't judge
What mind refers to the wisdom within each person?
Wise Mind