What is DBT?
Skills Modules
DBT Assumptions
Biosocial Theory &
Group Agreements
100

"DBT" stands for this.

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

100

The skill module that helps us to identify and manage what we're feeling.

What is Emotion Regulation?

100
DBT assumes that everyone is doing the best they can, AND _____________.

What is "They want to improve/do better?"

100

Biosocial theory says that people can be biologically predisposed to emotional sensitivity, AND can experience invalidating and harmful interactions in their ______ environment which can contribute to emotional dysregulation.

What is "Social?"

200

DBT aims to replace target behaviors with this type of behaviors

What is skillful?

200

These types of skills help with managing crises and stressful moments while reducing impulsivity that might make things worse.

What are Distress Tolerance Skills?

200

DBT assumes there is no absolute ______.

What is Truth?

200

Group members agree to not discuss ____ behaviors/topics during group and to instead discuss with their individual therapist.

What are "Risk/Problem/Target/Triggering" Behaviors?

300

The DBT belief that two seemingly opposing truths can both be true at the same time. 

What is Dialectics?

300

These types of skills can help to bring focus and awareness to the present moment.

What are Mindfulness Skills?

300

In DBT, we replace "but" with this word to show that two things can both be true at once.

What is "And?"

300

Group members can utilize this tool for additional support with skills outside of group sessions.

What is phone coaching?

400

DBT helps people to create a "______ worth _____."

What is a "Life" worth "Living?"
400

Someone who has a goal of maintaining relationships could benefit from using this type of skills.

What is Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills?

400

People cannot do this in DBT if they are trying.

What is Fail?

400

Group members agree to act this way with other group members and leaders.

What is respectful/kind?

500

DBT uses a balance of strategies for acceptance and strategies for this.

What is Change?

500

Adolescent DBT uses 5 modules for skills: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and this.

What is Walking the Middle Path?

500

People may not have caused all of their own ____ AND they have to ____ them anyway.

What are "Problems" and "Solve?"

500

Group members agree that any information shared between members during group, including their names, should be kept _____ outside of group.

What is confidential/private?

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