CENTRAL
CONCEPTS
CONCEPTS
Two opposite ideas can be true at the same time
What is Dialectics?
Being aware of the present moment without judging it and without trying to change it
What is Mindfulness?
A____________
Contributing
Comparisons
Emotions
Pushing Away Thoughts
Sensations
What is Activities?
Written method of tracking incidents, urges, and skills practice between sessions
What is a Diary Card?
T or F: People cannot fail in DBT
TRUE
The idea that when emotional vulnerability and an invalidating environment combine, this leads to severe distress and difficulties in managing emotions and relationships
What is Transactional theory?
Being able to deal with pain without hurting oneself or someone else
What is Distress Tolerance?
Imagery
Meaning
Prayer
Relaxation
One thing in the moment
Vacation
E__________________
What is Encouragement?
A breakdown of identifying vulnerabilities, thoughts/feelings/behaviors, and outcomes in order to build awareness and skills
This aspect of emotional dysregulation acknowledges that we may have inherent challenges in experiencing and reacting to emotions more intensely
What is Biological Vulnerability?
Unique to DBT for Adolescents, this component focuses on combining the practice of Acceptance and Change
What is Walking the Middle Path?
be) Gentle
(act) Interested
V___________
(use an) Easy manner
What is validate?
This emotion regulation strategy instructs you to act opposite to the action urge when the emotion is doing more harm than good
T or F: The main goal of DBT is to build a life worth living
TRUE
This concept does not necessarily mean that you like or agree with what the other person is doing, saying, or feeling. It means that you understand where they are coming from.
Building awareness and acceptance of a full range of emotions and learning different ways to manage them
What is Emotion Regulation?
Describe
Express
Assert
Reward
Mindful
Appear Confident
N____________
What is negotiate?
Learning to think more clearly in the presence of strong emotions
What is Wise Mind?
What is Radical Acceptance?
Developing skills in communication and appropriate self-expression in interactions with others
What is Interpersonal Effectiveness?
T emperature
I ntense exercise
P ___________________
P rogressive Muscle Relaxation
What is Paced Breathing?
This is closely related to grounding techniques where the focus is on connecting with the senses
What are Self-Sooth Skills?