DBT Terms
DBT stands for
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
This technique is used to help its user feel present in the moment.
What is grounding?
This behavior involves impulsive spending.
What is retail therapy?
The five senses grounding technique asks you to identify:
What are 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste?
What has a head and a tail but no body?
What is a coin?
This term describes the ability to exert control over one's own emotional state.
What is emotional regulation?
This practice is used to help its users relax and de-stress.
What is meditation?
This behavior includes assuming the worst of a situation.
What is catastrophizing?
This maladaptive behavior involves assuming what another person is thinking.
What is mind reading?
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
What is:
Five - each daughter has the same brother
This term describes managing an emotional incident without feeling overwhelmed.
What is distress tolerance?
This skill is used to relax the body, clear the mind, and can help lower elevated blood pressure and heart rate caused by stress.
What is mindful breathing?
This behavior avoids connecting with others or reaching out for help.
What is isolation?
This term is used to describe owning your mistakes.
What is accountability?
I'm always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red, what am I?
What is fire?
This term describes the process of exchange of information, ideas and feelings between two or more people through verbal or non-verbal methods.
What is interpersonal effectiveness?
Taking a bubble bath, reading a book, or doing other things you enjoy is an example of:
These behaviors can be unhelpful if used too much or too little. (multiple answers)
What is -
Sleeping
Shopping
Eating
DAILY DOUBLE!
Name 2 reasons DBT helps to make "a life worth living"
What do the letter "T" and an island have in common?
What is they are both in the middle of waTer?
DBT is used for (multiple right answers)
What is -
To manage and cope with difficult emotions
To build stronger relationships
To manage stress
To be more mindful of thoughts, feelings, and reactions
This activity is used to help its users identify positive things about themselves.
What is affirmations?
This behavior is often used to numb pain or distract oneself from the problem.
What is substance abuse/use?
This theory is based on the assumption that people are doing the _____ they can.
What is the best?
David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____....
What is David?