What is DBT?
What is DBT?
Learning tools and skills to empower you to be as effective as you can be in your life.
What is mindfulness?
a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
What is radical acceptance?
accepting the situation as is.
D and E in Dearman
Describe the current situation, stick to the facts
Express your feelings
Strong
Sleep
Take care of Health
Resist Medications
Once a day Mastery
Nurtrition
Get Exercise
What are Dialectics?
The art of holding 2 or more things in balance that are in conflict, contrary or mismatched and yet they are both real or true.
wants vs. needs
feelings vs. thoughts
What are the "What" Skills
Observe, Describe, Participate
A box that contains five items for the five senses
taste
touch
smell
hear
see
A and R in DearMan
Assert yourself
Reinforce reward
What is Emotion Mind
uses emotions to guide decisions.
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectal Behavior Therapy
Observe Skill
Just notice the experience
Control your attention
Notice what comes to your senses
ACCEPTS
Activities
Choices
Contributions
Emotions
Pushing Away
Thoughts
Sensations
M and A in Dearman
Mindful on your goals
Appear Confident
Opposite Actions for Fear
Do what you are afraid of doing
approach events, places and tasks and people you are afraid of.
Do things to give yourself control
What mental illness was DBT created for?
Borderline Personality Disorder.
Describe Skill
Put words on the experience (Describe what you are feeling).
Put experiences into words (Describe what is happening)
IMPROVE
Imagery
Meaning
PrayerRelaxation
One thing at a time
Vacation
Encouragement
N in DearMan
Negotiate
Be willing to give to get
Opposite Actions for Anger
Gently avoid
take a time out
be kind
Give an example of dialectics.
Wants and Needs
Feelings and Thoughts
Problems and Solutions
Contemplation and Action
Being Right and Making Mistakes
Participate Skill
Act from wise mind
Activeily practice
changing harmful situations, changing harmful reactions to situations, accepting yourself fand the situation.
Half Smile
blue sky
payday
a long weekend
pleasant memory
joy
Goals of Interpersonal Effectiveness
Be skillful in getting what you want and need from others.
Build relationships and end destructive ones
walk the middle path
Opposite actions for Envy (All)
Count your blessings
stop exaggerating other's net worth
change your posture.