Establishing and maintaining balance
The ability to say no in order to protect your time, energy, and emotional well-being is called what?
Boundaries
Acting immediately based on emotion without taking time to think is known as _______
Reacting
_________ is the ability to endure, manage, and survive intense emotional pain or uncomfortable situations without resorting to harmful, impulsive, or destructive behaviors
Distress tolerance
________ is a stimulus—such as a smell, sound, sight, or situation—that initiates a sudden, intense emotional or behavioral reaction, often bringing back memories of past trauma.
Triggers
What is my biggest irrational fear?
A snake in the toilet
Healthy emotional boundaries help protect a person’s _________?
Mental health / Peace
Taking a moment to slow down and choose your answer instead of acting on impulse is called what?
Responding
Distress tolerance skills are used to help people cope with what?
Stress / elevated emotions
__________ are specific, measurable steps people set to help guide their recovery.
Goals
Who did I pick to win this year's March Madness?
Duke
What sound-related item have I compared emotion regulation to on multiple occasions?
A volume dial
This skill involves intentionally stopping yourself before acting, creating space between a feeling and a behavior.
Pausing
When using both emotion mind and reasonable/logic mind we operate from _____ mind?
Wise
a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
Trauma
How many million people live in Norway?
5.65 (5 or 6 is accepted)
This emotion often builds when someone consistently ignores their own needs to please others.
Resentment
Choosing not to act on an immediate emotional urge and instead waiting for the intensity to decrease is an example of what skill?
Impulse control / urge surfing
This DBT skill encourages using activities, contributing, comparisons, emotions, pushing away, thoughts, and sensations to distract from distress.
ACCEPTS
_________ refers to the internal desire or reason someone has for wanting to change.
Motivation
What do people often think of when hearing my name?
Fruit snacks / apple sauce / mozzarella sticks
Informing others of your needs, feelings, and limits in a clear and respectful way is known as what?
Assertive communication
The part of the brain responsible for decision-making and impulse control that is often bypassed during emotional reactions is called what?
Prefrontal cortex
The practice of accepting reality as it is, without fighting or judging it, especially when you cannot change the situation, is called what?
Radical acceptance
The ability to recognize and accurately name your emotions is known as what?
Emotional awareness
What do I do to regulate my emotions?
Practice my coping skills, rely on my support system, do something I enjoy.