ABC Please
Wave SKill
Check the Facts
Opposite Action
Sleep Hygiene & Food in Your Mood
100

What does the "A" in the ABC Please skill represent!

Hint: reminding you to do things that bring meaning and joy into your life.

Accumulate positive emotions

100

This is the first step in the Wave Skill — rather than avoiding...... You O...

Hint: you do this to your emotion

observe it

100

The first step in checking the facts is to identify "what?"

Hint: what triggered your emotional response.

the event or person

100

The first step in changing your emotional response is identifying what?

emotion you are feeling

100

what is sleep hygiene?

staff will determine if right :)

200

What is the B stand for? and explain

Build mastery

200

What should you not do when you are having high emotions? 

NOT JUDGE YOURSELF FOR FEELING THAT EMOTION

200

This step involves figuring out what assumption you made about the situation.

identifying your thoughts or judgments

200

Each emotion comes with this automatic tendency that urges you to do something — it’s important to name it.

action urge

200

what are the "no's" to get the best sleep?

no phones and tv

300

This "C" reminds you to maintain strong interpersonal connections to support emotional health.

Cope ahead

300

This is what you should not do when emotions are rising — it often leads to impulsive or destructive behavior.

dont act on your emotions

300

This is the skillful step where you ask, “What am I feeling?” and check if that feeling fits the facts 

Hint: what are you checking for?"

your emotion

300

Before acting on your emotion, DBT says to ask this key question to determine if the emotion is justified.

"Does the emotion fit the facts?"

300

What is Food in your mood ?

Staff will determine if right :)

400

The skill teaches you that you need to do something to make sure you body feels well.

Treat Physical Illness

400

When practicing the skill...you remind yourself that emotions are like this — they rise, peak, and fall. What is called?

Hint: look at the skill

A wave!

400

When you find out the truth about the event, what do you change?

your feeling towards the event or person

400

if the emotion fits the facts, opposite action teaches you to say?  

"Will acting on the emotion be effective"

400

What foods affect your mood?

soda, sugary snacks, fatty foods

500

One of the PLEASE skills, this behavior should be avoided or managed because it directly impacts emotional regulation and mental health.

Avoid mood-altering drugs

500

Finish the Quote: "You are not your ____"

emotion 

500

You use this specific type of reasoning to determine whether your emotional reaction is valid based on the situation.

checking the facts

500

What is Opposite action? Define it

Staff will determine if right

500

What is the recommended amount of meals in one day? and what is the recommended amount of sleep?

3 and 6-8 hours

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