DBT Overview
DBT stands for…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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Developed for those with Borderline PD; founder Dr. Marsha Linnehan; Selena Gomez & Lady Gaga practice DBT
FAST stands for…
Fairness, Apologize?, Stick2Values, Truthful
The goal of FAST…
Self respect (self-esteem, worth, value, confidence, assured)
The last DBT skill you used…
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Dialectic definition (in DBT)
Acceptance and change [of behavior]
Mindfulness means…
Being attentive, nonjudgmental, observant, conscious, intentional
Explain the FAST acronym
Fair to self and others, Apologize only when necessary, Stick to values, Truthfulness
One would use FAST when…
Communicating with others
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Group is called DBT skills because…
Accepting and changing our reality through skill building and practicing
Interpersonal effectiveness means…
Strong, productive, healthy relationships
Mindfulness is relevant to FAST/interpersonal effectiveness because…
Ex. Accepting the reality that others have needs at the same time as us
Emotional regulation is relevant to FAST/interpersonal effectiveness because…
Ex. Managed emotions are more likely to preserve and improve relationships, setting a tone that allows others to feel safe with us, like they can trust us
Distress tolerance is relevant to FAST/interpersonal effectiveness because…
Ex. We may need to assert a boundary, or apologize for not respecting a boundary
4 stages of DBT
Mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness
Skill we’re learning and the stage it’s part of
FAST (interpersonal effectiveness)
Contexts where one could use more self respect in life…
Ex. People pleasing, saying no/yes
How/where can you use FAST skill today/in the coming week…
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Someone might need to “say yes” more when…
They tend to say no a lot, and their nay-saying is more harmful than helpful, to bring balance to their lifestyle
Explain how the four stages of DBT build off each other
Mindfully accepting reality supports our toleration of stress, so we can then focus on regulating emotions which makes for effective interpersonal relationships
To increase mastery of DBT one must…
Practice the skills
Wise Mind shows up in FAST in the way that…
Ex. Each letter of FAST can have an emotional and rational component (needs, apologies, values, truth) to consider together before communicating/acting to achieve the self respect of FAST
FAST & DEAR MAN work hand in hand because….
DEAR MAN meets ourrrr needs and develops healthy relationships while FAST assists communication further- where our payoff for being truthful is that we don’t sacrifice our values
Guess the next skill
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