DBT
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What are the four DBT skills modules?
(1) Mindfulness, (2) Emotion Regulation, (3) Distress Tolerance, (4) Interpersonal Effectiveness
People are doing the ____ they can.
Best
What do you do if you cannot attend group?
Reach out to Kristin and Ava ahead of time to let them know!
In the biosocial theory, what are the two main factors that interact to influence emotional dysregulation?
Biological vulnerabilities and invalidating social environments.
What does DBT aim to replace?
DBT aims to replace problem/unhelpful/maladaptive behaviors with skillful behaviors.
What skills do we use to decrease impulsive behaviors, acting without thinking, difficulties with accepting reality as it is, willingness, etc?
Distress Tolerance Skills
People want to ____?
Improve
What must participants keep confidential?
Names of other group information and information shared my other group members.
According to the biosocial theory, what may predispose an individual to struggles with emotional regulation?
An individual’s particular biology.
Who created DBT?
Marsha M. Linehan
What are the mindfulness skills used for?
To bring attention and Focus to the present moment (here and now), have awareness so we can manage our emotions effectively, and doing so without getting judgment.
This assumption highlights that there is always a reason behind every action, thought, and emotion, even if it's not immediately apparent.
All behaviors (actions, thoughts, emotions) are caused.
What is the only way for a participant to be considered out of skills training?
Missing four scheduled sessions of skills training in a row.
How do the emotions of people with emotional vulnerability often manifest?
Their emotions are more intense and longer-lasting (compared to an individual with less biological vulnerability to emotions).
The general goal of skills training is to learn how to change your own ____, ____, and ____ that are linked to problems in living and are causing misery and distress.
What skills help us establishing healthy limits for ourselves/with others, express ourselves clearly and respectfully, negotiate and compromise with others, understand one's needs and wants, and build self-respect?
Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
According to this DBT assumption, solving issues is necessary even if they are not of our own making.
People may not have caused all of our own problems, AND they have to solve them anyway
What type of relationship formation is discouraged to prevent a conflict of interest in skills training?
Forming confidential relationships with other participants outside of skills training sessions. If you don't want us to know about it, it is likely a relationship discouraged between group members!
"You shouldn't feel this way" is an example of a ____ statement.
Invalidating Statement
What does Dialectical mean?
Dialectical = he idea that two opposing things/ideas/beliefs can be true at the same time
These skills are used to identify, understand, and manage one's emotions, reducing the intensity and duration of emotional distress.
Emotion Regulation Skills
Who were the DBT assumptions originally created for?
DBT Therapist!
When should you not attend group?
What develops when biological vulnerabilities are paired with invalidating social environments?
Maladaptive patterns of behavior/target behaviors.