DBT stands for
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Three Crisis Survival Skills
1) Distracting ACCEPTS 2) TIPP 3) STOP
Distress Tolerance Skills are designed to...
Help you develop healthy ways to cope with intense emotions and urges without resorting to destructive behaviors.
1) Emotion Mind 2) Reason/Rational Mind 3) Wise Mind
The three "How" skills are
1) Nonjudgmentally 2) One-Mindfully 3) Effectively
IMPROVE stands for:
Imagery, Meaning, Prayer/meditation, Relaxation, One thing in the moment, Vacation, Encouragement
Thinking dialectically is...
Is the idea that two opposite ideas can be true at the same time (both/and instead of either/or). There is more than one way to see a situation or solve a problem.
Name the skill... Perceiving your present experience without filtering or judging it. Taking in information and noticing new things. Use 5 senses to do this...
OBSERVE
Using emotional energy to be creative, this skill takes focus away from the crisis and puts your emotional energy into creativity rather than being stuck with difficult emotions.
Creative Outlet
Scenario: You're feeling overwhelmed at work with multiple deadlines. You use a mindful breathing exercise to regain focus and calm down. Which module is this skill under?
Mindfulness
DESCRIBE is:
Putting words to your observations. Labeling thoughts as thoughts rather than treating them as facts. Allows you to gain some distance from thoughts, lessen the intensity of emotions associated with these thoughts.
1) Radical Acceptance 2) Mindfulness of Current Thoughts 3) Willingness & Willfulness
Scenario: You're facing a difficult medical diagnosis. You utilize radical acceptance to acknowledge the situation while focusing on what you can control. Which module is the skill under?
Distress Tolerance
DBT will help me...
create a good life for myself.
Fully immersing yourself in the current activity with undivided attention. Being in flow or act intuitively from wise mind.
Participate
Attitudes we take toward difficult situations. This skills is accepting reality, doing what the situation calls for, using wise mind, doing the best you can, and focusing on what you can change Vs. refusing to accept reality, doing what you want regardless of if it works, being stubborn, giving up, and trying to change things you know you can't change.
Willingness Vs. Willfulness
Who is the best DBT Group leader ever?
Shanee' :)