DBT
DBT Mindfulness skills help with:
a. Emotion Regulation
B. Interpersonal Relationship Skills
C. Distress Tolerance
D. All of the above
D, All of the Above
What common distortion involves expecting the worst possible outcome?
a. Radical Acceptance
b. Tragedy
c. Automatic Response
d. Catastrophizing
D, Catastrophizing
What is mindfulness and when should you use it?
Mindfulness is being present in the moment, paying attention to your breathing and body sensations. You should use mindfulness when you need to feel grounded and calm, you can use mindfulness when feeling intense emotions. You can use it everyday.
True or False:
Addiction and stress tolerance are often linked
True
The goal in DBT is to think using a combination of the rational mind and emotional mind. This is called what mind state?
Wise Mind
In CBT, the three interconnected components that influence each other are ______, ______, and ______.
Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
When under distress, the quickest and most efficient DBT skill to use is ______.
a. STOP
b. Listen to Music
c. Breathe
d. Reset
C, Breathe
When someone is experiencing a sudden surge of intense fear, these strategies – like controlled breathing, noticing physical sensations, and focusing on the present – can help them regain a sense of calm and control.
a. Mindfulness
b. Grounding
c. Calming Techniques
d. Only B and C
D, only B and C
What is the third DBT skill: Observe, Describe, and ____.
a. Reframe
b. Practice
c. Acknowledge
d. Accept
B, Practice
A client consistently thinks, “I always fail at everything.” Using CBT, you identify the thought, examine the evidence, and develop a more balanced belief. This process is called _______.
Cognitive Restructuring
Mindfulness teaches individuals to observe and describe their own _________.
a. Thoughts
b. Behaviors
c. Goals
d. All of the above
B, Behaviors
What are the four automatic survival responses that describe how humans react to danger.
Fight, Flight, Fawn, and Freeze
In DBT, we use TIPP Skills. What does TIPP stand for?
a. Temperature Change, Intensive Mindfulness, Practiced Exercise, and Preparation.
b. Treatment, Involvement, Participation, and Paced Breathing
c. Temperature Change, Intensive Exercise, Paced Breathing, and Paired Muscle relaxation
d. Treatment, Involvement, Paced Breathing, and Preparation
C, Temperature Change, Intensive Exercise, Paced Breathing, and Paired Muscle Relaxation
Which of the following is the primary goal for behavioral activation?
a. Avoiding all social situations to prevent anxiety
b. Scheduling a short walk after work to improve mood
c. Ignoring your feelings entirely
d. Ruminating on negative thoughts before bed
B, Scheduling a short walk after work to improve mood
As Pam finds herself overwhelmed by emotional distress and increasingly disconnected from her immediate experience, which DBT Skill should they use in the moment?
a. Emotional regulation
b. Mindfulness
c. Distress tolerance
B, Mindfulness
This skill helps reduce emotional intensity by changing thoughts or physical responses to situations.
a. Reframe
b. Flight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn
c. Opposite action
C, Opposite Action
A common DBT distress tolerance skill is to distract with ACCEPTS. What does ACCEPTS stand for?
a. Activities, Contribute, Comparisons, Emotions, Push-away, Thoughts, and Sensations
b. Acknowledge, Contribute, Comparisons, Environment, Purpose, Thoughts, and Sensations
c. Activities, Compromise, Connect, Environment, Purpose, Talk, and Separate
A, Activities, Contribute, Comparisons, Emotions, Push-away, Thoughts, and Sensations
In DBT, this skill emphasizes accepting reality as it is, without trying to change it, fight it, or judge it, even when the situation may be uncomfortable?
a. Radical Acceptance
b. Reframe
c. Overcome
d. Distress Tolerance
A, Radical Acceptance
Which of the following statements BEST describes the difference between cognitive distortions in anxiety versus depression?
a. Anxiety involves feelings of sadness, while depression involves feelings of fear.
b. Anxiety primarily involves overestimating the likelihood of danger, while depression primarily involves negative beliefs about the self, world, and future.
c. Anxiety and depression both only involve behavioral avoidance, not thoughts
d. Anxiety is triggered by future events, while depression is triggered by bast events
B, Anxiety primarily involves overestimating the likelihood of danger, while depression primarily involves negative beliefs about the self, world, and future.