Increasing Behaviors
Decreasing Behaviors
Dialectics
Validation
Thinking Mistakes
100

This is something I find reinforcing.

What is (snickerdoodles!)?
100

This is an example of a natural consequence for staying up too late.

What is (you are tired the next day)?

100

The D in DBT

What is "Dialectic"?

100

The definition of validation, in your words.

What is "demonstrating to another person that their feelings, thoughts, and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation"? 

100

Everybody makes thinking mistakes sometimes. (Yes or no)

What is YES! 

200

This type of reinforcement is used to increase the frequency of a behavior by providing rewarding consequences (praise, genuine compliment, A on an exam)

What is positive reinforcement?

200

A teen is anxious about going to school and doesn't usually go. They might be encouraged to go for 1 hour on Monday, 2 hours on Tuesday, and so on, until they are able to stay for the whole day, ultimately leading up to every day, all week long. This is an example of this concept.

What is an example of shaping? 

200

The opposite of "either/or" thinking

What is "both/and"?

200

Validation does not equal Agreement. (TRUE or FALSE)

What is... TRUE!

200

An example of a "should" thinking mistake.

What is ... "I shouldn't be so upset" "I should..."

300

This is an example of a behavior you want to increase

What is (cook at home)?
300

This decreases behavior without using punishment.

What is extinction?

300

A dialectic alternative to "I'm doing the best that I can and it's not working so I should give up." 

What is "I'm doing the best that I can and I can try harder."?
(Other answers accepted)

300

An example of a validating statement for this scenario: "Your friend fails a test that they didn't study for and are very upset."

...

300

"They clearly think I'm weird and don't know what I'm doing" is an example of this thinking mistake.

What is Mind Reading?

400

This increases the frequency of a behavior by removing something negative; it's a relief from something unpleasant (ex: seat belt alarm going off in car when seat belt is not buckled, so you buckle your seatbelt).

What is negative reinforcement?

400

This is an example of a behavior you want to decrease

What is (doomscrolling)?
400

The definition of a dialectic.

What is "two thing that seem like opposites, but can both be true"?
(other answers accepted)

400

An example of a self-validating statement you can say to yourself. 

What is... "it's ok you feel this way"

400

"I had to miss a class because of an emergency dentist appointment and now I'll never catch up in class, I'll probably fail out of high school, and will never get into any colleges" is an example of what thinking mistake?

What is catastrophizing (fortunetelling error)?

500

This is an example of a positive reinforcement.

What is (Starbucks giftcards)?

500

This is an example of a punishment

What is ...?
500

DOUBLE!! A dialectical alternative to this statement: "If I accept something I'm saying that I agree with it" AND

A dialectical alternative to this statement: "I can't be happy for you if you have something I want"

What is: "I can accept something and disagree with it at the same time." AND

What is: "I can be happy for you and envious of you at the same time."

500

DOUBLE!! An invalidating AND a validating response to this situation: "You just turned 16 years old, and you got your driver's license! You go for a drive down 280 and get a speeding ticket. You tell your mom about the speeding ticket."

What is ...

500

This thinking mistake is the opposite of dialectical thinking. 

What is "All of nothing," "black and white thinking"?

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