States of Mind
Each person's innate inner wisdom, often referred to as intuition or a "gut" feeling
What is wise mind?
These are the three "what" skills in DBT
What is observe, describe, and participate?
These are the three "how" skills in DBT.
What is nonjudgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively?
This is the founder of DBT.
Who is Marsha Linehan?
When you are in this state of mind, you are ruled by facts, reason, logic, and pragmatics. Values and feelings are not important.
What is reasonable mind?
This skill involves putting words to an observed experience.
What is describe?
If I am playing by the rules and letting go of willfulness, I am practicing this "how" skill.
What is effectively?
All DBT skills are based in this, stemming from Zen Buddhism.
What is mindfulness?
If someone cuts me off in traffic and I scream and yell at them, I am likely in this state of mind.
What is emotion mind?
Wordless watching.
What is observing?
I set aside 20 minutes of my day to just worry, and then once the 20 minutes is up I shift gears and do something else. I am practicing this "how" skill.
What is one-mindfully?
The specific dialectical opposites that we are always trying to balance in DBT.
What are acceptance and change?
These two states of mind often get in the way of wise mind.
What is emotion mind and reasonable mind?
Being able to go with the flow and respond with spontaneity.
What is participating?
When I add to the facts and place my own evaluations and interpretations on something, I am doing this.
What is judging?
This concept states that two opposing things can be true at the same time. It's an attitude of: "yes, AND..."
What is dialectics?
Illness, sleep deprivation, substance use, imbalanced eating, and environmental stress are examples of __________ that can often get in the way of wise mind.
What are vulnerability factors?
I texted my friend yesterday and didn't hear back from them. I think "they hate me" and "they don't want to be friends with me anymore." I may want to practice this "what" mindfulness skill to unglue my interpretations.
What is describe?
A restaurant host says I don't have a reservation even though I am CERTAIN I made one. My goal is to have a nice time at this restaurant. This "how" skill would be most helpful for me to use here so that I don't lose my cool.
What is effectively?
This theory states that emotional dysregulation occurs when we are biologically vulnerable AND we have an invalidating social environment.
What is biosocial theory?