Coping & Grounding
Mindfulness Basics
Coping & Grounding
Name That Skill (Guess the Skill)
DBT ACRONYMS
100

Name one slow breathing skill.


Deep breathing / box breathing / paced breathing

100

Mindfulness is paying attention to the ______ moment.

Present

100

Name one slow breathing skill.

Deep breathing / box breathing / paced breathing

100

Noticing your breath or body sensations.


Mindfulness

100

What does DBT stand for?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

200

Name one way to ground using the body.

Feet on floor / stretching / temperature

200

True or False: Mindfulness means emptying your mind.

False

200

Name one way to ground using the body.

Feet on floor / stretching / temperature

200

Doing something soothing when urges show up.

Self-soothing

200

What does STOP help you do?

Pause before reacting

300

Name one thing you could do instead of acting on an urge.


Any safe coping skill

300

Name one thing you can notice with your senses right now.


Any answer is correct

300

Name one thing you could do instead of acting on an urge.

Any safe coping skill

300

Balancing emotions and logic.

Wise Mind

300

What does PLEASE focus on?

Taking care of your body to help emotions

400

True or False: Urges always last forever.


False

400

Mindfulness is about noticing without _______.


Judgment

400

True or False: Urges always last forever.


False

400

Choosing to respond instead of react.

Mindfulness (or Wise Mind)

400

What does TIP help with?

Intense emotions / calming the body

500

What is the goal during a hard moment: fix it or get through it?


Get through it

500

If your mind wanders, what do you do in mindfulness?

Gently bring it back
(Accept: notice and return)

500

What is the goal during a hard moment: fix it or get through it?


Get through it

500

Letting urges rise and fall without acting on them.

Urge surfing
(Accept: distress tolerance)

500

What does ACCEPTS help with?

Distracting from distress in the moment
(Accept “getting through a hard moment”)

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