Dialectics/Options for Solving Problems
Acceptance and Change are examples of a _________.
Dialectic
What is the first step in conducting a chain analysis?
Identify problem behavior
What does the T in TIP stand for?
Temperature
Radical Acceptance is a skill in which DBT module?
Distress Tolerance
The PLEASE skill is in which module?
Emotion Regulation
What is a dialectic?
Two things that seem opposite that can be true at the same time
What are vulnerability factors?
Things in the environment or in myself that make it more likely I will engage in the problem behavior.
Name 3 crisis survival skills from the distress tolerance module.
(Hint: There are 6)
STOP
TIP
Pros and Cons
Distract
Self-Soothe
IMPROVE
True or False: Radical Acceptance is means that I am fine
False. Radical acceptance does not mean approval and it is not against change.
What does PLEASE stand for?
Treat Physical Illness (PL)
Balanced Eating (E)
Avoid Mood Altering Substances (A)
Balanced Sleep (S)
Exercise (E)
What is the first option we have when life presents us with a problem?
Solve the Problem
Are the consequences of the problem behavior always something we don't like?
No, for example, an immediate consequence might be feeling less angry in the moment, even if I feel guilt and shame later.
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Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotion Regulation
If you are not able to practice radical acceptance of something, a skill that helps get you on the path to acceptance is called __________.
Turning the Mind
False. PLEASE skills help us every day.
When life presents us with a problem, how many options does DBT tell us we have?
4
True or False: Getting angry can be a problem behavior we can analyze with the chain analysis
FALSE: Anger is an emotion. Chain analysis might seek to understand and change your behavior in response to your anger, but not the emotion itself is not the problem.
Observe, Describe and Participate
What is one thing that gets in the way of radical acceptance?
1. Strong emotions
2. Believing if we accept something we are making light of it or approving of it
3. You don't know the skills
What does the PLEASE skill help us do?
If I can't solve the problem, and I don't want to stay miserable (or maybe make it worse), what are my other options?
3. Tolerate the problem
Chain Analysis is the tool we use when we engage in problem behavior. What is the tool we use when we fail to engage in effective behavior?
Missing Links Analysis
What does finding the middle path mean?
Finding the balance between two opposites
How can the opposite action skill be used to help with radical acceptance?
List behaviors you would do if you had accepted something, and start doing those behaviors
What does it mean to reduce vulnerability to emotion mind?
Increase resiliency to painful emotions before they happen so they are less intense