DBT 1
DBT is the acronym for this form of therapy.
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
This refers to non-judgmental awareness of the present moment.
What is mindfulness?
Asserting yourself and negotiating are important skills for mastering this particular aspect of DBT.
What is interpersonal effectiveness (or DEARMAN).
What does STOP skill stand for ?
Stop, Take a Step back, Observe, Proceed Mindfully
These are the five senses used for self-soothing.
What is Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch, and Smell?
This skills refers to when we proactively choose to respond in a way that's contrary from what our emotional response would activate us to do.
What is Opposite Action?
Name at least 3 of the 7 DEARMAN skills.
Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindful, Appear confident, and Negotiate
This is another way to describe making yourself more calm, like by taking deep breaths or listening to ocean sounds.
What is self-soothing?
What would be an example of opposite action for the emotion “sadness”
Get active, approach, don’t avoid, build mastery and increase pleasant activities
This reality-acceptance skill involves placing your palms upward.
What is willing hands?
What are DBT skills used for?
Help people deal with a range of emotions and replace harmful behaviors with skillful behaviors
Help navigate relationships and life
This concept refers to being able to accept everything that we cannot change, despite potentially feeling unhappy about it.
What is radical acceptance?
Eating a sour candy would be an example of an activity that can support this aspect of DBT.
Distress tolerance
TIPP is a method of distress tolerance for your body. Name 2 of the 4 "TIPP" letters.
Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Progressive muscle relaxation
What state of mind are you in when having negative self talk or negative urges
Wise, Rational, or Emotional ?
What is Emotional
This refers to the concept that two opposite ideas can be true at the same time.
What is dialectical?
This technique involves relaxing your face and turning your lips upwards.
What is half-smiling?
In the emotion regulation module, this concept involves rehearsing a plan in advance so that you are prepared to handle difficult situations more skillfully.
What is "Coping Ahead"?
This very concrete skill for emotion regulation could involve treating Physical ILLness, Exercising and Sleeping.
What is PLEASE?
This concept, borrowed from Buddhism, emphasizes the importance of balance and the need to find a healthy compromise between the extremes of life.
What is the middle path?
Name an example for why someone would want to use the DEAR MAN skill
Multiple answers accepted
One way to practice interpersonal effectiveness is through the GIVE skill. Name at least one out of four parts of GIVE!
(be) Gentle, (act) Interested, Validate, and (use an) Easy Manner
participating in an engaging activity, contributing to your community, and comparing how you are doing now to five years ago, are all examples of this distraction-related distress tolerance skill / acronym.
What is ACCEPTS?
What does it mean to think dialectically
To have the ability to view issues from multiple perspectives
When in a difficult scenario, this approach/acronym might involve Imagining yourself in a safe place, finding positive Meaning out of the situation, Praying, or taking a quick break/Vacation.
IMPROVE