DBT Principles
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What is mindfulness?
The non-judgemental practice of maintaining a moment-by-moment/present awareness of thoughts, emotions, and urges.
What is a dialectical dilemma?
A state where a person feels torn between two extreme, opposing behaviors or emotions, unable to find a middle ground
What is validation?
Validation communicates to another person that his or her feelings, thoughts, and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation
When do we reinforce a behavior?
What is the core DBT skill/module?
Mindfulness :)
What school of thought/belief system is DBT's mindfulness based on?
Buddhism
What is a thinking mistake where you feel that everyone hates you?
Jumping to conclusions, mind reading, catastrophizing!
Why validate ourselves and/or another person?
To improve relationships, by decreasing conflict and lowering the intensity of emotions.
What is reinforcement?
A consequence or action that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a specific behavior recurring
What does dialectical mean?
The idea that two opposing things can be true at the same time.
What are the 3 states of mind? Provide an example of each.
Reasonable/Rational/Logic Mind, Emotion Mind, & Wise Mind
Who has the absolute truth?
No one!
What do we validate?
The thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in ourselves and other people. We don't validate the invalid (i.e. punching a wall out of anger, hitting another person)
What are the three types of reinforcement?
Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and shaping.
What is the core DBT dialectic?
Acceptance and change
How can you show that you are being mindful and truly present during Multi-Family Skills Group?
What is the thinking error when you see yourself as the cause for things you have absolutely no control over or the target of stuff that may have absolutely nothing to do with you?
Personalization
Why do we self-validate?
It helps us reduce emotional and physical arousal (i.e., it is calming), reduces vulnerability to Emotion Mind and thus helps us access Wise Mind, and helps in processing information— which, in turn, enhances our ability to access and select effective responses
What is punishment?
Punishment is a consequence that decreases a behavior by adding something negative or removing something positive.
Finish the dialectic: everyone is doing the best that they can AND...
We can all try harder, do better, and be more motivated for change.
How can mindfulness increase your compassion for other people?
By fostering *non-judgemental* and present awareness of a situation and the people/person in it.
What are the most common dialectic dilemmas of parenting?
Too loose vs. too strict, making light of problem behaviors vs. making too much of typical adolescent behaviors, forcing independence vs. fostering dependence.
What is a cultural consideration of validation?
Eye contact - not all cultures view sustained eye contact as respectful.
How can we think of negative reinforcement?
An action that provides *relief* by removing something aversive or unpleasant to increase the frequency of a behavior.