General
What does "Dialectical" mean?
two opposite ideas can be true at the same time, and when considered together, can create a new truth and a new way of viewing the situations. There is always more than one way to think about a situation.
What are the three states of mind?
Reasonable Mind
Wise Mind
Emotional Mind
Name the 3 "What" Skills
Observe
Describe
Participate
Name the 3 "How" skills
Don't Judge
Stay Focused
Do What Works
Name at least 3 Thinking Mistakes
All or nothing
Catastrophizing
Mind reading
Overgeneralization
Mental Filter
Disqualifying the Positive
Emotional Reasoning
"Should" Statements
Labeling
Personalization
DBT aims to replace _____ behaviors with _______ behaviors.
problem; skillful
According to the skills handouts, why do we bother being mindful?
Refer to page 10
What is "Observe"?
Wordless watching (refer to page 15)
Describe "Don't Judge"
Notice, but don't evaluate as good or bad.
What does Validation mean?
Validation communicates to another person that their feelings, thoughts, and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation
As stated in the "Goals of Skills Training," name at least three (of five) behaviors/skills to increase
1) Core Mindfulness Skills
2) Emotion Regulation Skills
3) Distress Tolerance Skills
4) Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
5) Walking the Middle Path Skills
Describe "Emotion Mind" and please provide one example
"Hot", ruled by your feelings and urges
What is "Describe"?
Putting words on the experience (please refer to page 15)
Describe "Stay Focused"
Do one thing at a time!
Refer to page 16
Name at least 2 Crisis Survival (Distress Tolerance) Skills
Self Soothe with Six Senses
IMPROVE the moment
Pros/Cons
TIPP
Refer to page 20
A) biological vulnerability to emotions (high sensitivity, high reactivity, slow return to baseline)
B) inability to effectively regulate emotions
Describe "Reasonable Mind" and please provide one example
What is "Participate"?
Throwing yourself into the present moment (please refer to page 15)
Describe "Do What Works"
Be effective- focus o what works to achieive your goal
Refer to page 16
What is Radical Acceptance?
the skill of accepting the things you can't change
Name at least 5 DBT Assumptions
1) People are doing the best that they can
2) People want to improve
3) People need to do better, try harder, and be more motivated for change
4) People may not have caused all of their own problems, and they have to solve them anyway
5) The lives of emotional distressed teens and their families are painful as they are currently being lived
6) Teens and families must learn and practice new behaviors in all the different situations in their lives
7) There is no absolute truth
8) Teens and their families cannot fail DBT
Describe Wise Mind and please provide an example
includes both reason and emotion
Give an example of using "What" Skills and how you have used them in the last 2 weeks
Open response
Give an example of using "How" Skills and how you have used them in the last 2 weeks
Open response
Provide a validating statement for yourself and each member of your family
Open Response