Naming Emotions
Emotions and Dialectics
ABC
PLEASE
100

Feeling like you need to run away might be what emotion? 

What is anxiety? (or Fear)

100

True or False? You can feel happy AND sad at the same time. 

What is true? Being dialectical says yes! 

100

One way to help people manage mental health is having fun times often! 

What is accumulate positives? 

100

Things like colds, headaches, injuries can cause people to feel more emotional. That is why it's important to observe this skill. 

What is treat Physical illness? 

200

Feeling like there is a dark cloud following you, and having urges to cry could be what emotion? 

What is sadness? 

200

Thinking in "all or nothing" or "my way or the highway" leads to ______ distressed and causes loneliness.  

What is feeling? Or being? 

200

Being able to complete a task that isn't impossible, and it's not the easiest to do either! It sure does "build" confidence. 

What is building mastery? 

200

Bathing and wearing clean clothes is said to reduce negative feelings. In DBT this is considered part of what letter of PLEASE.  

What is the L? 

300


Feelings are different from behaviors, but people are often afraid of how this is expressed and experienced. 


What is anger?

300

It is always okay to let feelings take over and be out of control. True or false? 

What is false? This damages self respect and relationships. 

300

Many of you have milestones to achieve, and some of them are downright scary! This skill can help ease the suffering and help your brain practice being effective. It's like a rehearsal for something! 

What is cope ahead? 

300

Things like playing video games for hours, drinking only sugary drinks, or staying on the screen can do this your mood, making it more negative. 

What is Alter your mood or change your mood?  

400

When someone is a very quiet person, makes little eye contact and keeps to themselves, we tend to call them what? 

What is shy? 

400

Regulating your emotion means being responsible for your actions and using your _______. 

What are DBT Skills? 

400

In order to make sure you are using cope ahead as effectively as possible, what do you need to make sure you do after practicing your skill? 

What is self-soothe? Brain thinks it really happened. Whatever the event/emotion or thing "it" is can be stressful to imagine. 

400

This is a type of hygiene that is lesser known, yet it's needed to reduce vulnerability to emotion mind! 

What is balancing sleep? 

500

When meeting someone new, the first thing I feel is...

What is nervousness or excitement? - also any answer will do! Your feelings are YOUR feelings! 

500

Screaming and throwing things is a sign of being ________ dysregulated. 

What is emotional or emotionally? 

500
Practicing these ABC's in a mindful way to decrease SUDs in general will help do what in the long term? 
What is increase happiness? 
500

You can do this at home, and it doesn't require a whole new outfit, in fact you can make a routine just for you! 

What is exercise?