Distress Tolerance
Tell me one distress tolerance skill
STOP, TIPP, pros and cons, ACCEPTS, self-soothe, IMPROVE, half-smile / willing hands,
List 5 emotions
(Up to facilitator to count answer)
What are obstacles of interpersonal effectiveness?
(Up to facilitator)
True
Tell me what the 4 groups of RISE are
Behavior activation, art group, psychoeducation, skills
When can distracting yourself be helpful?
(Group facilitator decide if answer counts towards points)
Tell me two emotion regulation skills
PLEASE, emotions as waves, opposite action, APE, build mastery, cope ahead, check the facts
What are the goals of interpersonal effectiveness?
Keep your relationships, and create new ones, ask for what you want and get it more often, keep your self-respect
What are the goals of mindfulness?
Reduce suffering and increase happiness, increase control of your mind, experience reality as it is
What is a topic/activity that you would like to see in RISE? (appropriate /serious answers only)
(Up to facilitators)
What are the goals of distress tolerance?
Learn to tolerate emotional pain and distress by using coping skills. Accepting our reality ensures pain doesn't turn into suffering.
What are the goals of emotion regulation?
Learn how to identify and label emotions, change unwanted emotions, reduce vulnerability to emotion mind, and learn coping skills to manage and regulate emotions.
(Up to facilitator)
Tell me two ways you can practice mindfulness in your own life
(Up to faciliator)
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical behavioral therapy
What does SUDS mean?
Subjective Units of Distress Scale
What do emotions do for us (must fit two of the four answers in some way)
Motive us, give us information, help us understand others, communicate with others
What does DEAR MAN stand for?
Describe, express, assert, reinforce
Mindful, appear confident, negotiate
List what is included in the mindfulness what and how skills
What skills - observe, describe, participate
How - non-judgmentally, one-mindfully, effectively
List the 4 adolescent therapists and the lead therapists' names
Sophia, Skyler, Brittany, Abby, Jamie
Self-soothe / distract. Self- soothing strategies focus on the five senses—vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. They consist of sensual activities that feel comforting, nurturing, and soothing.
Explain the WAVE skill you learned on Wednesday
The ride-the-wave technique in DBT involves accepting and riding out intense emotions, rather than trying to suppress or avoid them. It is based on the idea that emotions come in waves and that we can learn to ride these waves instead of being swept away by them. The technique encourages individuals to become more aware of their emotions and to practice accepting them without judgment.
What are some strategies for behavior change?
Positive and negative reinforcement, shaping, extinction, punishment
Give me three examples of automatic negative thoughts
(Up to facilitator to decide if answer counts)
What are the two dialectics of DBT?
Acceptance and change