Mindfulness
DBT Orientation
Distress Tolerance Skills
Random DBT Info
Acronyms
100

Intentionally living with awareness in the present moment, without judging or rejecting the moment, and without attachment to the moment..

What is mindfulness!

100

This person developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy..

Who is Marsha Linehan!

100

These skills work by reducing contact with whatever set off the distress or its most painful aspects. 

What are distractions? 

100

The most effective way to learn and develop DBT skills..

What is PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE! Woo! 

100

DBT stands for this..

What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy!

200

The three "what" skills of mindfulness..

What are Observe, Describe, Participate!

200

Ineffective environments, invalidating environments, ineffective parents/caregivers, invalidating parents/caregivers are examples of which component of the BioSocial Theory..

What are social components!

200

This skill is when we have to keep choosing to accept reality over and over and over for a very long time.

What is Turning the Mind? 

200

The four modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy..

What are mindfulness skills, emotion regulation skills, distress tolerance skills, and interpersonal effectiveness skills!

200

STOP

What is Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed Mindfully?

300

The three "how" skills of mindfulness.. 

What are non-judgmentally, one-mindfully, effectively!

300

This skill examines the chain of events that leads to ineffective behaviors, as well as the consequences of those behaviors that may be making it hard to change them..

What is Chain Analysis!

300

This skill is complete and total openness to the facts of reality as they are, without throwing a tantrum or responding with willful ineffectiveness..

What is radical acceptance!

300

This concept is the readiness to respond to life's situations wisely, as needed, voluntarily, and without grudge. 

What is willingness?

300

TIP(P)

What is Tipping the Temperature or Temperature Change, Intense Exercise or Movement, Paced Breathing, & Progressive Muscle Relaxation?

400

Physical illness; unbalanced eating or sleeping; injury; Use of drugs or alcohol; Stressful events in the environment; Intense emotions, such as sadness, anger, fear, loneliness are all examples of..

What are vulnerability factors!

400

This skill helps you identify what got in the way of doing things you needed or hoped to do, things you agreed to do, or things others expected you to do. It also helps you problem solve for the future..

What is Missing Links Analysis!

400

These skills are doing things that feel pleasant, comforting, nurturing, peaceful, gentle, mindfully kind, and provide relief from stress or pain.

What are self-soothing techniques? 

400

True or False: Half-smiling & willing hands are ways of accepting reality with the mind.

What is FALSE?

400

Wise Mind ACCEPTS (Distraction techniques)

What is Activities, Contributions, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing Away, Thoughts, Sensations? 

500

The skill wise mind is the balance between which two states of mind..

What are emotion mind and reasonable mind!

500

Emotional vulnerability & impulsivity are included in which component of the BioSocial Theory..

What are biological components!

500

Pain + (BLANK) = Ordinary Pain & Possibility of Moving Forward; whereas, Pain + (BLANK) = Suffering & Being Stuck 

What is ACCEPTANCE? What is NONACCEPTANCE?

500

The four possible responses to a situation..

What are 1) solve the problem, 2) change your emotional reaction to the situation, 3) radically accept the situation, 4) stay miserable!

500

IMPROVE the Moment (Replacing immediate negative events with more positive ones by making the moment more positive and easier to tolerate)

What is Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relaxing activities, One thing at a time, Vacation, and Encouragement?