DEARMAN
What kind of skills are DEARMAN?
Interpersonal effectiveness
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What is mindfulness?
Being present in the current moment and paying attention to the details of that moment.
What are distress tolerance skills?
Skills to manage distress in the moment. Ways to cope through difficult situations.
What were one of our 5 rules of this group?
No sharing information with others, be respectful (no yelling, cussing at others, etc.), no violence or touching others without asking, no alcohol or drugs, try to participate as much as possible
DEARMAN teaches us not to be aggressive or passive. What does it teach us to be?
Assertive
What does dialectics mean?
There is an opposite of everything. We do best when we can find the balance (live in the middle).
What does it mean to be one-mindful?
Focusing on only one thing/activity at a time.
What is radical acceptance?
Accepting reality, no matter what reality is.
What game did we play to practice one-mindfulness?
Uno
Give us one example of an "I feel" statement.
Participant gives example.
What is wise mind?
Give an example scenario of someone using wise mind.
Participant comes up with example.
Emotion regulation skills taught us about "feeling your feelings". What are the 2 opposites of feeling your feelings?
Stuffing and sticking emotions.
If Preston could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
Rat
Name one letter and what it stands for in the DEARMAN acronym.
Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindful, Act confident, Negotiate
What are the 2 other minds (besides wise mind)?
Emotional and logical mind
What are the components in 5-4-3-2-1 grounding?
5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste.
Give an example scenario where someone has different primary and secondary emotions.
Participant will give example.
What is Jinx's favorite kind of weather?
Cloudy
What is one purpose of using DEARMAN?
Practice assertiveness, improve communication in relationships, learn to advocate for yourself, improve anger management skills.
What are the 4 core themes of DBT?
Mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness
What game did we play to understand mindfulness?
Guessing an object under the blanket using only sense of touch to describe the object.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Distress tolerance tells us that wise mind ACCEPTS. Name one distress tolerance skill that is included in the ACCEPTS acronym.
Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Push Away, Thoughts, Sensations
If Christian could ask his future self one question, what would it be?
What was the biggest mistake I made? What is one thing you would change?