DBT Vocab
What is mindfulness
The ability to focus on the moment or one thing at a time.
Name one reason we would use mindfulness
To make important decisions, help focus your attention, control your behavior, increase compassion, lessen pain, tension, and stress.
What is pros and cons?
When you think of the long term and short term consequences before you engage in problematic behavior
You are playing a basketball game. You are winning the game and the other team starts to say things about you. Usually you would start a fight but this time, you decided to focus on your goal of winning the game. What skill were you using?
Wise Mind or Be Effective
What is a distress tolerance?
Getting through a situation without making it worse.
Name 2 of the "how" skills
non judgmental, focusing on one thing at a time, being effective
Name a time that you used self-soothe this week.
Describes a time that they used one of the 6 skills for self-soothe (sight, hearing, movement, smell, touch, taste)
You were frustrated about not being able to go outside. To help yourself calm down you listen to calming music. What skill are you using?
self soothe
What is a dialectic?
Two things that seem like they can be opposite can both be true. They can also give an example.
What is Wise Mind
The blend of emotional mind and reasonable mind. When you use feelings and emotions to make a decision
Before you go to bed you make sure to turn off all electronics 30 minutes before, take a shower, and read a book. What skill are you using?
Sleep routine
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior therapy
What is reasonable mind
Acting or thinking about something without emotions, using just facts.
Name a situation that you used radical acceptance.
Make sure that they understand radical acceptance is for situations they can't change at the moment.
You are judging the t-shirts for the competition. You just look at the t-shirts for what they are and the criteria. What skill are you using?
What is self-soothe?
Using your 5 senses or movement to help you calm down or self-regulate
Name 2 of the what skills
observe, describe, participate
Name 2 of the skills for self soothe
Any of the 5 senses plus movement
You want to go to your friends house. You ask your mom and she said no because of coronavirus. You tell her why you agree and that you can be safe. You are practicing what skill?
Dialectics