DBT Modules
Emotion Regulation
Mindfulness
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Distress Tolerance
100

Tolerating problematic emotions

What is Emotion Regulation?

100

Doing the opposite of an action urge 

What is Opposite Action? 

100

The balance between Emotional Mind and Rational Mind 

What is Wise Mind?

100

Be Gentle, look Interested, Validate, Easy manner 

What is GIVE?

100

Activites, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, Sensations 

What is the ACCEPTS model?

200

Repairing relationships 

What is Interpersonal Effectiveness?

200

Physical Illness, balances Eating, Avoid mood altering substances, balanced Sleep, get Exercise 

What is PLEASE?

200

Tracing a box while you breath 

What is Square Breathing?

200

Be Fair, Apologize, Stick to your values, be Truthful 

What is FAST?

200

Change the temperature of your body, intense exercise, paced breathing or paired relaxation 

What is TIP?

300

Actively problem solving 

What is Distress Tolerance?

300

The initial reaction to an event or to triggers in your environment.

What are primary emotions?

300

This state of mind is logical and focuses on facts and reason

What is Rational Mind?


300

Finding the kernel of truth in another person's perspective of the situation 

What is validation?

300

A skill to help make decisions by mapping out the positive and negatives of a choice 

What is pros and cons?

400

Understanding your emotions 

What is Emotion Regulation?

400

Observing the emotion, being mindful of body, radically accepting the emotion

What is Riding the Wave?

400

This state of mind is ruled by feelings and urges to say and do things 

What is Emotion Mind?

400

Opposites that can both be true

What is dialectical thinking?

400

Reality is what it is - doesn't mean you are okay with what is happening

What is Radical Acceptance? 

500

Focus attention in the moment 

What is Mindfulness?

500

Increasing pleasurable times in life and creating activities to look forward to both short and long term

What is Accumulating Positives?

500

Ways to practice mindfulness

What is progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, and deep breathing?

500

Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindful, Appear Confident, Negotiate

What is DEAR MAN?

500

Increasing your distress tolerance in a crisis situation by using your body's senses (sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste)

What is self-soothing?