Basics and History
What does DBT stand for
What is dialectical behavior therapy?
A quick relaxation technique with your attention focused on breathing: deep inhalation and holding the breath for a few seconds (try 5 seconds) before exhalation. You can make a square using your finger (up=breathe in through your nose; side, and down= hold the breath; over=exhale out your mouth)
What is deep breathing or box breathing?
What does the "I" stand for in the acronym IMPROVE?
What is Imagery or Imagine.
Imagine yourself managing the problem successfully or imagine yourself in a safe space or a calm and relaxing space
Name the breed of dog that Mari has
What is an English Bulldog?
What is the skill for engaging in activities that divert your attention from distressing thoughts or feelings
What is distraction?
Name the 4 modules of DBT
What are Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness?
Creating a mental location that you visualize to enhance your meditation and reduce your stress
What is a safe space or visualization?
What does the letter 'M' and 'P' stand for in the acronym IMPROVE
what is Meaning and Prayer?
Find meaning in the current challenge, how can I grow from this?
Pray to the universe, higher power/s, nature, or your own wise mine. Ask for guidance or surrender your problems
What is the dime game?
the synthesis of opposing ideas, emphasizing that two seemingly contradictory concepts can both be true and valid at the same time
What is dialectics?
Define dialectical thinking
What is the ability to view issues from multiple or opposite perspectives and to acknowledge both can be true?
The focus in DBT is on an integration of acceptance and change.
A daily practice that may alter the brain’s neural pathways, making you more resilient to stress. One would sit up straight with both feet on the floor. Close their eyes. Focus their attention on breathing and/or reciting a positive mantra such as “I feel at peace” or “I love myself.” Let any distracting thoughts float by like clouds. Remind yourself gently to get back to your focus
What is Meditation?
Out of the four DBT modules, what does the IMPROVE skill fall under
What is distress tolerance?
What skill is making arguments or lists for or against a particular issue
What is pros and cons?
name one of the two tattoos that Therapist Kevin has on his left arm
What is a balloon or a rat dragging a bag of garbage?
What branch of therapy is DBT based on
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
What is Mindfulness?
What does the 'R' and 'O' stand for in the acronym IMPROVE
What is Relaxation and One thing at a time?
Due to fight/flight/freeze response we may tense up in stressful situations. Relax your muscles, practice deep breathing, and other relaxation techniques
Stay present, find one thing to do and focus entirely on it
What is counselor Sid's favorite game
What is chess?
When was Edgewood the nonprofit organization founded?
What is 1851?
Name the when, who, and why of founding DBT treatment
Who is Marsha Linehan in 1980s/90s as a treatment for personality disorders?
Tensing and Relaxing your Muscles. A technique for learning to monitor and control how tight your muscles are. It involves learning to monitor tension in each specific muscle group in the body by deliberately tensing each group. This tension is then released, with attention paid to the difference between tension and relaxation. It starts usually from your feet up to your head
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
What do the letters 'V' and 'E' stand for in the IMPROVE skill
What is Vacation and Encouragement?
Take a break 'mini vacation' to go do something you enjoy. take a walk or call a friend.
Use positive affirmations to push through challenges
What is the skill for accepting reality as it is, without trying to change it
What is radical acceptance?
What was counselor Rafa's last job before joining Edgewood
What is a summer camp?