DBT
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
What are the 5 DBT skills?
Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Walking the Middle Path
How does DBT define mindfulness?
Taking hold of your mind. Being in control of your mind rather than letting your mind be in control of you. Full awareness - Opened Mind
Attentional Control - Focused Mind
People need to do better, try harder, and be more _____ to change.
Motivated
It's a state of mind that is ruled by your feelings and urges.
Emotional Mind
What does DBT aim to replace?
DBT aims to replace problem behaviors with skillful behaviors.
What skills are encouraged to use for teenager and family challenges?
Walking the Middle Path Skills.
What is moving through moods quickly. One minute fine, then anxiety ridden for 15 minutes, then sad for 5 minutes, then angry for an hour. AND/OR steady depressed, or anxious or angry state.
Emotional Dysregulation
People want to _____.
Improve
I am in math class taking a test, what state of mind am I in, and why?
Reasonable mind, because I'm ruled by thinking, facts, and logic.
What does Dialectical mean?
Dialectical = two opposite ideas can be true at the same time, and when considered together, can create a new truth and a new way of viewing the situation.
What is acting without thinking through escaping or avoiding emotional experiences
Impuslsivity
what is communication to another person that their feelings, thoughts, and actions make sense and are understandable to you in a particular situation.
Validation
People are doing the ____ they can.
Best
This skill combines two ways of thinking to make one ____ ____
wise mind
What is the purpose of DBT?
DBT helps people create a life worth living.
What skills are used when a person is having difficulties with keeping relationships steady?
Interpersonal Effectiveness
what does the " BIO" in Biosocial theory? mean
There is a biological vulnerability to emotions
1. high sensitivity
2. high reactivity
3. slow return to baseline
plus
An inability to effectively regulate emotions.
Teens and families must learn and ________ new _________ in all the different situations in their lives.
Practice, behaviors
Learning a Tik Tok dance, putting on eye lashes, or baking a recipe from scratch are all examples of?
Reasonable Mind
DBT is an effective treatment for people who have_____ controlling their _______ and ______.
Difficulty, Emotions, Behaviors
What are mindfulness skills used for?
To bring focus and attention to the present, calming yourself down, increasing awareness
This type of environment communicates (intentionally or not, through words or actions) that another person’s feelings, thoughts, and actions in a particular situation make no sense, are “manipulative,” or “stupid,” or an “overreaction,” or not worthy of your time, interest, or respect.
Invalidating environment.
Teens and families cannot ______ in DBT.
Fail
You are walking in the hall, and a kid you don't like bumps you on purpose as they pass by. You get angry and turn around to go find them and push them back. Realizing this in the moment you stop and think about how this might start a fight, and you could get suspended. You turn back around and let it go. What state of mind did you use?
Wise Mind,
Because you got angry had an urge to push them back, but then thought about it logically, and realized what the end result would be and realized it wasn't worth it.