DBT Overview
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
What are the 5 DBT Modules?
Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Walking the Middle Path, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness
Biosocial theory tells us that sometimes there is a _____________ between the person and the environment.
Biosocial theory tells us that sometimes there is a "poor fit" between the person and the environment.
People are doing the ________ they can.
People are doing the best they can.
If you miss ____ sessions in a row, you will be considered out of DBT.
If you miss 4 sessions in a row, you will be considered out of DBT.
What does dialectical mean?
Two seemingly opposite ideas that can be true at the same time.
BONUS: What is the main dialectic in DBT?
True or false. Every skill in DBT is expected to work for each group member.
False
When we start to feel confused and unable to trust our own emotional experiences.
Self-invalidation
There is no absolute _________.
There is no absolute truth.
If you miss more than _____ minutes of group, you are allowed in, although will be considered absent.
If you miss more than 15 minutes of group, you are allowed in, although will be considered absent.
Who is DBT meant for?
People who have difficulty controlling their emotions and behaviours.
What 2 minds make up Wise Mind?
Emotional Mind and Reasonable Mind
Describe an invalidating environment.
One that communicates that what you are feeling, thinking, or doing doesn't make sense or is considered inaccurate or an overreaction.
People want to ______________.
People want to improve.
What is expected to be completed prior to group?
Your homework assignment
Bonus: True or false. If you miss a week of group, it's OK to skip homework for that week.
DBT aims to replace _________ with ___________.
DBT aims to replace problem behaviours with skillful behaviours.
This module is often seen as the core of treatment.
Mindfulness
BONUS: Why is mindfulness so important in DBT?
Biosocial theory involves the ______________ of biological vulnerability with invalidation over time.
Biosocial theory involves the transaction of biological vulnerability with invalidation over time.
BONUS: What do we mean by transaction?
People need to do ________, try ________, and be _________ __________ to change.
People need to do better, try harder, and be more motivated to change.
Information such as the names of other group members should remain ____________.
Information such as the names of other group members should remain confidential.
What is the purpose of DBT?
To help people create a life worth living.
Name 1 type of problem that can be addressed by each DBT module.
Mindfulness: reduced awareness and focus, confusion about self. Emotion regulation: fast, intense mood swings with little control. Distress tolerance: impulsivity. Interpersonal effectiveness: relationship problems. Walking the middle path: family conflict.
The bio side of the biosocial theory includes these two parts.
A. A biological vulnerability to emotions plus
B. An inability to effectively regulate emotions.
People may not have ______________ and they have to ______________.
People may not have caused all of their own problems and they have to solve them anyway.
True or False. If a teen is not able to join group, the parent should also not join group.
False