What is DBT?
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
What is Distress Tolerance?
How to tolerate negative emotions in difficult situations, rather than escape them with problem behavior
What is Interpersonal Effectiveness?
How to express needs and set boundaries with others while maintaining self-respect
What is Emotional Regulation?
How to understand, manage, and change emotions that are causing distress
What is mindfulness?
How to be fully aware and present in the moment without judgement
What is a dialectic?
Two things can be true at the same time.
How do you self-soothe?
Use 6 senses:
Vision
Hearing
Taste
Smell
Touch/Movement
What are some ways we communicate?
Verbal
Nonverbal
Written
Listening (reflective and active)
Avoidance is an emotional regulation skill?
True or False
False
Give an example of Emotional Mind?
Bonus Points: What character fictional or real represents emotional mind?
Impulsive, quick reactions, mood dependent, forgets consequences, etc.....
What are the three mindsets in DBT?
Emotional Mind, Rational Mind, and Wise Mind
Which one of these is NOT a distress tolerance skill?
ACCEPTS
GIVE
IMPROVE
STOP
TIPP
Bonus points: Can you identify what any of these acronyms mean?
GIVE
Which one of these is NOT an interpersonal effectiveness skill?
DEAR MAN
GIVE
IMPROVE
FAST
Bonus points: Can you identify what any of these acronyms mean?
IMPROVE
Which of these is NOT an emotional regulation skill?
Social Skills
Opposite Action
Problem Solving
Check the Facts
Modeling Emotions
ABC
Bonus Points: you can provide an example or definition for any of the emotional regulation skills.
Social Skills
Give an example of rational mind?
Bonus Points: What character fictional or real represents rational mind?
Analytical, based on facts, logical, does not think feelings or emotions are important, etc.....
What are the four modules that DBT explores?
Mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance.
What is Radical Acceptance?
This mindset encourages us to look at how to accept a difficult situation rather than focusing on all the ways we wish to change it.
How do we challenge these thoughts?
I must be really incompetent if I can't fix this myself?
If they say no I will hurt myself?
Lets see what you got.....
What is building mastery and why is it important?
Building mastery is about two things: (1) doing more of what we are good at and (2) getting better at things we want to master. When we are confident and competent we feel good about life, and we are better at planning to cope ahead for things to be ok. This skill is basically about doing more of what we are good at.
What is wise mind?
Bonus Points: What character fictional or real represents wise mind?
Honors emotions and reacts rationally.
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren't any, its a one story house.
I am tall when I am young, and I am short when I am old. What am I?
A candle
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
What is always in front of you, but can't be seen?
The future.