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100

Being Mindful means being in the _________ moment.

Present

100

What does DBT stand for?

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

100

When you accept reality as it is, even if it’s unpleasant, this radical acceptance skill helps you stop fighting reality.

What is radical acceptance

100

What are the 4 pillars of DBT?

Distress tolerance, Emotional regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Mindfulness

100

True or false: There are such thing as "positive" and "negative" emotions.

False

200

In DBT’s ABC skill, the letters remind you to manage your emotions: What do the letters A, B, and C stand for?


What is Accumulate positive experiences, Build mastery, and Cope ahead

200

What category of DBT focuses on helping us build skills to better navigate relationships?

Interpersonal Effectiveness 

200

What skills are meant to be done IN THE MOMENT to reduce intense emotions


Distress Tolerance 

200

This DBT skill helps you notice your feelings without acting on them immediately, like taking a pause instead of texting back in anger.

What is distress tolerance or STOP skill

200

What are the three states of mind?

Emotional, Reasonable and Wise

300

What type of skills are DEAR MAN, GIVE and FAST?

Interperonal Effectiveness

300

What would be an example of opposite action for the emotion “sadness”?

Doing something active or enjoyable even though you feel sad, like going for a walk, playing basketball, or calling a friend to hang out.



300

Doing something that gives you comfort, like squeezing a stress ball or listening to your favorite song, to get through a tough moment is called this.

What is self-soothe 

300

What does the term dialectical mean?

It is integrating two opposites - acceptance and change will generate better results than either one alone. 

300

What type of skills are ACCEPTS, IMPROVE and Self-Soothe?

Distress Tolerance

400

Name all of the parts of ACCEPTS.

A - Activities

C- Contributions 

C- Comparisons

E- Emotions

P - Push Away

T - Thoughts

S - Sensations

400

True or False: These are the parts of DEAR MAN,

Describe, Express, Assert, Remove, (be) Mindful, Appear Confident, Negotiate

False, Remove is not a part of DEAR MAN

400

Changing how you feel, think or act about a problem can be accomplished after you master the skills offered within this skills category.

Emotional Regulation

400

Name three unhelpful thinking styles


Answers may vary 

(mental filter, jumping to conclusions, labeling, black and white thinking, should statements, personalization, catastrophizing, emotional reasoning)

400

Taylor wants to ask their friend to return a borrowed game without hurting the friendship. They plan exactly what to say, stay calm, and listen to the friend’s response. Which DBT skill are they practicing?

What is DEAR MAN

500

Name at least two out of four parts of the GIVE skill.


(be) Gentle, (act) Interested, Validate, and (use an) Easy Manner



500

True or False: Radical acceptance does not mean approval. 

True

500

What does TIPP stand for?

Temperature, Intensive Exercise, Paced Breathing, Progressive Muscle Relaxatoin

500

Daily Double!

What does STOP stand for? What type of DBT skill is it?

Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed mindfully

Emotional Regulation

500

What are the six senses in DBT?


taste, smell, sight, hearing, touch, movement