What is meditation/breathing exercise/mindful eating etc.
100
The aim of distress tolerance skills
What is to help individuals cope with short or long term physical or emotional pain.
100
The aim of interpersonal effectiveness skills
What is increasing effectiveness in dealing with others, clarifying what we want and need, and keeping or improving our relationships.
100
The aim of emotion regulation skills
What is to change the way we feel and cope with highly distressing or intense emotions.
100
The founder of DBT
Who is Dr. Marsha Linehan
200
This is a definition of mindfulness
What is paying attention in a particular way (on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally).
200
The A in the acronym ACCEPTS stands for
What is Activities
200
The E in the acronym DEAR MAN stands for
What is express your feelings and opinions.
200
Emotional regulation skills are similar to this other type of therapy
What is CBT
200
These are three professional settings where DBT can be used
What are hospitals (inpatient/outpatient), community health centres, private practice, group home settings, rehabilitation centres etc.
300
According to research, these are some of the benefits of mindfulness
What is pain management/stress reduction/increased empathy/reduced symptoms of depression etc.
300
This is an example of a distress tolerance skill
What is squeezing ice-cubes, snapping an elastic band, doing a distracting activity etc.
300
Respond to the following statement in a way that would be effective: "You always forget what I ask you to do."
What is "I am sorry that I have been forgetful lately, I can see that it is frustrating for you. I will really try to work on this and will start to write things down to help me."
300
A client is sad and their DBT therapist encourages them to practice the "opposite emotion skill". They could...
What is watch a funny movie, listen to uplifting music etc.
300
DBT was originally developed for the treatment of these mental health issues
What is borderline personality disorder (BPD) and suicidal thinking/behaviour.