Seeing the value of both reason and emotion; Wisdom within each person; Bringing left brain and right brain together; The middle path
What is Wise Mind
Finding the kernel of truth in another person's perspective or situation; acknowledging that person's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors have causes and are therefore understandable.
What is Validation
Checking out whether your emotional reactions fit the facts of the situation
What is Check the Facts
This skill has you stop, take a step back, notice what is going on inside and outside, and proceed mindfully using wise mind.
What is the STOP Skill
Being aware of the present moment and focusing on the here and now
What is Mindfulness
Noticing body sensations; Control your attention; Practice wordless watching
What is Observe
Balancing acceptance and change
What is Walking the Middle Path
A skill that helps reduce vulnerability to emotion mind (Building a life worth living)
What is ABC PLEASE
Looking at the positives and negatives of acting on and resisting a situation
What is Pros and Cons
Skill for keeping a relationship
What is GIVE
Viewing reality as it is, refraining from labeling experiences/individuals as good or bad.
What is Non-Judgmentally
Skill that helps us to get what we want
What is DEAR MAN
Doing things that make you feel competent and effective to combat helplessness and hopelessness
What is Build Mastery
Being kind to yourself with music, smells, food, pictures, and/or touch
What is Self-Soothing
DBT stand for...
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Throwing yourself completely into the present moment; Becoming one with whatever you are doing; Go with the flow
What is Participate or Participating
Ways to find and get people to like you
What is people that are close by, people who are similar to you, working on conversation skills, expressing liking others, and joining groups
The steps to this skill are: Figure out and describe the situation, check the facts, identify your goal, brainstorm lots of solutions, choose a solution that fits the goal and is likely to work, put the solution into action, and evaluate the results of using the solution.
What is Problem Solving
DAILY DOUBLE- Choosing to accept that puts you on the path to acceptance
What is Turning the Mind
Balancing opposites while entering the paradox of "yes" and "no," "true" and "not true," at the very same time
What is Dialectics
Do one thing at a time; Let go of distractions; Concentrate your mind
What is One-Mindfully
Skill for keeping your self respect
What is FAST
Do pleasant things that are possible now and make changes in your life so that positive events will happen more often in the future.
What is Accumulate Positive Emotions
Letting go of fighting reality and understanding that there are some things that we can not change.
What is Radical Acceptance
An emotion that is prompted by being laughed at or made fun of
What is Shame