Mindfulness
What is WISEMIND
A skill that activates acceptance by changing facial expression and slight upturned corners of the mouth
What is HALF SMILE
Checking out whether your emotional reactions fit the facts of the situation
What is CHECK THE FACTS
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
These skills help you survive a crisis without making it worse
What are DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS
Noticing your body sensations; paying attention; controlling your attention; practicing wordless watching
What is OBSERVING
What is ACCEPTS
A skill that helps to reduce emotional vulnerability; taking care of your mind by taking care of your body
What is PLEASE
You listen attentively, nod, and reflect someone's feelings
What is VALIDATION (GIVE)
DBT stands for.....
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Engaging fully with a singular task or activity without multi tasking.
What is ONE MINDFULLY
Being kind to the self with soothing music, smells, pictures, and/or soft touch
What is SELF SOOTH
Doing things that make you feel competent and effective to combat helplessness and hopelessness
What is MASTERY
Skill that teaches us to get what we want
What is DEARMAN
DAILY DOUBLE: When your emotions are in control-when they influence and control your thinking and your behavior.
What is EMOTION MIND
Fully entering into the present moment; becoming one with whatever you are doing; go with the flow
What is PARTICIPATING
DAILY DOUBLE: Part of this skill activates the "divers reflex" to rapidly reset the nervous system and calm anxiety, panic, fight or flight activation
What is TIPP
Do things that you enjoy doing; making changes in your life so that positive events will happen more often in the future; building a life worth living
What is ENGAGING IN PLEASANT ACTIVITIES
Skill that teaches us how to maintain relationships
What is GIVE
Balancing opposites while entering the paradox of "yes" and "no," "true" and "not true," at the very same time
What is DIALECTICS
Viewing reality as it is, refraining from labeling experiences/individuals as good or bad.
What is Non-Judgemental
Letting go of fighting reality and understanding that there are some things that we can not change.
What is RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
You have a job interview scheduled for next week. Job interviews have typically been difficult for you and you tend to shut down in the interview due to stress. This skill would be helpful to prepare for this difficult situation in the future.
What is COPE AHEAD
Skill that teaches us how to respect ourselves
What is FAST
Examples of Reasonable Mind
What is Logical, Focused, approached intellectually