DBT Foundations
What the acronym DBT stands for
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
Mindfulness skills teach us how to observe our experiences without this.
What is judgment?
This emotional regulation skill asks us to choose a behavior that is different from our emotional urge.
What is opposite to emotion action?
The founder of DBT is this psychologist who was hospitalized as a young adult due to her mental health symptoms
Who is Dr. Marsha Linehan?
Some mindfulness practices ask us to utilize these five senses in order to ground in the present moment.
What are touch, sight, sound, taste, and smell?
This emotional regulation skills asks us to examine our interpretations, thoughts, and assumptions about an event that preceded an unwanted emotion.
What is checking the facts?
This theory explains that difficulty regulating emotions comes from the interaction between our inborn traits and the environment that we find ourselves in.
What is the biosocial theory?
This state of mind is described as being "hot," mood-dependent, and ruled by our urges.
What is emotion mind?
Identifying your goal, brainstorming possible solutions, choosing a solution that fits the goal and is likely to work, and putting that solution into action are steps in this emotional regulation skill.
What is problem-solving?
Although DBT was first developed to work with people with this diagnosis, it has also been shown to be highly effective in treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders.
What is borderline personality disorder?
This state of mind is described as "cold," rational, and task-focused.
What is reasonable or rational mind?
Doing one thing each day to create a sense of accomplishment is a key component of this emotional regulation skill.
What is building mastery?
These worksheets help you to identify skills that you used each day, to rate your emotions, and to track target behaviors.
What are diary cards?
This state of mind is described as being "the middle path" that sees the value of both reason and emotion and is a key component of practicing mindfulness.
What is wise mind?
ABC PLEASE skills are intended to help reduce vulnerability to this state of mind.
What is emotion mind?