Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Emotion Regulation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
WILDCARD
100

This mindfulness skill is about simply noticing.

What is OBSERVE?

100

Stop is the first step in this DBT distress tolerance skill.

What is the S in STOP?
100

What the A in the ABC's stands for. 

What is ACCUMULATE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES?

100

What the E in DEARMAN stands for. 

What is EXPRESSING YOUR EMOTIONS?

100

What the acronym DBT stands for.

What is DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY?

200

This mindfulness skill is about focusing on one thing in the moment or one thing at a time. 

What is ONE-MINDFULLY?

200

WHAT DO BOTH P'S STAND FOR IN THE DBT SKILL TIPP?

PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION

PACED BREATHING

200

This emotion regulation skill offers various ways we cant take care of our physical health to take care of our mental health. 

What is the PLEASE skill?

200

This DBT skill reminds us to approach conflict with gentleness. 

What is the GIVE skill?

200

This DBT skill is about sending positive thoughts and feelings towards ourselves and/or others.

What is LOVING KINDNESS/EMOTIONS?

300

This DBT skill reminds us to "proceed mindfully" during moments of distress.

What is the P in STOP?

300

This skill uses visualization as a distress tolerance technique.

What is IMPROVE?

300

This DBT skill encourages us to do the opposite of what our emotions might urge us to do in the moment in order to emotionally regulate. 

What is OPPOSITE ACTION?

300

This DBT skill reminds us to stick to our values in moments of conflict.

What is S in the FAST skill?

300

This skill encourages us to avoid thinking in extremes and to consider the complexity of any given moment, experience, or reality. 

What is DIALECTICAL THINKING?

400

"Stay Mindful" is part of this Interpersonal Effectiveness Skill.

WHAT IS THE M IN DEARMAN?

400

This DBT skill encourages us to take action in various ways to shift our focus away from distress in the moment. 

What is ACCEPTS?

400

This DBT skill encourages us to plan and practice ahead of time how to deal with stress and challenges.

What is C/COPE AHEAD in the ABC's?

400

This DBT skill reminds you to check and name the facts of the situation when having a hard conversation with someone you love. 

What is D/DESCRIBE in DEARMAN?

400

This is the skill you are using when you consider both your feelings and the facts of the situation to find a solution. 

What is WISE MIND?

500
A mindfulness skill that's about being fully present and and engaged in the present moment. 

What is PARTICIPATE?

500

The evolutionary and biological reason why "tipping the temperature" is an effective distress tolerance tool. 

What is the MAMMALIAN DIVE REFLEX?

500

What the PLEASE acronym stands for.

What is TREAT PHYSICAL ILLNESS, BALANCED EATING, AVOID SUBSTANCES, BALANCED SLEEP, EXERCISE?

500

This part of the DEARMAN skill reminds us to communicate the positive and/or negative consequences of having our request or needs met. 

What is R/REINFORCE?

500

This emotion regulation skill encourages us to sit with urges, allowing them to come and go. 

What is URGE SURFING?