General
Mindfulness
Emotional Regulation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Distress Tolerance
100

What does DBT stand for?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

100

Which statement is the best example of being nonjudgmental?
A. "This is terrible."
B. "I shouldn't feel this way."
C. "I notice I'm feeling frustrated right now."
D. "Everything is ruined."

"I notice I'm feeling frustrated right now."

100

What is the main goal of Emotion Regulation skills in DBT?
A. Get rid of emotions completely
B. Control other people's emotions
C. Understand and manage emotions effectively
D. Never feel negative emotions

Understand and manage emotions effectively

100

What is the main goal of Interpersonal Effectiveness skills in DBT?
A. Avoid conflict at all costs
B. Get what you want while maintaining relationships and self-respect
C. Convince people to agree with you
D. Ignore your own needs

Get what you want while maintaining relationships and self-respect

100

What is the main goal of Distress Tolerance skills in DBT?
A. Eliminate painful emotions
B. Make problems disappear immediately
C. Survive a crisis without making the situation worse
D. Avoid stress completely

Survive a crisis without making the situation worse

200

True or False: DBT skills can be used in everyday situations, not just during a crisis.

True

200

What is Wise Mind?
A. Ignoring emotions and using only logic
B. Acting on emotions without thinking
C. The balance between Emotion Mind and Reasonable Mind
D. Doing what others tell you to do

The balance between Emotion Mind and Reasonable Mind

200

What does the "A" in ABC stand for?
A. Avoid conflict
B. Accumulate Positive Experiences
C. Accept consequences
D. Analyze behavior

Accumulate Positive Experiences

200

What does the "V" in GIVE stand for?
A. Validate
B. Verify
C. Volunteer
D. Value

Validate

200

What does the "T" in TIPP stand for?
A. Think
B. Talk
C. Temperature
D. Time

Temperature

300

True or False: Mindfulness is considered the foundation of all DBT skills.

True

300

Which of the following is an example of observing?
A. Thinking about why you're angry
B. Noticing your heart beating faster without judging it
C. Telling yourself to calm down
D. Blaming someone for your feelings

Noticing your heart beating faster without judging it

300

Which of the following is an example of Accumulating Positive Experiences?
A. Staying in bed all day when sad
B. Avoiding friends because you're stressed
C. Joining a basketball game or listening to music you enjoy
D. Ignoring your emotions completely

Joining a basketball game or listening to music you enjoy

300

Name the 3 Interpersonal Effectiveness skills (100 pts each).

DEARMAN, GIVE, FAST

300

A youth is extremely angry and decides to do 20 jumping jacks to burn off some energy before responding. Which TIPP skill is being used?
A. Paced Breathing
B. Paired Muscle Relaxation
C. Intense Exercise
D. Temperature

Intense Exercise

400

Name all 4 modules of DBT (100 pts each).

Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness

400

When you focus on one task at a time instead of multitasking, which mindfulness skill are you using?
A. Participate
B. One-Mindfully
C. Describe
D. Observe

One-Mindfully

400

Before reacting to a strong emotion, what DBT skill encourages you to examine whether your emotion fits the facts of the situation?
A. Check the Facts
B. GIVE
C. Participate
D. FAST

Check the Facts

400

Which DBT skill is specifically used to ask for something you want or say no to a request?
A. TIPP
B. DEAR MAN
C. Wise Mind
D. ACCEPTS

DEAR MAN

400

Which DBT skill is designed to help you get through a crisis by distracting yourself temporarily?
A. DEAR MAN
B. ACCEPTS
C. GIVE
D. PLEASE

ACCEPTS

500

True or False: DBT teaches that emotions should be ignored.

False

500

What are the three "How" skills in DBT mindfulness?
A. Observe, Describe, Participate
B. Wise Mind, Emotional Mind, Reasonable Mind
C. Nonjudgmentally, One-Mindfully, Effectively
D. STOP, TIPP, ACCEPTS

Nonjudgmentally, One-Mindfully, Effectively

500

Name the 5 parts of PLEASE (100 pts each).

Physical iLlness, balance Eating, Avoid drugs, Sleep, Exercise

500

Which skill focuses on maintaining and improving relationships?
A. GIVE
B. FAST
C. STOP
D. PLEASE

GIVE

500

What is Radical Acceptance?
A. Approving of everything that happens
B. Pretending problems don't exist
C. Accepting reality as it is, even when you don't like it
D. Giving up on changing anything

Accepting reality as it is, even when you don't like it

600

What is a dialectic in DBT?
A. Winning an argument
B. Balancing two seemingly opposite ideas that can both be true
C. Ignoring emotions and focusing on facts
D. Changing your personality

Balancing two seemingly opposite ideas that can both be true

600

What does the "What" skill of mindfulness ask you to do?
A. Judge your thoughts
B. Observe, Describe, and Participate
C. Change your emotions
D. Avoid difficult situations

Observe, Describe, and Participate

600

A youth feels anxious about talking in class but decides to raise his hand anyway. Which DBT skill is he using?
A. Radical Acceptance
B. Opposite Action
C. TIPP
D. Check the Facts

Opposite Action

600

A youth refuses to lie for a friend because it goes against his values. Which DBT skill is he demonstrating?
A. GIVE
B. ACCEPTS
C. FAST
D. TIPP

FAST

600

Which of the following is an example of self-soothing?
A. Starting an argument
B. Listening to calming music when stressed
C. Avoiding all responsibilities
D. Blaming others for your emotions

Listening to calming music when stressed