What is DBT?
DBT stands for...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
People are doing the ____________ they can.
best
One thing validation is NOT:
multiple options
Validating the invalid, agreeing, approving
Radical Acceptance is the process of accepting _____ ______ ____ ______ ______.
the things you cannot change
T/F: "Don't you think you're being a bit dramatic?" is a validating response because it asks the other person's opinion.
False; this is an invalidating question.
The goal of DBT is to...
Have a life worth living
Everyone wants to _________.
improve
One way that validation improves interpersonal effectiveness:
multiple options
reduces the pressure to be right
reduces negative reactivity
reduces anger
T/F Radical Acceptance means that I don't have the power to change things, and should not try to change things.
False
T/F Acknowledging the valid includes communicating the facts of the situation, so others know how their behaviors are unwarranted.
False; validate only the valid while treating the other person as an equal, not wrong or incompetent.
Validation is not about proving people right or wrong!
The meaning of dialectical is...
There can be two truths that coexist.
People may not have caused all of their own problems, AND _____ ______ ______ ______ _______ ______ ______ _______.
they still have to deal with the problems
What is it called when you validate feelings without passing judgment and respond in a way that honors your true self?
Self Validation
T/F Radical Acceptance aims to reduce pain and suffering in life.
False
Radical Acceptance removes suffering and accepts pain as a part of life.
T/F It is normal for invalid responses to feel valid in the moment.
True; every invalid response makes sense in some way. They serve a purpose, but are they effective?
The word you use instead of BUT when you are using DBT is...
"And"
Identify the three states of mind:
Reasonable Mind
Emotional Mind
Wise Mind
Invalidation that happens chronically or most/all of the time leads to _______ ________.
emotional dysregulation
Reasons to accept reality as it is include:
multiple answers:
rejecting reality does not change it
accepting reality reduces suffering
you have to accept before you can change
T/F Validation can only be communicated verbally.
False; nonverbal communication and the actions that follow can also validate/invalidate.
An example of a dialectic is...
open answer
ex. it is snowing AND it is spring
I am happy AND angry
I love my friends AND spending time alone
T/F: An individual can fail in DBT.
False; there is no failure in DBT, only opportunity for more practice.
Validation means you can see what another person is saying makes sense or doesn't make sense.
What is makes sense?
Which DBT topic does Radical Acceptance fall under:
A. Mindfulness
B. Emotion Regulation
C. Distress Tolerance
D. Interpersonal Effectiveness
C. Distress Tolerance
T/F Validation means you can not be wrong.
False; validation requires that we allow ourselves to be wrong, and own it.