Distress Tolerance
Interpersonal Effectiveness/Middle Path
Emotional Regulation
Mindfulness
RO-DBT/MBT/Misc.
100

The ACCEPTS skill acronym

What is activities, comparisons, contributions, emotions, "push away", thoughts, and sensations

100

The three Interpersonal Effectiveness (IPE) Priorities

What is objectives effectiveness, relationship effectiveness, and self-respect effectiveness

100

The three functions of emotions (DBT)

What is communicating to self, communicating to others, and motivating action

100

State of mind that functions to both regulate actions and make decisions based on reason

What is a wise mind

100

The type of vehicles that are a part of Brandon's major dad joke about 'MBT Worldwide'

Buses and/or vans (either answer works)

200

Name at least four of the Reality Acceptance skills

What is radical acceptance, turning the mind, willing hands, half-smiling, mindfulness of current thoughts (MOCT), and willingness 

    

200

The GIVE skill acronym

What is be gentle, act interested, validate, use an easy manner

200

The ABC PLEASE skill acronym

What is Accumulate positives, Build mastery, Cope ahead, (treat) Physical iLlness, balanced Eating, Avoid mood altering substances, balanced Sleep, Exercise

200
A mindfulness practice designed to increase love and compassion

What is loving-kindness meditation

200

The definition of pretend mode

What is being detached from your emotional experience (often looks like overreliance on cognition, intellectualization, jargon, and rationalization)

300

The IMPROVE skill acronym

What is imagery, meaning, prayer, relaxation, one thing in the moment, vacation, encouragement

300

The FAST skill acronym

What is be fair, no apologies, stick to your values, be truthful

300

Three ways to change an unwanted emotion

What is checking the facts, solving the problem, and opposite action

300

The six 'what' and 'how' skills

What is observe, describe, participate and nonjudgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively

300

One way Thomas Lynch would explain why someone is deep breathing, half-smiling, eyebrow wagging, and leaning back in their chair

What is they are practicing Big 3+1

OR

What is they are activating their social safety system

(either answer is acceptable)

400

What do you do after you use a distress tolerance skill? (hint: think about the difference between avoidance and effectively using the distract with ACCEPTS skill)

What is effectively address the problem that led to a crisis

400

The six levels of validation

What is pay attention, reflect back, "read minds," understand/based on your history, acknowledge the valid, show equality/radical genuineness

400

The function of anger, shame, and envy

What is a goal is being blocked (anger), I went against the norms of my tribe (shame), and I want what they have (envy). Responses should get at the gist of each function.

400

“Stone flake on the lake” and “Spiral staircase” are examples of what kind of exercises

What is wise mind exercises

400

The Flexible Mind has HEART acronym

What is Hurt, Edge, Acknowledge, Reclaim, Thankfulness

500

A dance used to demonstrate the STOP skill acronym (entire group must participate)

What is ... (can be acted out in various ways so long as it is acted out):

stop

take a step back

observe

proceed mindfully

500

Four ways to find and make friends according to DBT

What is ... proximity, similarity, express liking (selectively), and work on conversation skills

500

While the literature on emotion is vast, DBT as a treatment settled on listing 10 emotions. List the 10 DBT emotions.

What is envy, joy, disgust, shame, jealousy, anger, sadness, guilt, fear, and love

500

The type of mind that is described as:

"Curious Mind"

"Nothing-to-Do Mind"

"Present-Oriented"

What is being mind

500

An acronym that provides valid ways to solve any problem (include what each letter stands for)

SCREW. Solve the problem. Change your relationship with the problem. Radically accept the problem. Exacerbate the problem. Wallow in the problem.