Mindfulness
The practice of focusing attention on the present moment, observing thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surroundings.
What is Mindfulness?
I am 3 parts of your brain (within DBT).
The 3 States of Mind
DBT stands for this.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
Once per week.
How many times does the group happen per week?
Being aware of the present moment (e.g. thoughts, emotions, physical sensations) without judgment and without trying to change it.
What is Opened Mind?
I am a part of the brain that only thinks logically and could care less what emotions do.
Reasonable Mind
The 5 modules of DBT.
What is Mindfulness, Walking the Middle Path, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance?
What materials should I bring to DBT group?
Staying focused on one thing at a time.
What is Focused Mind?
I am part of the brain where I only care what I am feeling and could care less what the facts are!
Emotion Mind
Two opposite ideas can be true at the same time.
What is Dialectics?
We get a snack!
What can we do during break?
1. Gives you more choices and more control over your behavior.
2. Reduce your emotional suffering and increase your pleasure and sense of well-being.
3. Help you make important decisions.
4. Helps focus your attention--be more effective and productive.
5. Increase compassion for self and others.
6. Lessen your pain, tension, and stress--improve overall health.
I am part of the brain which cares about both the facts and the emotions.
Wise Mind
Creating a life worth living.
What is the goal for DBT?
If I complete my homework and diary card accurately, I can get this.
What is a prize?
This is the only way to become more effective with any type of skill.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
True or False: Emotion Mind and Reasonable Mind are important, and there are times when it is healthy to be within these.
TRUE
Replacing an unhealthy behavior with a health behavior.
What are DBT skills used for?
This is what I hear when I know the group is finished.