General Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a behavioral translation of WHAT Eastern Philosophy?
Zen
This DBT assumption emphasizes that people are doing their best...
People are doing the best they can
This is what “DBT” stands for.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Biosocial theory says emotion dysregulation happens when these two things interact.
Biological vulnerability and an invalidating environment
These are the 3 States of Mind
Wise, Emotional, Reasonable BUT NOT Rational
Mindfulness is all about living in the WHAT moment?
Present
This DBT assumption reminds us that it’s not enough to understand a skill—we need to use it in everyday life.
People must learn new behaviors in all relevant contexts.
DBT combines these two core concepts.
What is building a life worth living?
This part of the theory explains why some people feel emotions more strongly and quickly than others.
Biological sensitivity or vulnerability
This state of mind can lead to acting on impulses
Emotion Mind
One of the goals of Mindfulness is to WHAT you?
Center, Focus, Keep Present, etc. But NOT Calm/Relax!
This assumption acknowledges that responsibility doesn't always match blame.
People may not have caused all of their problems, but they have to solve them anyway
This is the name of the person who developed DBT.
Marsha Linehan!!
This term refers to a situation where your emotional experience is ignored, minimized, or punished.
Invalidation
This state of mind is all about logical problem solving and being task-oriented only
Reasonable
Mindfulness allows us to more effectively deal with WHAT ‘As It Is’?
Reality, Life
This assumption holds both acceptance and change: people need to grow even if they’re having a hard time.
Clients need to do better, try harder, and be more motivated to change
What are the 4 modules of skills we learn in DBT skills?
IPE, ER, DT, and Mindfulness!
This often happens when people are told repeatedly that their feelings are wrong or “too much.”
learn not to trust their emotions / they start invalidating themselvesInvalidating your emotional experience
This is the state of mind that we want to live in as much as possible
Wise
Mindfulness is at the WHAT of all DBT Skills, which is why it’s taught first?
Core
This assumption emphasizes that DBT is not about failure—it’s about sticking with it.
Clients cannot fail in DBT!!
What are the 4 different components of DBT?
Individual therapy, skills group, DBT consultation team, skills coaching
According to biosocial theory, a child who is emotionally sensitive and grows up in an invalidating environment may struggle with this later in life.
emotion dysregulation
Wise Mind combines Reason, Emotion, and a dose of WHAT?
Intuition, Gut, etc.