Name That Distortion
What's Wrong With This Song?
DBT Skills
Stop That Thought!
The Basics
100

I'm such an idiot.

Labeling

100

What does dialectical mean?

2 truths can exist at the same time.

100

Demonstrate a mindful breathing technique.

(client choice)

100

What is the CBT triangle?

200

OMG I forgot to send that email so my boss isn't going to trust me anymore and I won't get a raise at my next review and my wife is going to leave me!

Catastrophizing

200

How do these three interact: emotion mind, reason mind, and wise mind?

200

What is the rubber band technique?

Wrist snap to distract your thinking

200

Thought: "I can't do anything right.  I'm going to get fired because of this!"

Feeling: Depressed and nervous

What's the behavior?

Avoidance or aggression 

300

I cut back my nightly Oreo eating from 10 to 2 but it doesn't count because I haven't stopped eating them completely.

Discounting the positive

300

overgeneralization, aggressive communication

300

Name a DBT acronym.

DEARMAN, PLEASE, ACCEPTS, IMPROVE, etc

300

What's the biggest problem with using distraction as a coping skill for your thoughts and feelings?

It's doesn't really address the problem.

300

What are denial, projection, and dissociation examples of?

Defense mechanisms

400

He didn't answer my phone call because he thinks I'm weird

Mindreading

400

isolation, negative coping skills

400

What are the 4 main skill areas that DBT addresses?

Mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation

400

What is it called to think of all the next steps in a scenario, all the way to it's end, in order to check your thinking?

Playing the tape

400

Finish the statement:

Thoughts are not feelings, and feelings are not ______.

Facts

500

If you loved me you would do this for me.

Fallacy of Change

500

lack of consistency in a healthy program

500

Name the 3 "What's" and 3 "How's" of mindfulness.

What: observe, describe, participate

How: one-mindedly, nonjudgmentally, effectively

500

Reframe this thought:

"If I don't do this, she won't be happy."

I have to do this so I can be happy.  I hope she's happy too, but I can't control that for her.

500

What are "I am unworthy" or "I am unlovable" examples of?

Negative core beliefs