Symptoms and Conditions
A general term for a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
What is "mental illness"?
The practice of being aware of the present moment.
What is "mindfulness"?
Emotion that often results from underlying feelings such as: loss, fear, or frustration.
Thoughts and behaviors you engage in that help you manage distressing situations. They can be divided into emotion-focused and problem-focused.
This person is the creator of DBT
Who is "Marsha Linehan"?
According to the DSM, this is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It is a common and serious mental illness that negatively impacts how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
What is "depression"?
Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as ________
What is "gratitude"?
The term for when someone experiences a mental illness and a substance use disorder simultaneously.
What is "dual diagnosis" or "co-occuring disorders"?
This is a type of beneficial stress that leads to positive outcomes, such as motivation, optimism and resilience.
What is "eustress"?
This famous contributor to the field of mental health was herself in a psychiatric hospital in her late teens. She was considered one of the “worst, most disturbed and most untreatable” patients.
Who is "Marsha Linehan?"
Traumatic events such as an accident, assault, military combat or natural disaster can have lasting effects on an individual’s mental health. Many individuals will have short term responses to life-threatening events; however, some will develop longer term symptoms that can lead to a diagnosis of what?
What is "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"?
PTSD affects about 9 million U.S adults. A common myth is that PTSD is only experienced by individuals who have been involved in military combat. The truth is any individual who experiences a life-threatening or traumatic event can develop PTSD.
Word meaning deliberately staying away from most people.
What is "isolating"?
These behaviors are the things that you USED TO do to deal with distressing emotions. They USED TO provide temporary relief and create more problems for you.
What are "negative coping skills"?
People to talk to, share our struggles with or even one person we can be honest with.
What is a "support system"?
This famous contributor to the field of mental health kept her medical history secret for 40 years. When she was honest in her application for a graduate program, she was asked to explain her missing years after school and was rejected from universities without really a plausible reason.
Who is "Marsha Linehan"?
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason is an example of this.
What is a "panic attack"?
Term for anything that causes stress.
What is "stressor"?
This refers to the processes individuals use to manage and respond to their emotional experiences in appropriate and adaptive ways. It encompasses strategies to amplify, maintain, or decrease one’s emotional responses.
The suicide and crisis help line number when experiencing a mental health episode
988
DBT is the dynamic balance between these opposing therapeutic goals.
What is "acceptance" and "change"?
acceptance of oneself and one’s situation in life, on the one hand, and embracing change toward a better life, on the other
According to the DSM, this is a condition in which you display an over-the-top level of activity or energy, mood or behavior. This elevation must be a change from your usual self and be noticeable by others. Symptoms include feelings of invincibility, lack of sleep, racing thoughts and ideas, rapid talking and having false beliefs or perceptions.
What is "mania"?
Word meaning, "the capacity to recover from difficulties" or "the ability to bounce back."
What is "resilience"?
This refers to the ideal emotional zone that a person needs for optimal functioning. If you’re within this optimal tolerance zone, you feel grounded and can manage your emotions effectively.
What is "window of tolerance"?
This is the complete realization of one’s potential, and the full development of one’s abilities and appreciation for life. This concept is at the top of the Maslow hierarchy of needs.
What is "Self-actualization"?
The four skills your DBT therapist will teach to help enhance your capabilities in day-to-day life.
What are mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation?