DBT

Question 1

DBT

Answer 1

Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Use a combination of individual, group, and medication therapy. Talking and sharing.

Question 2

DBT Skills

Answer 2

Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Emotion Regulation

Question 3

Mindfulness

Answer 3

Awareness of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and urges. Focus on the present. (Reasonable, Wise, Emotional)

Question 4

Distress Tolerance

Answer 4

Teaches people to soothe themselves in healthy ways when in overwhelming situations.

Question 5

Interpersonal Effectiveness

Answer 5

Skills for healthier relationships.

Question 6

Emotion Regulation

Answer 6

Skills for dealing with intense emotions. How to decrease them, ride them out, and not act on them.

Question 7

What Initiated Marsha’s DBT

Answer 7

Evolved from work with suicidal clients who she believed was overwhelmed by change expectations and clients felt their problems were ignored by acceptance theory. She believed a structured skills training and acceptance of self is more effective.

Question 8

5 Stages of DBT

Answer 8

1. Enhance Capabilities
2. Improve Motivation
3. Generalization
4. Enhance Therapist Capabilities and Motivation
   5 . Structure the Environment

Question 9

Radical Acceptance

Answer 9

Acknowledging reality