Dialectial Behaviour Therapy (Linehan) classroom

Question 1

What are the biological components of BPD?

Answer 1

emotional regulation dysfunction, and high emotional vulnerability along with poor emotion modulation and “temperament disorder”

Question 2

what are the environmental components of BPD?

Answer 2

invalidating and abuse environment

Question 3

What are 5 therapy modalities of dialectal behaviour therapy?

Answer 3

1. individual therapy
2. group skills training
3. telephone consultations (even outside of therapy to coach them through real life situations)
4. consultation meetings for therapists
5. ancillary treatments (pharmacotherapy, inpatient, day treatment, case management…etc..)

Question 4

What are dialects?

Answer 4

they are resolution of polarity and tension and the movement towards synthesis

it is like a conflict or a reasoning

Question 5

What is the dialect of change?

Answer 5

acceptance

Question 6

what is the dialect of problem solving?

Answer 6

validation

Question 7

what is the dialect of consultation?

Answer 7

in vivo (out in the real world)

Question 8

what is the dialect of irreverence?

Answer 8

warmth

Question 9

what are 6 ways of validating?

Answer 9

1. find the valid
2. validate the problem
3. validate the reaction i.e. “id be pissed if I were you too”
4. validate the emotions
5. validate their solutions (maladaptive as it may be)
6. the behaviour has in some way served the patient’s purpose