Dialetic Behavior Therapy (DBT) Flashcards

Finding a balance between or synthesis of two polar opposites. (DBT)

• Interrelatedness or wholeness
• Polarities
• Continuous change

• Failure to effectively resolve the dialectic tensions that characterize the human mind, relationships, and life
• Thinking is “splitting” (e.g. all good or all bad)
• Failures in seeing how self and others are interrelated

• Pretreatment stage
• Stage 1: Reduce crisis behaviors and increase coping skills
• Stage 2: Reduce trauma-related symptoms
• Stage 3: Increase life-enriching behaviors

• Individual Counseling Session
• Group Skills Training
• Telephone Consultation
• Case Consultation for Counselors
• Ancillary Treatments

• Mindfulness and Wise mind
• Distress Tolerance
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Emotional Regulation Skills: Recognize emotions (DBT intervention)

• Increase 4 major Skills
• Behavioral Chain Analysis Strategies
• Solution Analysis Strategies
• Validation: Emotional Behavioral, and Cognitive

Recognize emotions, reduce reactivity, increase positive emotions, etc.

How to ask for what you want and say no while maintaining self-respect and relationships with others. Working through conflict.

Learning how to self-soothe, distracting self and managing crisis.

“What” skills and “How” skills: What am I experiencing? How do I want to respond?

Activities
Contributing
Comparisons
Emotions - use opposite
Pushing Away
Thoughts
Sensations

Imagery
Meaning
Prayer
Relaxation
One thing at a time
Vacation
Encouragement

P L Treat Physical Illness
Eating
Altering Drugs (no drugs unless it is medication to be taken as prescribed by your doctor)
Sleep
Exercise

To support objectiveness effectiveness

Describe
Express
Assert
Reinforce
Mindful
Appear Confident
Negotiate