This document outlines a course on distress tolerance skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The course covers two sets of skills: crisis survival strategies which are short-term solutions to help survive a crisis without dysfunctional behaviors, and reality acceptance skills which help fully accept reality and respond to painful aspects of life. Specific skills taught include focusing on pros and cons, self-soothing, distracting, radical acceptance, turning the mind, willingness versus willfulness, and awareness, half-smiling, and observe-your-breath exercises. Assessments are given before and after to test knowledge of DBT distress tolerance skills.
This document outlines a course on distress tolerance skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The course covers two sets of skills: crisis survival strategies which are short-term solutions to help survive a crisis without dysfunctional behaviors, and reality acceptance skills which help fully accept reality and respond to painful aspects of life. Specific skills taught include focusing on pros and cons, self-soothing, distracting, radical acceptance, turning the mind, willingness versus willfulness, and awareness, half-smiling, and observe-your-breath exercises. Assessments are given before and after to test knowledge of DBT distress tolerance skills.
This document outlines a course on distress tolerance skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The course covers two sets of skills: crisis survival strategies which are short-term solutions to help survive a crisis without dysfunctional behaviors, and reality acceptance skills which help fully accept reality and respond to painful aspects of life. Specific skills taught include focusing on pros and cons, self-soothing, distracting, radical acceptance, turning the mind, willingness versus willfulness, and awareness, half-smiling, and observe-your-breath exercises. Assessments are given before and after to test knowledge of DBT distress tolerance skills.
Skills This multiple-choice questionnaire is designed to assess your knowledge with DBT Distress Tolerance Skills. After reading each question, circle the correct answer from the choices that follow. 100% Pre-Assessment DBT Distress Tolerance Skills A group of skills that help you survive in terrible situations without resorting to dysfunctional behaviors: Crisis Survival Skills and Reality Acceptance Skills 100% Introduction to 10 Distress Tolerance minutes Crisis Survival Strategies The first set of Distress Tolerance Skills, Crisis Survival Strategies, which are short-term solutions to help a person survive a crisis without resorting to dysfunctional behaviors 100 Introduction 10 % minutes 100 Focusing on pros and cons 20 % minutes 100 Self-soothing 20 % minutes 100 Improve the moment 10 % minutes 100 Distracting 25 % minutes 100 Review of Crisis Survival 5 minutes % Strategies Reality Acceptance Skills The second set of Distress Tolerance Skills, which help people fully accept reality and provide a guideline for responding to the most painful aspects of life 100 Introduction 5 minutes % BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ACCEPTING REALITY Three main principles for successfully accepting reality even in times of distress 100% Radical acceptance 30 minutes 100% Turning the mind 30 minutes 100% Willingness versus 15 willfulness minutes 100% Review of Basic 5 minutes Principles of Accepting Reality GUIDELINES FOR ACCEPTING REALITY Guidelines for Accepting RealityThree types of exercises that when practiced regularly, can help develop a more accepting state of mind 100% Awareness, Half- 20 Smiling, Observe- minutes Your-Breath 100% Review of Distress 25 Tolerance minutes Post-Assessment DBT Distress Tolerance Skills This multiple-choice questionnaire is designed to assess your knowledge with DBT Distress Tolerance Skills. After reading each question, circle the correct answer from the choices that follow. 100%(Pass:100%) Post-Assessment DBT Distress Tolerance Skills