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Emotional Regulation & DBT Skills Flashcards

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  1. In DBT, the PLEASE skill is used to reduce emotional vulnerability. What does the 'A' in PLEASE stand for?

    Answer: Avoid mood-altering substances

    The 'A' in PLEASE stands for Avoid mood-altering substances, as drugs and alcohol destabilize emotional regulation.

  2. A client with chronic anger frequently engages in 'emotion mind' decision-making. What is the DBT goal for this client?

    Answer: Achieve wise mind by integrating emotion and reason

    DBT's 'wise mind' integrates emotional mind and reasonable mind to produce balanced, effective decisions.

  3. Which emotional regulation strategy involves identifying and labeling emotions without judgment to reduce their intensity?

    Answer: Emotion naming (affect labeling)

    Affect labeling—naming emotions—activates prefrontal processing and reduces amygdala reactivity, lowering emotional intensity.

  4. A CART therapist teaches a client to act opposite to the urge triggered by anger. According to DBT, what would 'opposite action' to anger typically involve?

    Answer: Gently engaging with kindness toward the person

    DBT's opposite action to anger involves gently engaging rather than attacking or avoiding, which changes the underlying emotion over time.

  5. In the DBT emotional regulation module, 'checking the facts' is used to address which core problem?

    Answer: Emotions that are unjustified by the actual situation

    Checking the facts targets emotions whose intensity does not match the objective situation, reducing unjustified emotional responses.

  6. Which of the following best describes 'accumulating positives' in the DBT emotional regulation module?

    Answer: Building a life worth living through short- and long-term positive events

    Accumulating positives involves both engaging in short-term pleasant activities and long-term goals aligned with personal values to build emotional resilience.

  7. A client reports feeling overwhelmed by anger before it becomes conscious. Which neurobiological concept does this illustrate?

    Answer: Amygdala hijack

    Amygdala hijack describes the rapid triggering of the fight-or-flight response that bypasses rational prefrontal processing.