DBT Skills Training and Coaching Flashcards

What does the DBT acronym TIPP stand for?

Answer: Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Progressive relaxation

TIPP stands for Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, and Progressive relaxation — a set of distress tolerance skills that rapidly change body chemistry to reduce emotional intensity.

What is the 'half-smile' skill in DBT?

Answer: A mindfulness skill involving relaxing facial muscles into a slight upward expression to shift emotional state

The half-smile is a DBT mindfulness and acceptance skill where clients relax their face into a slight smile, using the body to influence emotional state.

Which DBT skill involves increasing positive experiences to build positive emotions over time?

Answer: Accumulating Positives

Accumulating Positives is an emotional regulation skill that involves building positive emotions both short-term (daily pleasant activities) and long-term (pursuing values-based goals).

What does the DBT acronym FAST stand for in interpersonal effectiveness?

Answer: Fair, no Apologies, Stick to values, Truthful

FAST stands for be Fair, no Apologies (unnecessary), Stick to your values, and be Truthful — skills used to maintain self-respect in relationships.

What is 'cope ahead' in DBT emotional regulation?

Answer: Planning how to use skills before entering a difficult situation

Cope ahead involves anticipating a difficult situation, imagining it vividly, and rehearsing effective coping strategies in advance to be better prepared.

What is the purpose of 'chain analysis' in DBT individual therapy?

Answer: To systematically examine the sequence of events, thoughts, and emotions leading to a problem behavior

Chain analysis in DBT is a detailed functional analysis that traces every link in the chain of events, thoughts, feelings, and actions that led to a target problem behavior.