DBT DBT Treatment Structure and Theory 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which theorist developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
- Aaron Beck
- Marsha Linehan (Correct answer)
- Albert Ellis
- Carl Rogers
Correct answer: Marsha Linehan
Marsha Linehan developed DBT in the late 1980s originally to treat chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder.
Question 2: What is the primary population DBT was originally developed to treat?
- Individuals with depression
- Individuals with schizophrenia
- Chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (Correct answer)
- Individuals with PTSD
Correct answer: Chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder
DBT was originally developed for chronically suicidal individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Question 3: Which of the following is NOT one of the four standard modes of DBT treatment?
- Individual therapy
- Skills training group
- Phone coaching
- Inpatient hospitalization (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Inpatient hospitalization
The four modes of standard DBT are individual therapy, skills training group, phone coaching, and therapist consultation team.
Question 4: What does the 'dialectical' in Dialectical Behavior Therapy refer to?
- The use of dialogue between therapist and client
- The synthesis of opposing viewpoints, particularly acceptance and change (Correct answer)
- The multi-modal treatment structure
- The use of behavioral experiments
Correct answer: The synthesis of opposing viewpoints, particularly acceptance and change
The dialectical philosophy in DBT refers to balancing and synthesizing opposing forces, most centrally the acceptance of the client as they are while simultaneously pushing for change.
Question 5: What is the biosocial theory in DBT?
- A theory about genetic predisposition to mental illness
- A model explaining BPD as resulting from biological emotional sensitivity combined with an invalidating environment (Correct answer)
- A framework for understanding social determinants of health
- A model for understanding attachment patterns
Correct answer: A model explaining BPD as resulting from biological emotional sensitivity combined with an invalidating environment
The biosocial theory posits that BPD and emotional dysregulation develop when biological emotional sensitivity interacts with a pervasively invalidating environment.
Question 6: Which stage of DBT treatment focuses on reducing life-threatening behaviors?
- Pre-treatment
- Stage 1 (Correct answer)
- Stage 2
- Stage 3
Correct answer: Stage 1
Stage 1 of DBT focuses on achieving basic safety and behavioral control, including reducing life-threatening and therapy-interfering behaviors.
DBT DBT Treatment Structure and Theory 1
Which theorist developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy?