“DBT treatment strategies include both acceptance- and change-oriented strategies.” (Corey, 2013) The skills taught within DBT are within the following four modules: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance. These four modules are taught in a way that allows the patient to look at the world around them and notice the actual reality of the situations that present in their lives.
“Mindfulness involves intentionally bringing one's attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, and is often taught through a variety of meditation exercises. Although the current empirical literature includes many methodological flaws, findings suggest that mindfulness-based interventions …show more content…
It is like a way of teaching the patient how to be social in a way that may be a little less threatening and balanced than just reacting rashly. Within Interpersonal Effectiveness there is an assignment called DEAR MAN: Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, (stay) Mindful, Appear Confident and Negotiate. (Linehan, 1993) The patient would have to think of a person in which they would want to ask for something and prepare this statement step by step. First, they would describe what it is they are asking for. They would then express how they felt about it. They would assert themselves by not taking no for an answer. They would reinforce why they are asking for what they are asking for. They would stay mindful to their surroundings and the things that were playing out. They would have to appear confident so that the person would take them seriously. And last they would have to negotiate to get something that they asked for that made sense to both persons in the …show more content…
They would have to learn to live in a way that would keep them balanced emotionally. In Emotional Regulation there is an assignment called ABC PLEASE: Accumulate Positive Emotions, Build Mastery, Cope Ahead Of Time With Emotional Situations, Treat PhysicaL Illness, Balance Eating, Avoid Mood-Altering Substances, Balance Sleep, and Get Exercise. (Linehan, 1993) These skills keep the person in a state of mind that is focused and working on a goal that does not allow distractions for the emotions to take over. These seem like logical things that most people would want to do in their lives, but some of these patients might find difficult because they have never really had anything balanced or stable in their lives or in the way that their mind
“Mindfulness involves intentionally bringing one's attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, and is often taught through a variety of meditation exercises. Although the current empirical literature includes many methodological flaws, findings suggest that mindfulness-based interventions …show more content…
It is like a way of teaching the patient how to be social in a way that may be a little less threatening and balanced than just reacting rashly. Within Interpersonal Effectiveness there is an assignment called DEAR MAN: Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, (stay) Mindful, Appear Confident and Negotiate. (Linehan, 1993) The patient would have to think of a person in which they would want to ask for something and prepare this statement step by step. First, they would describe what it is they are asking for. They would then express how they felt about it. They would assert themselves by not taking no for an answer. They would reinforce why they are asking for what they are asking for. They would stay mindful to their surroundings and the things that were playing out. They would have to appear confident so that the person would take them seriously. And last they would have to negotiate to get something that they asked for that made sense to both persons in the …show more content…
They would have to learn to live in a way that would keep them balanced emotionally. In Emotional Regulation there is an assignment called ABC PLEASE: Accumulate Positive Emotions, Build Mastery, Cope Ahead Of Time With Emotional Situations, Treat PhysicaL Illness, Balance Eating, Avoid Mood-Altering Substances, Balance Sleep, and Get Exercise. (Linehan, 1993) These skills keep the person in a state of mind that is focused and working on a goal that does not allow distractions for the emotions to take over. These seem like logical things that most people would want to do in their lives, but some of these patients might find difficult because they have never really had anything balanced or stable in their lives or in the way that their mind