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reality over and over  \np. 345, DT Handout 12  \n· Willingness:  \nreadiness to wisely respond to life’s events  \np. 346, DT Handout 13  \n· Half-Smiling and Willing Hands:  \nRelaxing your face muscles and turning your hands upward  \np. 347, DT Handout 14  \n· Mindfulness of Current Emotions:  \nLetting thoughts come and go without trying to change them  \np. 350, DT Handout 15  \n\n| Unit 2: Surviving a Crisis · STOP:\u003Cbr>Stop\u003Cbr>Take a step back Observe Proceed Mindfully\u003Cbr>p. 327, DT Handout 4\u003Cbr>· Pros & Cons:\u003Cbr>Considering positive and negative effects of both acting and not acting on crisis behavior urges\u003Cbr>p. 328, DT Handout 5 | · TIPP: Temperature Intense Exercise Paced Breathing\u003Cbr>Paired Muscle Relaxation p. 329, DT Handout 6\u003Cbr>· Wise Mind ACCEPTS: Activities\u003Cbr>Contributing Comparisons/Compassion Emotions\u003Cbr>Pushing Away Thoughts Sensations\u003Cbr>p. 333, DT Handout 7 | · Self-Soothe:\u003Cbr>Doing things that feel pleasant\u003Cbr>and provide relief and comfort p. 334, DT Handout 8\u003Cbr>· IMPROVE:\u003Cbr>Imagery Meaning Prayer Relaxation\u003Cbr>One thing in the moment Vacation Encouragement\u003Cbr>p. 336, DT Handout 9 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\nUnit 1: Living with Intention  \n· Core Mindfulness Skills:  \nWise mind: integrating reasonable and emotional states of mind  \np. 50-52, Mindfulness Handouts 3-3A  \n· Mindfulness WHAT Skills: Observe, describe, and participate  \np. 53-59, Mindfulness Handouts 4-4A  \n· Mindfulness HOW Skills:  \nNon-judgmentally, one-mindfully, effectively p. 60-63, Mindfulness Handouts 5-5A  \n\n| Unit 4: Understanding Your Emotions |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| · Model for Describing Emotions:\u003Cbr>p. 213, ER Handout 5\u003Cbr>· Ways to Describe Emotions:\u003Cbr>p. 214-223, ER Handout 6\u003Cbr>· Overview of Changing Emotional Responses:\u003Cbr>p. 227, ER Handout 7\u003Cbr>· Checking the Facts:\u003Cbr>Changing our beliefs, assumptions, and interpretations of events to fit the facts\u003Cbr>p. 228, ER Handout 8\u003Cbr>· Examples of Emotions that Fit the Facts:\u003Cbr>p229, ER Handout 8A | · Opposite Action and Problem Solving-Deciding Which to Use:\u003Cbr>p. 230, ER Handout 9\u003Cbr>· Opposite Action:\u003Cbr>Acting opposite to emotions when emotions do not fit the facts\u003Cbr>p. 231, ER Handouts 10\u003Cbr>· Figuring Out Opposite Actions:\u003Cbr>p. 232-240, ER Handout 11\u003Cbr>· Problem Solving:\u003Cbr>Avoiding or changing the situation when emotions fit the facts\u003Cbr>p. 241, ER Handout 12 |\n\n· Guidelines for Skills  \n · Missing Links Analysis: Training · Skills Training Assumptions:  \np. 23, General Handout 8 p. 13, General Handout 4  \np. 12, General Handout 3  \n© 2024 Portland DBT Institute, Inc. Please do not distribute or reproduce without permission.  \nUnit 5: Building Positive Emotions · Accumulating Positives-Short Term: Increasing pleasant events right now to increase pleasant emotions in the moment  \np. 248, ER Handout 15  \n· Pleasant Events List:  \np. 249-251, ER Handout 16  \n· Accumulating Positives-Long Term: Building pleasant experiences to meet your values and life worth living goals  \np. 252, ER Handout 17  \n· Values and Priorities List:  \np. 253-255, ER Handout 18  \n· Build Mastery:  \nDoing things that make you feel competent to reduce helplessness and hopelessness  \np. 256, ER Handout 19  \n· Cope Ahead:  \nRehearsing a plan ahead oftime so are prepared to cope skillfully with emotional situations  \np256, ER Handout 19  \n· PLEASE:  \nTreat  PhysicaL illness Balance  Eating  \nAvoid mood-Altering substances Balance Sleep  \nMovEment/Exercise  \np. 257, ER Handout 20  \nyou  \nUnit 6: Managing Difficult Emotions   \n& Letting Go of Suffering  \n· Mindfulness of Current Emotions: Observing, describing, and allowing emotions without judging or trying to get rid ofthem  \np. 264, ER Handout 22  \n· Managing Extreme Emotions:  \nIdentifying when you are at your skills breakdown point and using crisis s","cbCaioPUiKEA4Oix","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioPUiKEA4Oix","pdf",113015,"English","# Unit 1: Living with Intention\n## Core Mindfulness Skills\n## Mindfulness WHAT Skills\n## Mindfulness HOW Skills\n# Unit 2: Surviving a Crisis\n## STOP\n## TIPP\n## Wise Mind ACCEPTS\n## Self-Soothe\n## IMPROVE\n## Pros & Cons\n# Unit 3: Letting Go with Acceptance\n## Radical Acceptance\n## Turning the Mind\n## Willingness\n## Half-Smiling and Willing Hands\n## Mindfulness of Current Emotions\n# Unit 4: Understanding Your Emotions\n## Model for Describing Emotions\n## Ways to Describe Emotions\n## Overview of Changing Emotional Responses\n## Checking the Facts\n## Opposite Action and Problem Solving\n## Guidelines for Skills\n# Unit 5: Building Positive Emotions\n## Accumulating Positives (Short Term)\n## Pleasant Events List\n## Accumulating Positives (Long Term)\n## Values and Priorities List\n## Build Mastery\n## Cope Ahead\n## PLEASE\n# Unit 6: Managing Difficult Emotions & Letting Go of Suffering\n## Mindfulness of Current Emotions\n## Managing Extreme Emotions\n## Troubleshooting Emotion Regulation Skills\n## Review of Emotion Regulation Skills\n# Unit 7: Building Strong Relationships\n## Clarifying Goals\n## DEARMAN\n## GIVE\n## Levels of Validation\n## FAST\n## Evaluating Options for Intensity (Dime Game)\n# Unit 8: Walking the Middle Path\n## Dialectics\n## Validation\n## Recovering from Invalidation\n## Behaviorism Strategies\n## Strategies for Decreasing or Stopping Unwanted Behaviors","[{\"question\":\"What does the DBT cheat sheet cover across the units?\",\"answer\":\"It organizes DBT skills into units for mindfulness, crisis survival, acceptance, understanding and regulating emotions, building positive emotions, managing difficult emotions, improving relationships, and walking the middle path through dialectics and validation.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the cheat sheet explain the STOP and TIPP skills for a crisis moment?\",\"answer\":\"It defines STOP as stopping, taking a step back, observing, and proceeding mindfully, and pairs it with TIPP using temperature intense exercise and paced breathing plus paired muscle relaxation to reduce emotional intensity.\"},{\"question\":\"What core skills are highlighted for emotion regulation and describing emotions?\",\"answer\":\"It includes skills for describing emotions, changing emotional responses through checking the facts, and applying opposite action and problem solving depending on whether emotions fit the facts.\"}]","DBT Cheat Sheet - Unit Outline - DBT Skills | PDF",1791922123]