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What is the goal of harm reduction?
What is the goal of harm reduction?
- To encourage addictive behavior
- To minimize harm caused by a slip into addictive behavior (correct)
- To completely eliminate addictive behavior
- To promote abstinence
What is the purpose of distress tolerance skills?
What is the purpose of distress tolerance skills?
- To solve crisis situations immediately
- To ignore emotions in crisis situations
- To avoid negative outcomes in crisis situations (correct)
- To worsen crisis situations
What is the aim of reality acceptance skills?
What is the aim of reality acceptance skills?
- To reduce suffering and increase freedom (correct)
- To deny reality
- To escape from the present moment
- To increase suffering and reduce freedom
What is the purpose of the Pros and Cons technique?
What is the purpose of the Pros and Cons technique?
What is one technique for reducing emotional reactions in distressing situations?
What is one technique for reducing emotional reactions in distressing situations?
What is the difference between willingness and willfulness?
What is the difference between willingness and willfulness?
What is urge surfing?
What is urge surfing?
What is the difference between willingness and willfulness?
What is the difference between willingness and willfulness?
What is the goal of reality acceptance skills?
What is the goal of reality acceptance skills?
When are distress tolerance skills needed?
When are distress tolerance skills needed?
What does radical acceptance involve?
What does radical acceptance involve?
What is the purpose of building new bridges?
What is the purpose of building new bridges?
What is dialectical tension?
What is dialectical tension?
How can half-smiling help control emotions?
How can half-smiling help control emotions?
What should be considered when using the Pros and Cons technique?
What should be considered when using the Pros and Cons technique?
What is half-smiling and how can it help control emotions?
What is half-smiling and how can it help control emotions?
What does radical acceptance involve?
What does radical acceptance involve?
When should distraction be used as a coping mechanism?
When should distraction be used as a coping mechanism?
What are willing hands and what do they indicate?
What are willing hands and what do they indicate?
What is the result of failures in radical acceptance?
What is the result of failures in radical acceptance?
What is dialectical abstinence?
What is dialectical abstinence?
What is acceptance?
What is acceptance?
What is self-soothing?
What is self-soothing?
What is adaptive denial?
What is adaptive denial?
What is the outcome of mastering crisis survival and radical acceptance skills?
What is the outcome of mastering crisis survival and radical acceptance skills?
How many separate lists should be made for each crisis urge when using the Pros and Cons technique?
How many separate lists should be made for each crisis urge when using the Pros and Cons technique?
What are willing hands?
What are willing hands?
What is mindfulness of current thoughts and how can it help reduce reactivity to them?
What is mindfulness of current thoughts and how can it help reduce reactivity to them?
What is the effect of radical acceptance skills?
What is the effect of radical acceptance skills?
What is the STOP skill used for?
What is the STOP skill used for?
Should self-soothing be overused?
Should self-soothing be overused?
What is acceptance?
What is acceptance?
What can result from failures in radical acceptance?
What can result from failures in radical acceptance?
What is mindfulness of current thoughts?
What is mindfulness of current thoughts?
What is the advantage of abstinence?
What is the advantage of abstinence?
What is alternate rebellion?
What is alternate rebellion?
What is the difference between catastrophic events and catastrophic thoughts?
What is the difference between catastrophic events and catastrophic thoughts?
What does radical acceptance require?
What does radical acceptance require?
What is necessary for success in achieving abstinence?
What is necessary for success in achieving abstinence?
What is the goal of addiction as rebellion?
What is the goal of addiction as rebellion?
How can observing thoughts help reduce reactivity to them?
How can observing thoughts help reduce reactivity to them?
What does STOP stand for?
What does STOP stand for?
What is the only way out of hell and to turn suffering into pain that can be tolerated?
What is the only way out of hell and to turn suffering into pain that can be tolerated?
Why might some people have difficulty self-soothing?
Why might some people have difficulty self-soothing?
What should be accepted about the present, past, and future?
What should be accepted about the present, past, and future?
What are crisis survival skills for?
What are crisis survival skills for?
What is the benefit of giving up addiction as rebellion?
What is the benefit of giving up addiction as rebellion?
When should the STOP skill be used?
When should the STOP skill be used?
What should be accepted about the future?
What should be accepted about the future?
What is the importance of self-soothing?
What is the importance of self-soothing?
What does refusing to accept reality essentially mean?
What does refusing to accept reality essentially mean?
Why is planning for temptations to relapse and harm reduction important?
Why is planning for temptations to relapse and harm reduction important?
What is dialectical abstinence?
What is dialectical abstinence?
What is addiction?
What is addiction?
What is the dive reflex?
What is the dive reflex?
What does refusing to accept reality essentially mean?
What does refusing to accept reality essentially mean?
Which of the following is not a way to compete with addiction?
Which of the following is not a way to compete with addiction?
What is the purpose of radical acceptance?
What is the purpose of radical acceptance?
What are TIP skills used for?
What are TIP skills used for?
What is dialectical abstinence?
What is dialectical abstinence?
What is addiction?
What is addiction?
What should be done after a lapse?
What should be done after a lapse?
How many categories of crisis survival skills are there?
How many categories of crisis survival skills are there?
What is the purpose of taking a vacation from adulthood?
What is the purpose of taking a vacation from adulthood?
What can rejecting reality turn pain into?
What can rejecting reality turn pain into?
What is the difference between a reward from a substance and a reward from an experience?
What is the difference between a reward from a substance and a reward from an experience?
What is the purpose of practice exercises for alternate rebellion?
What is the purpose of practice exercises for alternate rebellion?
What may reinforce addictive behavior?
What may reinforce addictive behavior?
What are the effects of crisis survival skills?
What are the effects of crisis survival skills?
What is a clear mind?
What is a clear mind?
What is radical acceptance helpful in managing?
What is radical acceptance helpful in managing?
How many TIP skills are there?
How many TIP skills are there?
How does tipping facial temperature with cold water reduce emotional arousal?
How does tipping facial temperature with cold water reduce emotional arousal?
What is the reward to the brain in addiction?
What is the reward to the brain in addiction?
What does rejecting reality turn pain into?
What does rejecting reality turn pain into?
What is the difference between pain and suffering?
What is the difference between pain and suffering?
What causes reactive problem behaviors?
What causes reactive problem behaviors?
When can crisis survival skills be used?
When can crisis survival skills be used?
Which of the following is not a way to engage in alternate rebellion?
Which of the following is not a way to engage in alternate rebellion?
What is the one-mindfulness skill?
What is the one-mindfulness skill?
What are behaviors characteristic of an addict's mind?
What are behaviors characteristic of an addict's mind?
What are apparently irrelevant behaviors?
What are apparently irrelevant behaviors?
What should be the goal of using pros and cons?
What should be the goal of using pros and cons?
How does intense exercise affect mood?
How does intense exercise affect mood?
What is the first step in turning the mind?
What is the first step in turning the mind?
What is suffering?
What is suffering?
What is the focus of scientists expanding the definition of addiction beyond substances?
What is the focus of scientists expanding the definition of addiction beyond substances?
What is the benefit of practicing urge surfing?
What is the benefit of practicing urge surfing?
What is the importance of practicing self-soothing and coping skills before a crisis occurs?
What is the importance of practicing self-soothing and coping skills before a crisis occurs?
What is the purpose of pros and cons?
What is the purpose of pros and cons?
What is the process of radical acceptance?
What is the process of radical acceptance?
What is the difference between catastrophic events and catastrophic thoughts?
What is the difference between catastrophic events and catastrophic thoughts?
What is the first step in turning the mind?
What is the first step in turning the mind?
What is the purpose of finding meaning in a crisis or suffering?
What is the purpose of finding meaning in a crisis or suffering?
What is the immediate reinforcement of addictive behavior?
What is the immediate reinforcement of addictive behavior?
What is the goal of paired muscle relaxation?
What is the goal of paired muscle relaxation?
What is a strategy for reinforcing abstinence?
What is a strategy for reinforcing abstinence?
What does acceptance require?
What does acceptance require?
What does acceptance require?
What does acceptance require?
What does letting go of controlling thoughts lead to?
What does letting go of controlling thoughts lead to?
When are TIP skills useful?
When are TIP skills useful?
How can pros and cons help in decision-making?
How can pros and cons help in decision-making?
What is the purpose of improving the moment with sensory awareness?
What is the purpose of improving the moment with sensory awareness?
Study Notes
- Distress tolerance skills help individuals survive crisis situations without making them worse
- They are needed when a situation cannot be immediately changed or when emotions cannot be sorted out
- Freedom is an outcome of mastering crisis survival and radical acceptance skills
- Radical acceptance skills produce the quieting of intense desire
- Acceptance of reality is the only way out of hell and to turn suffering into pain that can be tolerated
- Crisis survival skills are for tolerating and surviving a crisis situation
- There are six categories of crisis survival skills
- The skills are not a cure for all problems in life and their effects may only be temporary
- Crisis survival skills can be used when intense pain cannot be helped quickly or when emotional distress threatens to become overwhelming
- They can also be used when having extreme arousal and problems that cannot be solved immediately
- Crisis survival skills are short-term strategies to manage highly stressful situations with potential negative outcomes.
- They should be used to reduce pain to manageable levels and to avoid destructive behavior.
- Overusing crisis survival skills can lead to avoidance of building a life worth living and can make things worse in the long term.
- Crises are short-term and create intense pressure for quick resolution.
- Crisis survival skills should be used when having intense pain that cannot be helped quickly or when emotional distress threatens to become overwhelming.
- Continuing with effective and functional behavior can be critical to divert an emerging crisis.
- Crisis survival skills can buy time to regulate distress, so that other DBT skills can be used.
- They can be used to distract from a situation until it can be solved.
- The skills are working when time passes and you haven't done anything to make things worse, and when you start feeling more able to tolerate the problem while using other skills.
- The eventual goal of using pros and cons is to see that accepting reality and tolerating distress leads to better outcomes.
- Pros and cons are used to compare advantages and disadvantages of different options.
- They can help in decision-making.
- Pros and cons can help resist impulsive or destructive urges.
- They can help resist actions such as drug use or angry outbursts.
- Pros and cons can help tolerate distress and accept reality.
- They can be used implicitly or explicitly.
- They are important in making wise choices.
- They can help in evaluating difficult choices.
- They can be used to resist giving up on life.
- They can lead to better outcomes.
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Are you interested in learning more about crisis survival skills and how they can help manage highly stressful situations? Take our quiz and test your knowledge on the six categories of crisis survival skills, the importance of radical acceptance, and the pros and cons of decision-making. Discover how these skills can be used to tolerate distress and accept reality, leading to better outcomes. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn valuable skills for managing crises and improving your overall well-being.
