The DBT Foundations Assessment
Is your DBT house built on a solid foundation? Take this 3-5 minute assessment to discover where your strengths are—and what to build next.
1. Donald thinks that he is right about everything and that everyone who disagrees with him is "dum". A more dialectical worldview would say:
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There are multiple truths and synthesizing those truths leads to balance and mutual understanding
There is only one right answer, so you should fight for it
Compromise helps avoid conflict, so give to get
Adopting new perspectives means abandoning old ways of thinking
2. Tiffany has the emotional sensitivity of a smoke detector that goes off every time someone makes toast. Her father, meanwhile, has mastered the art of ignoring her. What theory explains her periodic explosions?
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Biosocial Theory
Transactional Theory
Social Learning Theory
Behavioral Theory
3. Junior says, "Everyone keeps telling me I am loud and overreact." Which therapist response is the best example of validation?
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"I understand why you yell. In your family, only the loudest members were taken seriously."
"It's ok to physically lash out in anger if you feel strongly about something."
"I love that you are comfortable being so vocal and vulnerable. Go you!"
"You really should try to change your behavior if you want people to like you."
4. Imagine Karoline advertises, "I offer comprehensive DBT!" Which combination of services should make you nod in agreement instead of quietly wondering if she even knows what DBT stands for?
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Individual Therapy, Skills Training, Phone Coaching, and Consultation
Individual therapy, Medication Management, and Skills Training
Skills training group alone is adherent as long as you follow the book
Individual and Group Therapy. Hospitalization as needed
5. The primary dialectic in DBT is:
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Balancing acceptance and change
Democrat vs. Republican
Client vs. Therapist
Using equal amounts of validation and behavior modification
6. After meeting with a client, Mel sighs to herself and says, "Some people just like to create drama and crisis." What DBT assumption would help Mel reframe her perspective?
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Clients are doing the best they can
Clients just need the right guide to tell them how to change
Clients who are not making progress are not ready for therapy
Clients who create crisis are doing so for attention
7. Eric (they/them pronouns) arrives 20 minutes late for session. They report they binged yesterday, missed three skills groups, their apartment is a disaster, and their cat, Fluffy, has cancer. Which issue should an adherent DBT therapist address FIRST?
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The tardiness and missed groups
The messy apartment
The cancerous cat
The binge episode
8. Your client, Ivy, isn't the only one struggling. You've caught yourself thinking, "If she calls me one more time, I'm changing my number." According to standard DBT, what resource is specifically designed to help therapists stay effective?
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Consultation Team
Vacation
Clinical Supervision
Radical Acceptance
DBT Foundations Score
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