Lecture 7

Question 1

Origin

Answer 1

Linehan developed it w trial and error for suicidal patients. Focus on building a life worth living.

Question 2

Patients now

Answer 2

BPD, Addiction, eating disorders, PTSD, other PD and depression

Question 3

Biosocial therapy graph

Answer 3

At start of therapy, used to provide insight to high emotion sensitivity. Showing how BPD eg react to new incentives (vulnerable, not modulating), learning to accept and how to deal with it

Question 4

Three principles

Answer 4

• Polarity: Dysfunctional behaviour has a function
• Continuous change: self-harm today doesn’t mean it will be tomorrow
• Coherence and integrity:

Question 5

DBT tree

Answer 5

Roots: principles (mindfulness, dialectics, behaviourism)

Stem: Goal (create life worth living)

Branches: All the skills and factors at play