•Accurate Memory Records
Accurate information about problematic behaviors (both the frequency and the intensity) is needed to be able to change them. This provides us with clear signals of target behaviors that should be assessed. Because our fluctuation in mood can interfere with our ability to accurately assess a situation, reliance on our memory alone can make it difficult to obtain accurate information.
•Discovering Interwoven Links
The cognitive behavioral principles of DBT state that thoughts, feelings, and behavior are intricately linked influencing each other. Filling out a diary card requires self-monitoring in all three of these areas: thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This self-awareness is widely recognized as the first step to self-improvement.
•Daily Reminders
Since the card asks you to evaluate each DBT Skill on how it was used (or not) you are required to read through a list of all DBT skills. Reading these daily can help to keep them fresh in your memory, thus increasing the likelihood that the skill needed to cope with a specific situation will come to mind when it is needed.
•Charting Change
Being able to see not only the frequency of the skill increase but also the effectiveness proficiency increasing over time, along with the positive effect this has had on your life - you will become more motivated to continue working hard to learn them all. Validating your skillful use of the skills, helps to reinforce areas in which you have been skillful. Being able to clearly see where skills have improved the situation will make it easier to put them into use in similar future circumstances.
Accurate information about problematic behaviors (both the frequency and the intensity) is needed to be able to change them. This provides us with clear signals of target behaviors that should be assessed. Because our fluctuation in mood can interfere with our ability to accurately assess a situation, reliance on our memory alone can make it difficult to obtain accurate information.
•Discovering Interwoven Links
The cognitive behavioral principles of DBT state that thoughts, feelings, and behavior are intricately linked influencing each other. Filling out a diary card requires self-monitoring in all three of these areas: thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This self-awareness is widely recognized as the first step to self-improvement.
•Daily Reminders
Since the card asks you to evaluate each DBT Skill on how it was used (or not) you are required to read through a list of all DBT skills. Reading these daily can help to keep them fresh in your memory, thus increasing the likelihood that the skill needed to cope with a specific situation will come to mind when it is needed.
•Charting Change
Being able to see not only the frequency of the skill increase but also the effectiveness proficiency increasing over time, along with the positive effect this has had on your life - you will become more motivated to continue working hard to learn them all. Validating your skillful use of the skills, helps to reinforce areas in which you have been skillful. Being able to clearly see where skills have improved the situation will make it easier to put them into use in similar future circumstances.
Many of us have vastly different target behaviors that we need to address. A unique quality of DBT its the flexibility of being able to be tailored to fit each individual.
Target Behaviors are problematic behaviors that interfere with a person feeling that they are living a life worth living.
Most of us could list quite a few behaviors that fit this criteria, but we all have some which are more severe or problematic than others. Only the top two or three most problematic will be targeted at one time
Target Behaviors are problematic behaviors that interfere with a person feeling that they are living a life worth living.
Most of us could list quite a few behaviors that fit this criteria, but we all have some which are more severe or problematic than others. Only the top two or three most problematic will be targeted at one time
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