1. DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A widely used evidence-based treatment for border-
line personality disorder, targeting emotional and behavioral regulation.
2. CBT Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A contemporary approach targeting specific prob-
lems, resulting in focused assessment and interventions.
3. TF-CBT Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: An evidence-based approach for
traumatized children and adolescents.
4. Validation Creating a context of validation rather than blaming the patient, a key aspect of
DBT.
5. Behavioral Regu- The process of managing and controlling behaviors, a primary goal of DBT.
lation
6. DBT Modalities Comprehensive program of individual and group treatment, including phone
support and case consultation for practitioners.
7. Mindfulness Core Foundation of DBT, including interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and
Skills distress tolerance.
8. Dialectical World Developed by Marsha Linehan, it involves finding a balance between polar oppo-
View sites, a foundational worldview for DBT.
9. Polarity The systemic notion that all systems, including our interior world, are comprised
of opposite tensions.
10. Continuous The never-ending process of change, described as thesis-antithesis-synthesis, a
Change primary characteristic of the dialectical worldview.
11. Dialectic Failure In DBT, it's viewed as a failure of a person to effectively resolve the dialectic tensions
that characterize the human mind, relationships, and life.
12. Marsha Linehan