DBT TEST 2026
DBT is a _______-based treatment that incorporates ______ (e.g. exposure and
response prevention; behavioral activation)
a) Protocols; Principles
b) Principle; Protocols
c) Rule; Principles
d) Principle; Rules - answerb) Principle; Protocols
According to research on DBT:
a) DBT is only effective for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder
b) DBT is effective for problems other than suicide and self-harm
c) DBT has been shown to be more effective for adults than for adolescents
d) DBT is effective because of the strength of the client-therapist relationship - answerb)
DBT is effective for problems other than suicide and self-harm
Why is it important to understand the research on DBT?
a) To provide hope to clients and families
b) To determine whether DBT will be effective for a particular client
c) To be reimbursed for your services by insurance companies
d) All of the above - answerd) All of the above
Zen is compatible with behavioral science because:
a) Both rely on observation
b) Both emphasize describing without interpretation
c) Both stress submitting experience and findings to observation
d) All of the above - answerd) All of the above
Which of the following is an acceptance principle in DBT?
a) We cannot accept something if we do not agree with it
b) We can avoid pain if we try hard enough
c) Causes of behavior are always knowable
d) All things are perfect as they are - answerd) All things are perfect as they are
Which of the following is not a goal of mindfulness?
a) To reduce suffering
b) To increase control of one's mind
c) To relax
d) To experience reality as is - answerc) To relax
The primary dialectic in DBT is balancing _______ and _______
a) Principles; Protocols
b) Emotion Mind; Wise Mind
, c) Acceptance; Change
d) Research; Clinical Intuition - answerc) Acceptance; Change
When polarization occurs, it is important to search for:
a) Corroborating evidence
b) Antithesis
c) Most correct responses
d) Synthesis - answerb) Antithesis
DBT assumes that:
a) Clients are doing the best they can
b) When clients fail in therapy, it is because they didn't try hard enough
c) Clients are more influenced by interactions with their therapist than therapists are by
clients
d) The lives of suicidal clients would be more bearable if they practiced acceptance -
answera) Clients are doing the best they can
DBT assumes that individuals with BPD have problems primarily stemming from: a)
Dysfunctional cognitive styles
b) Faulty interpretations and distortions of events
c) Difficulty regulating emotions
d) Problematic schemas - answerc) Difficulty regulating emotions
The Biosocial Model posits that BPD/pervasive emotion dysregulation results from a(n)
_______ of _______and a(n) _______
a) Interaction; Emotion Vulnerability; Invalidating Environment
b) Transaction; Emotion Vulnerability; Invalidating Environment
c) Interaction; Low motivation; Vulnerability to Emotions
d) Transaction; Low Motivation; Invalidating Environment - answerb) Transaction;
Emotion Vulnerability; Invalidating Environment
The main purpose of the DBT consultation team is to:
a) Discuss new research literature on DBT and BPD
b) Collaboratively provide crisis planning and management for high risk clients
c) Increase therapists' motivation and capabilities to deliver DBT
d) Discuss administrative concerns - answerc) Increase therapists' motivation and
capabilities to deliver DBT
Which of the following is true of the DBT consultation team?
a) The agenda is structured according to therapist need
b) The agenda is structured according to client severity
c) The team leader should run all consultation team meetings
d) Attending consultation team meetings is more important when you are first learning
DBT - answera) The agenda is structured according to therapist need
What is the primary function of the individual therapy mode of DBT in Stage 1?
DBT is a _______-based treatment that incorporates ______ (e.g. exposure and
response prevention; behavioral activation)
a) Protocols; Principles
b) Principle; Protocols
c) Rule; Principles
d) Principle; Rules - answerb) Principle; Protocols
According to research on DBT:
a) DBT is only effective for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder
b) DBT is effective for problems other than suicide and self-harm
c) DBT has been shown to be more effective for adults than for adolescents
d) DBT is effective because of the strength of the client-therapist relationship - answerb)
DBT is effective for problems other than suicide and self-harm
Why is it important to understand the research on DBT?
a) To provide hope to clients and families
b) To determine whether DBT will be effective for a particular client
c) To be reimbursed for your services by insurance companies
d) All of the above - answerd) All of the above
Zen is compatible with behavioral science because:
a) Both rely on observation
b) Both emphasize describing without interpretation
c) Both stress submitting experience and findings to observation
d) All of the above - answerd) All of the above
Which of the following is an acceptance principle in DBT?
a) We cannot accept something if we do not agree with it
b) We can avoid pain if we try hard enough
c) Causes of behavior are always knowable
d) All things are perfect as they are - answerd) All things are perfect as they are
Which of the following is not a goal of mindfulness?
a) To reduce suffering
b) To increase control of one's mind
c) To relax
d) To experience reality as is - answerc) To relax
The primary dialectic in DBT is balancing _______ and _______
a) Principles; Protocols
b) Emotion Mind; Wise Mind
, c) Acceptance; Change
d) Research; Clinical Intuition - answerc) Acceptance; Change
When polarization occurs, it is important to search for:
a) Corroborating evidence
b) Antithesis
c) Most correct responses
d) Synthesis - answerb) Antithesis
DBT assumes that:
a) Clients are doing the best they can
b) When clients fail in therapy, it is because they didn't try hard enough
c) Clients are more influenced by interactions with their therapist than therapists are by
clients
d) The lives of suicidal clients would be more bearable if they practiced acceptance -
answera) Clients are doing the best they can
DBT assumes that individuals with BPD have problems primarily stemming from: a)
Dysfunctional cognitive styles
b) Faulty interpretations and distortions of events
c) Difficulty regulating emotions
d) Problematic schemas - answerc) Difficulty regulating emotions
The Biosocial Model posits that BPD/pervasive emotion dysregulation results from a(n)
_______ of _______and a(n) _______
a) Interaction; Emotion Vulnerability; Invalidating Environment
b) Transaction; Emotion Vulnerability; Invalidating Environment
c) Interaction; Low motivation; Vulnerability to Emotions
d) Transaction; Low Motivation; Invalidating Environment - answerb) Transaction;
Emotion Vulnerability; Invalidating Environment
The main purpose of the DBT consultation team is to:
a) Discuss new research literature on DBT and BPD
b) Collaboratively provide crisis planning and management for high risk clients
c) Increase therapists' motivation and capabilities to deliver DBT
d) Discuss administrative concerns - answerc) Increase therapists' motivation and
capabilities to deliver DBT
Which of the following is true of the DBT consultation team?
a) The agenda is structured according to therapist need
b) The agenda is structured according to client severity
c) The team leader should run all consultation team meetings
d) Attending consultation team meetings is more important when you are first learning
DBT - answera) The agenda is structured according to therapist need
What is the primary function of the individual therapy mode of DBT in Stage 1?
