690 Test 2 DBT Questions 2026
Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
Which of the following statements accurately describes dialectical
behavior therapy (DBT)?
A) It was created to treat individuals with depression and anxiety
disorders.
B) It is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy designed for those with
chronic suicidal thoughts and borderline personality disorder.
C) DBT is not relevant to the treatment of complex trauma.
,D) It was developed by Sigmund Freud as a form of psychoanalysis. -
ANSWER ✔✔Ans: B
DBT was originally developed to treat:
A) Borderline personality disorder
B) Post traumatic stress disorder
C) Major depressive disorder
D) Conduct disorder - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: A
Your patient tells her partner she needs more appreciation. What module
of DBT are they working on?
A) Mindfulness
B) Emotion regulation
C) Distress tolerance
D) Interpersonal effectiveness - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: D
Which of the following is the primary focus of dialectical behavior therapy
(DBT)?
,A) Changing a person's thoughts and beliefs
B) Encouraging avoidance of negative emotions
C) Developing coping skills to regulate emotions and improve
relationships
D) Allowing patients to remain detached from their emotions -
ANSWER ✔✔Ans: C
Who was the developer of dialectical behavior therapy?
A) Carl Rogers
B) Aaron Beck
C) Marsha Linehan
D) Sigmund Freud - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: C
What is the purpose of mindfulness in dialectical behavior therapy?
A) To distract patients from their negative emotions
B) To help patients avoid their emotions
C) To increase patients' awareness of their emotions and promote non-
judgmental acceptance
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, D) To encourage patients to suppress their emotions - ANSWER
✔✔Ans: C
What are the four modules of skills training in dialectical behavior
therapy?
A) Interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, cognitive
restructuring, exposure therapy
B) Relaxation techniques, cognitive restructuring, problem-solving,
exposure therapy
C) Mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, distress
tolerance
D) Mindfulness, cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, problem-
solving - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: C
Which of the following accurately describes dialectical behavior therapy
as a psychotherapy with a Zen Buddhist worldview?
A) DBT does not incorporate any Buddhist principles or practices
B) Zen Buddhism is the sole basis of DBT and is incompatible with other
spiritual or religious beliefs
Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
Which of the following statements accurately describes dialectical
behavior therapy (DBT)?
A) It was created to treat individuals with depression and anxiety
disorders.
B) It is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy designed for those with
chronic suicidal thoughts and borderline personality disorder.
C) DBT is not relevant to the treatment of complex trauma.
,D) It was developed by Sigmund Freud as a form of psychoanalysis. -
ANSWER ✔✔Ans: B
DBT was originally developed to treat:
A) Borderline personality disorder
B) Post traumatic stress disorder
C) Major depressive disorder
D) Conduct disorder - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: A
Your patient tells her partner she needs more appreciation. What module
of DBT are they working on?
A) Mindfulness
B) Emotion regulation
C) Distress tolerance
D) Interpersonal effectiveness - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: D
Which of the following is the primary focus of dialectical behavior therapy
(DBT)?
,A) Changing a person's thoughts and beliefs
B) Encouraging avoidance of negative emotions
C) Developing coping skills to regulate emotions and improve
relationships
D) Allowing patients to remain detached from their emotions -
ANSWER ✔✔Ans: C
Who was the developer of dialectical behavior therapy?
A) Carl Rogers
B) Aaron Beck
C) Marsha Linehan
D) Sigmund Freud - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: C
What is the purpose of mindfulness in dialectical behavior therapy?
A) To distract patients from their negative emotions
B) To help patients avoid their emotions
C) To increase patients' awareness of their emotions and promote non-
judgmental acceptance
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, D) To encourage patients to suppress their emotions - ANSWER
✔✔Ans: C
What are the four modules of skills training in dialectical behavior
therapy?
A) Interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, cognitive
restructuring, exposure therapy
B) Relaxation techniques, cognitive restructuring, problem-solving,
exposure therapy
C) Mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, distress
tolerance
D) Mindfulness, cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, problem-
solving - ANSWER ✔✔Ans: C
Which of the following accurately describes dialectical behavior therapy
as a psychotherapy with a Zen Buddhist worldview?
A) DBT does not incorporate any Buddhist principles or practices
B) Zen Buddhism is the sole basis of DBT and is incompatible with other
spiritual or religious beliefs
