Distress Tolerance Unit Assessment

Distress Tolerance skills are also known as...

• Don't Make it Harder Skills

• Don't Make It Worse Skills

• Do This Instead Skills

​ (a)   skills are used when you need help managing intense emotions and need to get through a bad situation. ​ (b)   skills are used when the problem is out of your control and there is no immediate solution.

• Crisis Survival
• Reality Acceptance

Mason finds himself in a crisis situation when...

• He cannot think because it is really stressful.

• It is a problem he has everyday.

• The emotional stress is short term.

• The situation is creating an intense pressure to resolve it immediately.

True or False: Samuel should use Crisis Survival skills when he faces everyday problems and crisis situations.

• True

• False

The goal of the SEAT Skill is...

• distract your brain

• solve your problems

• change your emotions

• change the problem

The goal of the CAP Skill is...

• distract your brain

• solve your problems

• change your body sensations/behaviors.

• change the problem

What is the primary goal of using Crisis Survival skills?

• To solve the problem immediately

• To endure the crisis without making it worse

• To avoid the crisis altogether

Match the example to the skill.

• Drink a glass of cold water.

• Sensations

• Play your favorite board game.

• Emotions

• Think about 1 think going well.

• Activities

• Watch a funny video.

• Thoughts

Match the example to the skill.

• Rub an ice cube on your face.

• Active Exercise

• Box Breathing

• Cold

• Run in place.

• Paced Breathing