Describe means putting a label and outlining what is being observed or noticed. (Just the facts, no interpretations). After a person makes an observation, the person will then state either in their head or out loud to themselves the facts of an event, details of an object that was observed or naming an emotion that was felt. 

Describe Skill

Observe is when a person notices what is happening emotionally and cognitively within their mind as well as life happening around them. The person uses the 5 senses and emotional check-in to make note of their mind and their surroundings. 

Observe Skill

Participate means to engage completely into an activity. Doing an activity with the use of all your skills while also being flexible. It is essentially being one with what you are engaging in.

Participate Skill

The what skills outline the action component of doing mindfulness in DBT. It teaches the person what to do when trying to be mindful. The skills include:

 -Observe

 -Describe

 -Participate


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Mindfulness in DBT is comprised of essential core skills. The skills are grouped into categories that teaches a person what to do to be mindful and how to do it in an effective way. The core categories include: 

-Wise Mind (“emotion mind” and “reasonable mind") 

-How Skills (observe, describe, and participate)

-What Skills ( non-judgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively)


Core Mindfulness skills in Dialectical behavioral Therapy

Fabrizio, D. (ed.). (2009). Clinical handbook of mindfulness. Springer. 

Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness

What Skills in Mindfulness Within Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

 The how skills outline the way to do the what skills of mindfulness in DBT. The skills guides the person on how to be mindful successfully. The skills include:

-Nonjudgmentally

-One-mindfully

-Effectively


How Skills in Mindfulness Within Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Wise mind is the state of mind where the best judgment is in effect. It is the use of all the knowledge a person has when making a decision. In other words, it is the merging of the emotional mind (feelings) and the reasonable mind (logic)

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