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From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition  by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan. Permission 
to photocopy this handout is granted to purchasers of this book for personal use only (see copyright page for details). General Handout 1   (General Worksheet 1)
Goals of Skills Training
General Goal
To learn how to change your own behaviors, emotions, and thoughts  
that are linked to problems in living and are causing misery and distress.
Specific GoalS
Behaviors to Decrease:
Mindlessness; emptiness; being out of touch with self and others; judgmentalness.
Interpersonal conflict and stress; loneliness.
Absence of flexibility; difficulties with change.
Up-and-down and extreme emotions; mood-  dependent behavior; difficulties in regulating 
emotions.
Impulsive behaviors; acting without thinking; difficulties accepting reality as it is; willfulness; 
addiction.
Skills to i ncrease:
Mindfulness skills.
Interpersonal effectiveness skills.
Emotion regulation skills.
Distress tolerance skills.
perSonal Goal S
Behaviors to Decrease:
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Skills to i ncrease:
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