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DBT emotions word search with clinical vocabulary like dysregulation, invalidating, and maladaptive.
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Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Word Search

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This 11-word word search introduces DBT terminology and emotional-regulation concepts for high school and adult learners. Hidden words include dysregulation, invalidating, maladaptive, and nonverbal expressions, reflecting core DBT principles. Use it as a group-therapy activity, a lesson warm-up in a mental-health course, or an introduction to emotional-awareness vocabulary in a clinical or school-based setting.

Subject:
Social Emotional Learning
Topic:
Emotional Regulation
Grade Level:
9th Grade – Adult Education
Updated November 2023

Word List

  • DYSREGULATION
  • INVALIDATING
  • ACTIONS
  • RESPONSES
  • VERBALRESPONSES
  • NONVERBALEXPRESSIONS
  • BEHAVIORS
  • CUES
  • EXPERIENCES
  • PERVASIVE
  • MALADAPTIVE

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