Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Disorders of Overcontrol
Self-control, the ability to inhibit competing urges, impulses, or behaviors is highly valued by most societies. However, excessive self-control has been linked to social isolation, aloof interpersonal functioning, maladaptive perfectionism, constricted emotional expressions, and difficult-to-treat mental health problems, such as anorexia nervosa, obsessive compulsive personality disorder, and refractory depression.
The aim of this workshop is to introduce clinicians to the theoretical foundations, treatment strategies and new skills underlying Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (R...Read more
Learning Objectives
Explain a new biosocial theory for overcontrol.
Describe the RO-DBT treatment structure.
Utilize new RO-DBT treatment strategies designed to enhance willingness for self-inquiry and flexible responding.
Describe the RO-DBT treatment hierarchy.
Describe a novel treatment mechanism positing open expression = trust = social connectedness.
List examples of strategies designed to improve pro-social cooperative signalling via activation of the parasympathetic nervous system’s social-safety system.