1. Ed.D., Brian Harke. “High School to College Transition, Part 1: The Freshman Myth.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 June 2010. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
Background: This Huffington Post article gives insight on the “Freshman Myth,” or the unrealistic optimism that college freshmen have as they enter their first semester. It details how challenging the academics of college are, and how students are often not prepared to face such challenges. It also offers solutions to prevent academic culture shock early on so students are not caught off guard once they actually get to college.
How I Used It: I used this article to prove that students are often not prepared for college, and that the academic stress can cause dysregulation in students’ lives.
2. Shook, Nancy J., Debora A. Gerrity, Joan Jurich, and Allen E. Segrist. “Courtship Violence Among College Students: A Comparison of Verbally and Physically Abusive Couples.” SpringerLink. N.p., Mar. 2000. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
Background: The article gives statistical analysis on the percent of college students who have engaged in verbal and physical violence with romantic partners, and why they did so. It shows that the majority have engaged in verbal violence.
How I Used It: This helped me prove verbal violence, a form of relationship and emotional dysregulation, is common among college students. The statistics were invaluable in proving that dysregulation exists in everyday college life, and is part of the “college experience.”
3. Wechsler, Henry, George W. Dowdall, Andrea Davenport, and Sonia Castillo. “Correlates of College Student Binge Drinking.” American Journal of Public Health, n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
Background: The article gives statistical analysis of how many college students engage in binge drinking, showing that almost half do so.
How I Used It: These statistics helped me prove that binge drinking, a form of behavior dysregulation, is common among college students.
4. ELI (Extended Learning Institute at NOVA), Lumen Learning. “College Success.” Candela Learning. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.
Bakcground: This online textbook offers insight to college students on how to handle everything from finances to emotional health. It is a sort of how-to guide for college, geared towards freshman who don’t know what they’re doing. It offers life skills and academic skills to help the transition to college go a bit smoother.
How I Used It: I used this book to illustrate just how stressful the transition to college is, specifically academically. People write entire textbooks trying to teach us how to deal with it!
5. Rizvi, Shireen L. “Treatment Failure in Dialectical Behavior Therapy.” Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 18.3 (2011): 403-12. Science Direct. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.
Background: This article chronicles Shireen Rizvi’s experience with a patient, Barbara, and their collective failure to implement and practice DBT correctly. Rizvi uses this story to argue that DBT does not work for everyone, specifically in extreme cases of BPD, such as Barbara’s.
How I Used It: I used this article to prove that it is not DBT that fails, it is the therapists that do. When therapists fail to see their patients as people, and cannot adapt DBT to each one’s specific needs, they fail to help their patients at all. But DBT itself does not fail.
6. Robbins, Clive J., and Zachary Rosenthal. “Dialectical Behavior Therapy.” Acceptance and Mindfulness in Cognitive Behavior Therapy. John Wiley & Sons, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.
Background: In its section on DBT, it outlines the basics of the therapy and for whom it is necessary, citing people with personality disorders. However, it also breaks down common emotional issues known as dysregulation that can be found in all corners of humanity. The ones I will be focusing on are emotional, behavioral, and relationship dysregulation, as these are very common in college students. The article gives examples of how DBT can help these kinds of dysregulation.
How I Used It: This article helped me not only discover the basics of DBT when used in people with personality disorders, but also those who suffer from everyday dysregulation. This gave me a definition to work with, and a jumping off point to start to redefine DBT.
7. User Cabdriver. “DBT: How Is It Working for You?” RSS. N.p., 19 Sept. 2010. Web. 23 Nov. 2016.
Background: In this forum, user cabdriver gives other members a list of the factors that led to him believing that DBT failed him. These include everything from not doing his homework to “the existential emptiness of DBT.” Each point is elaborated on, giving me a great patient point of view.
How I Used It: This was a great argument to rebut. I used this as an example of a patient who is against DBT, and then attempted to disprove said patient’s argument.
8. @DbtPeers. “An Introduction to Dialectical Thinking According to DBT.” DBT Peer Connections. N.p., 18 Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.
Background: This article gives a nice definition of dialectical thinking. It also teaches DBT patients how to implement it into their daily lives.
How I Used It: This was very useful in my definition argument, helping me define dialectical thinking.
9. Clearviewtreatment. “Five Areas of Dysregulation in People with BPD – Borderline Personality Treatment.” Borderline Personality Treatment. N.p., 12 Oct. 2011. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.
Background: This gives very clear-cut definitions of the five most common types of dysregulation, often found in people with BPD.
How I Used It: This was invaluable for my definition argument, giving me definitions to apply not only to those with BPD, but to all college students.
10. “Dialectical Behavioral Therapy & Treatment – Clinical Excellence at Sierra Tucson.” Sierra Tucson. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.
Background: This is another article that outlines the basics of DBT, but it also includes the benefits. These include decreasing harmful behaviors and learning to make emotion-independent choices. It also gives a list of disorders that DBT can treat. However, the benefits seem to be universal.
How I Used It: This was immensely helpful in my definition of DBT. It also helped me prove that DBT has universal benefits, regardless of mental state.
11. Van Dijk, Sheri. “Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens.” Google Books. Instant Help Books, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.
Background: This wonderful book teaches teens how to apply DBT skills to their lives, step by step. It covers pretty much everything a teenager could need, from recognizing emotions to mindfulness and more. This is the book I used in therapy when I was first introduced to DBT and it helped me immensely, and I thought it could help me in this paper as well.
How I Used Ii: This book shaped my personal definition of DBT. It helped me give an example of how DBT doesn’t have to be as structured and rigid as many people believe it should be.
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