The Biosocial Model in DBT: Emotion Dysregulation and Invalidating Environments
Key Points
- DBT’s biosocial model is the theory of how symptoms arise and are maintained. It is a no-blame model.
- Equation for the biosocial model: emotional sensitivity plus an invalidating environment equals pervasive emotion dysregulation.
- Emotional sensitivity is inborn.
- An invalidating environment is one in which a person does not fit. It does not have to be an abusive one.
- The biosocial model is transactional in nature.
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