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Learn to manage emotions by changing the situations that cause them with problem solving and action plans, an effective CBT and DBT emotion regulation technique. Find the worksheet at shtoons.com/problem and check out my Free Self-Help Course on Managing Emotions at shtoons.com/emotions, and to support my channel ๐
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0:00 Intro
0:18 Problem solving
0:55 Example 1: Worry and anxiety
1:57 Example 2: Sadness, depression and loneliness
3:10 Example 3: Stressed and overwhelmed
3:23 Action plans
4:33 Test the plan
5:01 Problem solving and action plan steps
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About the Creator: Created by a Registered Psychotherapist with a Masterโs degree in Counseling Psychology and over 25 years of experience in child, adolescent and adult mental health. These videos make evidence-based, empirically supported psychological concepts accessible through animation.
Learn to manage emotions by changing the situations that cause them with problem solving and action plans, an effective CBT and DBT emotion regulation technique. Find the worksheet at shtoons.com/problem and check out my Free Self-Help Course on Managing Emotions at shtoons.com/emotions, and to support my channel ๐
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0:00 Intro
0:18 Problem solving
0:55 Example 1: Worry and anxiety
1:57 Example 2: Sadness, depression and loneliness
3:10 Example 3: Stressed and overwhelmed
3:23 Action plans
4:33 Test the plan
5:01 Problem solving and action plan steps
Cartoon People by VectorToons CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons ใ ค
About the Creator: Created by a Registered Psychotherapist with a Masterโs degree in Counseling Psychology and over 25 years of experience in child, adolescent and adult mental health. These videos make evidence-based, empirically supported psychological concepts accessible through animation.






![Problem Solving and Action Plans in DBT and CBT
Problem Solving and Actions Plans are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) emotion regulation skills. When changing our thoughts and behavior doesnt help us feel better, we use problem solving and action plans to change our situation instead.
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Systematic Desensitization: https://youtu.be/Yv6ptSKEotA
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