Dialectics

“Dialectics” is a method of examining and discussing opposing ideas in order to find a synthesis.” Basically, what dialectics teaches us is that no one has the absolute truth in a situation, so we need to allow ourselves to see truth in both sides of an argument.

References:
Linehan, M. M. (2014). DBT (R) skills training handouts and worksheets, second edition (2nd ed.). Guilford Publications.

Mazza, J. J., Dexter-Mazza, E. T., Miller, A. L., Rathus, J. H., Murphy, H. E., & Linehan, M. M. (2016). DBT® skills in schools: Skills training for emotional problem solving for adolescents (DBT STEPS-A). Guilford Press.