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      "impulse": "Understand first before acting, gather information or ask questions, pause and wait, get confirmation from others, ponder or analyze excessively",
      "intensityNotes": "Can range from a short orientation break to a longer clarification phase. Risk: analysis lameness or endless weighing. Helpful if a hasty action would cause more damage than stopping.",
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        "text": "The orientation situation applies when the primary need is not skill application but understanding — grasping what DBT is, how its components fit together, and why a particular module is clinically relevant. This distinguishes it clearly from all skill-application situations. Relevant skill categories are mindfulness at a meta-level, psychoeducation-facing skills (understanding the biosocial model, function of emotions, validation), and the DBT framework itself. A key clinical mistake is rushing past orientation toward skill application, which produces superficial skill use disconnected from the underlying rationale. Clinicians and clients who understand why a skill exists — not just what to do — demonstrate better generalization and more creative adaptation to new situations."
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