Planned and Completed States
A record can remain planned if the client has not tried the action yet. Outcome fields can be reviewed later after practice.
Opposite Action
Opposite Action is a DBT behavioral experiment worksheet for practitioners and clients working with a painful emotion and an ineffective action urge. It helps identify the emotion, check fit or effectiveness, plan a specific opposite behavior, and review what happened after trying it.
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Tool guide
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Limits
The product does not generate opposite actions, judge whether a behavior was correct, or automate the next clinical decision.
Does the tool recommend the opposite action?
No. The client and practitioner enter the opposite behavior; the system does not generate substantive actions.
Can an experiment stay pending?
Yes. If the client has not tried the action, the record remains in a planned state with outcome fields pending.
What if before or after intensity is missing?
The aftereffect narrative can still be reviewed, but rating change is unavailable.
Is Opposite Action configurable?
No core settings are required. Saving adds the fixed Opposite Action tool to the practitioner's account.