Definitions:
The purpose of DBT is to help the client get into a state of mind referred to as “wise mind”. Wise mind is the middle ground in the dialectic between rational mind and emotional mind. To be too far on the side of rational mind would mean focusing only things, such as facts and figures, and ignoring and suppressing emotion. To be too far on the side of emotional mind would mean being so blinded by strong emotions that one would not be able to consider the facts.
