What is Modulation?
State our goal in modulation in one sentence.
The goal is to help the student modulate their state back to a comfortable space.
Give one example of (2) manage their arousal through physiological stimulation or behavior when students who are unable to modulate emotional experience.
What behaviors do we see often here at school?
Physical movement such as jumping, running.
rocking, hair twirling
Aggression
Sexualized Behaviors
True or False: If you choose false, correct the sentence.
The goal is to help the student return to their comfort level. Modulation is unidirectional and may involve increasing arousal (up-regulation) in the form of movement or introducing stimulus.
False:
unidirectional should be bidirectional
(up-regulation and down-regulation)
Multiple choice: Fill in the blank
Step 4 to support affect modulation:
Help the student identify and process what precipitated the difficult emotion. Use curiosity and attunement skills and _______ _______ skills.
1) problem solving 2) self-motivation 3) reflective listening
3) reflective listening
True or False: If you choose false, correct the sentence.
In the face of current stressors and triggers, students often move rapidly into “danger mode.” Only major stressors derail children because their early experiences provided insufficient support for the development of the physiological organization.
False:
Only major should be Even minor
Students who are unable to modulate may attempt to (1) overcontrol or shut down emotional experience, (2) manage their arousal through physiological stimulation or behavior, or (3) rely on external methods to self-regulate.
Self-harm is under which category out of these three?
(3) rely on external methods to self-regulate
Multiple choice: Fill in the blank
Caregivers play a key role in helping their students regulate emotional experience. Often, the best regulation is ___________.
1)stimulation 2)coregulation 3)isolation
2) coregulation
Multiple choice: Fill in the blank
Step 3 to support affect modulation:
Reinforce the use of modulation techniques by giving ______ when attempts and effort to modulate occur.
1) praise 2) water 3) ideas
1) praise
True or False: If you choose false, correct the sentence.
Modulation is the ability to safely and effectively modulate emotional and physiological experiences.
True
Students who are unable to modulate may attempt to (1) overcontrol or shut down emotional experience, (2) manage their arousal through physiological stimulation or behavior, or (3) rely on external methods to self-regulate.
Fantasy/Daydreaming is under which category out of these three?
(1) overcontrol or shut down emotional experience
The first step to support affect modulation is to pay attention to signs the student is having difficulty modulating and name what you see. Is the following statement adequate/inadequate to name what you see?
"You really have high energy because you have been eating too much sugar. You are not that healthy eater."
Inadequate since the statement is blaming on the student's eating habit.
Instead, you can say
“It looks like your body is starting to have really high energy”
Then, you can go to step 2 “Let’s try some breathing like you learned in therapy - then we can talk about what's going on”
True or False: If you choose false, correct the sentence.
Step 2 to support affect modulation:
Support the use of modulation techniques. Cue the student to use already learned skills and let student practice the skills on their own.
False
Cue the student to use already learned skills, and/or practice the skills with the student.