Action Urges
Emotion Regulation Skills
Model to Describe Emotions
Functions of Emotions
Misc.
100

This emotion's action urges is to avoid.

Anxiety

100

This skill is used to help identify and challenge interpretations.

Checking the facts

100

True or false: You must be aware of the prompting event to begin an emotional experience.

True

100

True or false: Emotion actions urges and expressions ARE NOT hardwired in our systems.

False

100

Provide 3 examples of ways of accumulating positive emotions in the short term.

Ex.: going for a walk, painting, coloring, shopping, etc.
200

This emotion's urge is to attack.

Anger

200

This skill is used when your emotions don't fit the facts or acting upon the emotion is not effective.

Opposite Action

200

This part of the model to describe emotions include external and internal physical experiences.

Biological changes

200

This is the function of emotions in which expressions and body language are exchanged.

Emotions communicate and influence others

200

How are some ways to build mastery in ABCPLEASE?

Ex.: Learn how to play an instrument, learn and practice knitting/crocheting, etc.

300

This emotion's action urge is to isolate.

Sadness
300

This is what PLEASE stands for in ABCPLEASE.

PL: treating physical illness

E: balanced eating

A: avoid mood altering substances

S: balanced sleep

E: get exercise


300

This part of the model to describe emotions is where cognitive distortion are most present.

Interpretations
300

This function of emotions include the "gut feeling" and intuition in a situation.

Emotions communicate to ourselves
300

This skill can help with reducing the prompting events of emotions

Problem-solving

400

This emotion's action urge is to hide/keep private.

Guilt

400

What is the difference between accumulating positive emotions in the long term and short term.

Long term: Making changes in your life so that positive events will happen more often in the future. Build a "life worth living."


Short term: Doing pleasant things that are possible now

400

What is the difference between primary and secondary emotions?

Primary emotions are the initial reaction to a prompting event.

Secondary emotions are the responses to primary emotions.

400

This function of emotions help us save time in acting in important situations.

Emotions motivate and organize us for action

400

How can personal values help with regulating emotions?

Values can assist with the intensity of certain emotions and can increase the helpfulness of applying skills to accumulate pleasant emotions. 

500

This emotion's action urge is to keep close.

Love

500

What are the steps to COPE AHEAD of time with difficult situations?

1. Describe the situation

2. Decide what skills you want to use in the situation

3. Imagine the situation as vividly as possible

4. Rehearse in your mind coping effectively

5. Practice relaxation after rehearsing

500

These are indirect events and experiences indirectly related to the emotional experience.

Vulnerability factors

500
Provide examples of 3 emotional myths

Ex: "Emotions are stupid"; "Painful emotions are not important and should be ignored"; "My emotions are who I am"; etc.

500

List 3 examples of what can interfere with regulating emotions.

Biology

Lack of skill

Reinforcement of emotional behaviors

Moodiness

Emotional overload

Emotion myths

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