Zones of Regulation
The amount of Zones.
What is 4?
This animal is on alert to make sure you are okay.
What is watchdog?
Thinking about only negative parts of things.
What is Dark Sunglasses?
A reset strategy to calm your "barking dog."
What is: breathing, drawing, exercise, enjoyable activity, remove from the trigger, be grateful, think positive thoughts?
The zone in which you feel angry or frustrated.
What is red?
The thinking part of your brain.
What is wise owl or prefrontal cortex?
Looking a things in only extremes (the worst, never, always, none)
What is Black-and-white thinking?
After setting a goal do this.
What is brainstorm action steps?
The zone in which you feel worried.
What is yellow?
When the thinking part of your brain isn't accessible this animal is in charge.
What is the APE or "fight, flight, freeze" response?
Making predictions about what will happen with not enough evidence.
What is Fortune-telling thinking?
A place where you experience emotion.
What is EVERY and ANYWHERE?
The zone in which you are feeling bored or sad.
What is blue?
This part of your brain holds memory and learning.
What is Elsa the Elephant or your Hippocampus?
Looking at things in a way that makes them much bigger or smaller than they are.
What is binocular vision thinking?
To understand another person's thoughts and feelings in a situation from their point of view.
What is empathy?
In this zone, you are ready to learn.
What is green?
The scientific name of your "guard dog."
What is amygdala?
The acronym for A.N.T.S.
What is
Automatic
Negative
Thought(S)?
The ability to monitor and manage your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that are HEALTHY.
What is self-regulation?