Emotional Vulnerabilities
What does it mean to have high emotional vulnerability?
Being highly sensitive and reactive to emotions
What does self-invalidation involve?
Suppressing or ignoring one’s emotions.
What is active passivity?
Feeling powerless and acting as a victim.
What does apparent competence involve?
Trying to control everything and appear perfect while silently suffering.
What is unrelenting crisis?
Experiencing every small issue as a crisis.
Name one problem associated with high emotional vulnerability
Impulsivity or lashing out
Why might someone engage in self-invalidation?
They have learned that emotions are not accepted.
What is one con of active passivity?
Not taking control of things within one's power.
Name a pro of apparent competence.
Feeling a sense of control.
What is a pro of unrelenting crisis?
Usually getting help as people respond to the alarm.
What is one benefit of being in touch with your emotions?
Greater emotional awareness and sensitivity
Name a con of self-invalidation.
Inability to address problems or deal with reality
What is a benefit of active passivity?
Often receiving help because you vocalize your needs.
What is a con of apparent competence?
Reaching a breaking point and quitting everything due to lack of skills to ask for help.
What is a con of unrelenting crisis?
People eventually may view you as "the boy the cried wolf" and an unsustainable way of living.
What is a strategy to manage high emotions?
Distress Tolerance Skills (STOP, ACCEPTS, TIPP)
How many self-validation steps are there?
7
What is a strategy to overcome active passivity?
Identifying areas where you can exert control.
What is a strategy to move away from apparent competence?
Learn for ways to ask for help : identify needs, acknowledge that we have needs, DEARMAN, get out of “superhero mindset”
What is inhibited grief?
Minimizing the impact of actual crises and not acknowledging significant events.
What can high emotional vulnerability lead to in relationships?
Damaging relationships and potential self-harm.
What is a skill used to combat self-invalidation?
Self-validation or using "I feel" statements.
How does active passivity affect one's sense of control?
Leads to a lack of control over one’s life.
Give an example of apparent competence.
A student with straight A’s and numerous extracurricular activities who is actually struggling.
What is a strategy to deal with unrelenting crisis?
Using coping skills to vocalize feelings and build tolerance to uncomfortable situations.