About Emotion Regulation
One of the purposes of emotion regulation
What is understand and name your own emotions OR decrease the frequency of unwanted emotions OR decrease emotional vulnerability OR decrease emotional suffering?
One of the skills used to change emotional responses
What is check the facts OR opposite action OR problem solving?
Define emotion mind
What is thinking and acting only from your emotions and without logic or reason?
An event you might need to cope ahead for
What is (any stressful event)?
One of the functions of emotions
What is motivation for action OR communication to and influencing others OR communication with ourselves?
Three things that influence our emotional responses
What are our interpretations of events, expectations, and thoughts?
Define wise mind
What is thinking and acting while balancing both emotions and logic?
Describe a skills breakdown point
What is being too overwhelmed or flooded with emotion to use emotion regulation skills?
Something that makes it difficult to regulate emotions
What is biology OR lack of skill OR environmental reinforcement OR moodiness OR emotional overload OR mistaken beliefs?
One way to check the facts
What is describing facts of an event with self or other OR examining your expectations/interpretations OR asking yourself if you are assuming a threat or catastrophe OR asking yourself if your emotions fit the facts of the event?
List 2 ways to accumulate positive emotions
What are (any healthy or fun activity)?
The skills you use when you are at a skills breakdown point
What are distress tolerance skills? OR What are TIPP, distract, improve the moment, and self-soothe your senses?
The mindfulness concept that helps us to regulate our emotions
What is wise mind?
Define opposite action
What is acting or doing the opposite of what your emotional urge is (e.g., going for a walk when you're depressed instead of taking a nap)?
Identifying and rehearsing coping skills before a stressful event
What is coping ahead?
The acronyms for the 2 key emotion regulation skills
What are ABC and PLEASE?
What are the frontal cortex and amygdala?
When you should use problem-solving instead of opposite action
What is when the facts are the problem rather than the emotions being the problem?
List 1 way to build mastery
What is doing one thing a day to build a sense of accomplishment OR planning for success not failure OR doing something difficult but possible OR gradually increasing difficulty over time OR looking for a challenge OR trying something harder when a task is too easy OR trying something easier if a task is too difficult?
What ABC PLEASE stands for
What is Accumulate positive emotions, Build mastery, Cope ahead, Physical iLlness, balanced Eating, avoid mood-Altering substances, balanced Sleep, and get Exercise?