Emotional Vocabulary
This emotion is often described as feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something that may happen.
What is anxiety?
Someone cancels plans with you. You immediately think, “They don’t want me around anymore.” You feel hurt and rejected.
What is rejection/sadness?
A situation, thought, person, or event that causes a strong emotional response is called this.
What is a trigger?
This breathing technique involves slowly breathing in and slowly breathing out to calm the nervous system.
What is deep breathing?
“It’s bad to feel angry.”
What is Myth: Anger is a normal emotion; how we respond to it matters.
This emotion can occur when something feels unfair, frustrating, or threatening.
What is anger?
Your supervisor criticizes your work. You feel your heart racing, your muscles tense, and you want to argue.
What is anger?
True or False: Everyone has the same emotional triggers.
What is False
Name two healthy ways to manage intense emotions.
What is: Examples: grounding, walking, music, journaling, breathing, mindfulness, talking to someone.
“People can experience multiple emotions at the same time.”
What is Fact
This emotion may involve feeling disappointed, hopeless, or experiencing a sense of loss.
What is sadness?
You are waiting for important medical or financial news and keep imagining everything going wrong.
What is anxiety/fear?
Name two common interpersonal triggers.
What is: Examples: criticism, rejection, conflict, feeling ignored, abandonment, feeling misunderstood.
When emotions are extremely intense, this DBT skill involves using temperature, intense exercise, paced breathing, or muscle relaxation.
What is TIPP?
“If I feel an emotion strongly, I have to act on it.”
What is Myth. Feelings are valid, but behaviors are choices.
Name three emotions that can exist underneath anger.
What is; Examples: hurt, fear, sadness, rejection, embarrassment, shame.
You accomplish something you’ve been working hard toward and feel good about yourself.
What is pride/joy?
Someone sends you a text saying, “We need to talk.” Your mind immediately assumes something terrible happened. What thinking pattern might be occurring?
What is catastrophizing/jumping to conclusions?
You are extremely angry and want to send an insulting text. What is one healthy thing you can do before responding?
What is Pause, use STOP, regulate emotions, take space, and respond when calmer.
“Emotions provide information.”
What is Fact
What is the difference between an emotion and a behavior?
What is: An emotion is an internal feeling; a behavior is what we choose to do in response to that feeling.
You make a mistake and keep thinking, “I’m such a failure. I should have known better.”
What is shame/guilt?
A person becomes angry whenever they feel criticized. What could they explore to better understand their reaction?
What is: The trigger, underlying emotion, thoughts, past experiences, body sensations, and behavioral urges.
Why is avoiding an emotion not always an effective long-term coping strategy?
What is avoidance may provide temporary relief but can reinforce fear and prevent us from processing or tolerating the emotion.
“If I can’t immediately identify what I’m feeling, I must not have emotions.”
What is Myth. Some people have difficulty identifying or labeling emotions, especially when overwhelmed or disconnected from their feelings.