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Strong Emotional

Regulation Checklist

SKILL RAG

4. EMOTIONAL CONTROL

I can change my energy and emotions to suit a situation (e.g. excitement in

the playground; calm as I walk into a library or assembly at school).

I regulate my emotions when tasks are challenging for me or a bit boring

(task tolerance control). I can surf / manage the unpleasant feelings a difficult

or boring task brings and keep going to finish the task.

I regulate and manage my emotions when I feel anxious, worried or sad

(anxiety control).

5. EMOTIONAL FLEXIBILITY

I can stay calm and steady when being corrected or when given feedback

about what to improve which feels critical.

My reactions and display of feelings are at a level and intensity relative to the

situation.

I stay in positive positions and challenge, negotiate or solution-find positively.

When I get anxious, upset or frustrated, I look at the evidence and explain

the different ways it could be interpreted.

6. EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE

When I experience big feelings (affect), I use a strategy to become calm

quickly so other people around me are not affected badly.

I can ‘bounce back’ from feelings of sadness, anxiety or anger in an

appropriate amount of time relative to the situation e.g. if I cannot have what

I want for dinner, I shift my ‘affect’ to neutral within minutes, not hours.

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