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The Affect Scale




       ▪ Helping a person notice and describe their feelings & energy more accurately is the first step in
           being able to self-regulate successfully.
       ▪ It also helps them work out what helps them to feel good, predict needs and ‘Prep4Best’.



                                                                                       High
                                                         Furious                     energy                               Ecstatic
                                                         Petrified

                                                                                                                    Delighted








                                                                                 Irritated

           Pleasant feeling






                                                        BIG                                                                             BIG
                                                        unpleasant                                                                   pleasant
                                                        feeling                                                                       feeling
                                                                           Disappointed








                                                                                                                  Chilled
                                                         Depressed
                                                                                       Low
       Unpleasant feeling                                                             energy



                                                                                                   Developed for young people by K Messenger, 2020, based the work of Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett
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