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Strong Emotional Regulation

Checklist

I DEMONSTRATED

SKILL

THIS SKILL

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).

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.

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.