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Emotion Regulation
THE FEELINGS MODEL EVENT
RESULTS INTERPRETATION
ACTION
FEELING
ACTION URGE EVENT—Feelings start with things that happen outside & inside of me
Examples: a bad report card, argument with a friend, losing a pet, going on vacation
INTERPRETATION—How do I make sense of this situation? What do I think about it? Examples: look at your self-talk and internal dialogue
FEELING—Name the feeling that is happening inside the body Examples: sadness, fear, frustration, happiness, excitement, etc.
ACTION URGE—What is my body being pulled to do? Examples: yell & scream, leave the conversation, jump up & down
ACTION—What am I doing?
Examples: yelling at my teacher or friend, crying, packing my suitcase, etc.
RESULTS—Look at the end-game and what happened. Did it work for me? Examples: school suspension, broken friendship, relaxing vacation
*this cycle does not end at RESULTS because whatever happened becomes the new EVENT and the cycle continues
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