Category: emotion regulation
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THE SELF-REGULATION QUESTIONNAIRE (SRQ)
INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer the following questions by circling the response that best describes how you are. Please keep in mind that results do not provide a diagnosis, rather they only serve to help you identify areas where improvements can be made. All 63 items are answered on a 5-point Likert scale with the following scale…
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THE EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIVITY SCALE (EES)
INSTRUCTIONS People differ greatly in how openly they express their emotions. Some people are relatively stoic and impassive, rarely making their feelings obvious to those around them. Other people are more expressive, and provide many outward clues to how they are feeling. This 17-item measure of emotional expressivity assesses how emotionally expressive you are of…
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THE EMOTIONAL MEANING OF COLORS
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THE LINK BETWEEN COLORS AND EMOTIONS
As we all know color is light and as such it enters through our eyes. It is visible because it reflects, bends, and refracts through all kinds of particles, molecules and objects. Color is also energy penetrating our skin and causing chemical reactions within our body which can in turn influence emotions. This explains why…
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
Life is full of challenges, because circumstances are continuously changing When the mind is not able to adapt to these changes, suffering follows. It is possible to achieve peace of mind It is possible to cultivate peace of mind through mental practices that teach the mind to adapt to new changes, and thus avoid suffering.
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RE-ENERGIZE YOUR MIND
Stretching exercises helps you rid your body of old and weak energy to allow to absorb new and strong energy. Bending exercises have a similar effect in that they allow for a renewal of energy in the body parts that cannot be stretched. STRETCHING: Lying on your back: Extend your arms upward over your head…
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HOW DOES THE MOTHER’S ANXIETY LEVEL DURING PREGNANCY AFFECT THE INFANT’S TEMPERAMENT?
Respiratory Sinus Arrythmia (RSA) helps understand why some infants are more affected by their mother’s anxiety during pregnancy than others.
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IS SUPPRESSING EMOTIONS EFFECTIVE WITH ANXIETY?
Investigating the effectiveness of emotion suppression, as a default method of mood management, at reducing anxiety.
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A SMALL LESSON ON SELF-CONTROL
Self-control relies on a finite energy source provided by glucose. Glucose metabolism in the brain explains why it is sometimes very hard to maintain good self-control.