Emotion Regulation

What are emotions and why do we have them?

Managing Emotions.pdf

Explore the wheel below to see some common emotions people encounter:

Learn about your emotions and what they do for you by exploring the articles below.

The Biology of EmotionsFrom The Quarterly, January 2016 Dr. Huda Akil is one of the world’s leading experts on what scientists call the neurobiology of emotions. She and her colleagues are now two decades into an investigation of what goes on in the brain when we experience emotions, with the objective of discovering new ways to target imbalances and biological abnormalities that contribute to depression, anxiety and substance abuse. A member of the Foundation’s Scientific Council, Dr.

Are Emotions Born or Made?A new book argues that our brains forge emotions from lived experience. But does it go too far?

How do we regulate emotions?

what-is-emotion-regulationsinfo-brief.pdf

TIPP Distress Tolerance.pdf

Emotion Regulation is a difficult task! Explore the resources here to learn some tips and tools for emotion regulation.

Emotions are reinforced cyclically through physical reactions, behavior, and environment. An initial intervention necessary to emotion regulation is recognizing how our emotions and behaviors fall into the cycle, and what particular 'triggers' increase our emotional reactions.

Explore the video below to learn some grounding techniques for overwhelming emotions:

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