By: Dorothy C.

Cano-Apar
It is a multidimensional construct:
Subjective: emotions make you feel a particular way
Biological: emotions prepare your body for adapting
to whatever situation one faces
Purposive: emotions are agents of purpose such
as anger creates a motivational desire to do what
we might not otherwise do (e.g. fight an enemy
or protest an injustice)

Social: emotions are social phenomena such that

when we are emotional, we send facial, postural,
vocal signals to communicate the quality and
intensity of our emotionality to others
 What is Emotional
Regulation?
The ability to recognize your
own and others’ emotions and
talk about emotions, manage
emotions and impulses, and cope
with stress.
 Identifying Emotions

The ability to accurately

recognize one’s emotions
and thoughts and their
influence on behavior.
 Emotional Perception

The capacity to tune into

your own feelings, sense
inner signals, and recognize
how your feelings affect you
and your performance.
 Impulse Control

The degree to which a person

can control the desire for
immediate gratification.
 Delaying Gratification

The ability to delay an

impulse for an immediate
reward to receive a more
favorable reward at a later
time.
 Stress Management

Range of strategies that help

people better deal with stress
and difficulty (adversity) in
life.
 Coping

The thoughts and behaviors

mobilized to manage internal
and external stressful
situations.
WE FEEL WHAT WE
FEEL
We all feel the full range of emotions in
different situations. Wherever we are on the
happy or sad, engaged or bored, proud or
embarrassed. It's okay to feel what we feel
and express it in a safe and healthy way.