281eMotion re Gulation WorksHeet 4   (Emotion Regulation Handouts 5, 6)
observing and Describing e motions
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
Select a current or recent emotional reaction, and fill out as much of this sheet as you can. If the prompting event for the emotion you 
are working on is another emotion that occurred first (e.g., fear prompted anger at yourself), then fill out a second worksheet for the first 
emotion. Use Emotion Regulation Handout 6 for ideas. Write on the back of this sheet if you need more room.
From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition  by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan. Permission to photocopy this worksheet is granted to purchasers of 
this book for personal use only (see copyright page for details). Purchasers may download a larger version of this worksheet from www.guilford.com/dbt-  worksheets .Aftereffects: Emotions, behavior, thoughts, etc.?
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____________________________________Vulnerability Factors: What happened before to make me vulnerable to the prompting event? Tell the story up to the event.
Interpretation of Event:
Thoughts, beliefs, assumptions, appraisals?Biological Changes
Face and Body Changes
and Experiences:
What am I or was I feeling
in my face and body?
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Action Urges
What do I or did I feel like
doing? What do I or did I
want to say?
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Face and Body Language:
What is or was my facial
expression? Posture? Gestures?
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Expression with Words:
What I SAID
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Actions: What I DID
_______________________________________________________________Emotion
Name:
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