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worksheets .Emotion R Eg ulation Wo R ksh EEt  4a  (Emotion Regulation Handouts 5, 6)
Observing and Describing Emotions
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
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ect 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.
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 for my emotion (who, what, when, where): What set off the emotion?
 
 
vulnE rability Fact Or s: What happened before that made me vulnerable to the prompting 
event?
  
in tE r Pr Et atiOn s (beliefs, assumptions, appraisals) of the situation:
  
FacE a nd b ODy ch ang Es and ExP E riEn c Es: W hat was I feeling in my face and body?