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worksheets .eMotion re Gulation WorksHeet 5   (Emotion Regulation Handouts 8, 8a) (p. 1 of 2)
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Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
It is hard to problem-solve an emotional situation if you don’t have your facts straight. You must 
know what the problem is before you can solve it. This worksheet helps you figure out whether it is the event that is causing your emotion, your interpretation of the event, or both. Use your mindfulness skills of observing and describing. Observe the facts, and then describe the facts you have observed.
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ask: What emotion do i want to change?
emoTion n ame :           inTenSiTy (0–100) Before:     after:    
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•ask: What is the promp TinG evenT  for my emotional reaction?
DeScriB e The promp TinG evenT : What happened that led you to have this