Tag: Emotional Regulation
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Somatic Emotional Discharge Therapy
Read more: Somatic Emotional Discharge TherapySomatic emotional discharge therapy uses bodily sensation, movement, breath, and emotional awareness to work with distress. Although tears, trembling, or…
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Self Assertion as an Adaptive Defense Mechanism
Read more: Self Assertion as an Adaptive Defense MechanismSelf-assertion is the direct, proportionate, and noncoercive expression of our thoughts, feelings, wishes, and needs. As an adaptive defense mechanism,…
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Acting Out as a Defense Mechanism in Psychology
Read more: Acting Out as a Defense Mechanism in PsychologyActing out is a defense mechanism in which difficult feelings or conflicts are expressed through behavior before they can be…
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Shame and Anger: When Feeling Exposed Leads to Defensiveness
Read more: Shame and Anger: When Feeling Exposed Leads to DefensivenessA missed agreement can become an argument about character when criticism touches a painful sense of inadequacy. Following one couple’s…
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Social-Emotional Needs: Connection, Safety, and Psychological Growth
Read more: Social-Emotional Needs: Connection, Safety, and Psychological GrowthSocial-emotional needs shape how people experience belonging, safety, autonomy, and emotional regulation. Drawing on attachment research, developmental psychology, and studies…
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Social-Emotional Learning: Skills, Relationships, and the Systems Around Them
Read more: Social-Emotional Learning: Skills, Relationships, and the Systems Around ThemA child stares at a difficult assignment, feels frustration rising, and looks toward a classmate for reassurance. In that small…
