Dysregulation

Question 1

What is emotional regulation?

Answer 1

Involves initiating, inhibiting and modulating one’s mental state and behaviour in response to an external or internal stimulus

Question 2

what are the 3 areas of the brain involved in regulation?

Answer 2

1. reptilian brain - controls heart rate, breathing, body temp and balance. Includes the brainstem and the cerebellum
2. The limbic system - emotions, memories and arousal (stimulation)
3. Neocortex - part of the cerebral cortex. sensory perception, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning, conscious thought and language

Question 3

What is the process of dysregulation?

Answer 3

1. An internal or external event provokes a subjective experience (emotion or feeling).
2. Then a cognitive response (thought), followed by an emotion-related physiological response (for example increase in heart rate or hormonal secretion).
3. Followed by a related behavior (avoidance, physical action or expression).

Question 4

What are the 6 stages of arousal?

Answer 4

1. Asleep
2. Drowsy
3. Hypo-alert
4. Alert
5. Hyper-alert
6. Flooded

Question 5

what are the zones of regulation?

Answer 5

1. Red zone
2. Yellow zone
3. Green zone
4. Blue zone

Question 6

What are the 4 neural mechanisms for dealing with stress?

Answer 6

(1) Social engagement/co-regulation
(2) Fight-or-flight
(3) Freeze
(4) Dissociation

Question 7

What is internal dysregulation?

Answer 7

• difficult to recognize
• Worry, anxiety, sadness, become easily upset, withdrawn, shut down
• feelings directed inwardly
• emotional suppression
• will need help from others to express their feelings and experiences

Question 8

what is externalized dysregulation?

Answer 8

-typically observed
- easily upset and tend to externalize their behaviour
- need help to regain control

Question 9

What is self regulation?

Answer 9

ability to achieve, sustain and change our arousal level to meet the changing demands of the task or situation.

Question 10

what are the 5 domains of self regulation?

Answer 10

• Biological
  -Prosocial
• Emotional
• Social
• Cognitive

Question 11

what are the 5 steps of an intervention to promote self regulation?

Answer 11

1. Reframe the behaviour
2. Recognize the stressors
3. Reduce the stress
4. Reflect: Enhance stress awareness
5. Respond and return to calm

Question 12

How can a CYC teach and promote self regulation skills?

Answer 12

-Psycho education
-Modelling
-Scaffolding
-Promote interoceptive awareness
-Evaluate, manage and monitoring stressors
-Empathy
-Reflection
-Positive reinforcement
-Enhance skills
-Assess and adjust the milieu
-Implementing Zones of Regulation activities