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5 Worksheets for Challenging Negative Automatic Thoughts (+PDF)
Automatic thoughts are images, words, or other kinds of mental activity that pop into your head in response to a trigger. These thoughts can seem mundane or unimportant, but they can, in fact, be...
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Flourishing in Positive Psychology: Definition + 8 Practical Tips (PDF)
What does it mean to flourish? As a person, I mean. We can probably agree that a plant which is healthy and blooming can be said to “flourish,” and that a business that is booming and raking in record...
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What is Positive Mindset: 89 Ways to Achieve a Positive Mental Attitude
It is probably not a surprise to you that positivity is, inherently, at the center of positive psychology. Positivity doesn’t always refer to simply smiling and looking cheerful, however—positivity is...
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What is Affective Forecasting? Definition + Daniel Gilbert’s Work
The term “affective forecasting” may be a bit off-putting. After all, what in the world can “affective forecasting” mean? Doesn’t forecasting have something to do with the weather? Or perhaps...
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What is Positive and Negative Affect in Psychology?
The difference between “affect” and “effect” is hard enough for a lot of us to grasp. Which is which, again? Do I have an affect or an effect on my spouse? Does my spelling affect my grade or effect my...
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What are Negative Emotions and How to Control Them?
We all experience emotions from an early age. As adults attempting to navigate the often chaotic world of modern life, the range of emotions we experience in a day can change dramatically. Our ability...
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What are Positive and Negative Emotions and Do We Need Both?
Image by WorldSpectrum from Pixabay You might think that positive psychology is all about positive emotions. You’d be forgiven for thinking that, given positive psychology’s inherent positive bent! But...
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Using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire
Image via Pxhere Used to describe a person’s ability to manage and respond to emotional experiences, emotion regulation is a concept receiving ever-growing interest in mental health and psychotherapy...
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What is Emotion Regulation? + 6 Emotional Skills and Strategies
Image via Gratisography Emotions signal threats and rewards. Much like a compass that guides us in the right direction, emotions have the power to guide us to the right actions. For example, when a...
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What is the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule? (PANAS)
Photo by Matthew Henry from Burst The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule or (PANAS) is a scale that consists of different words that describe feelings and emotions. (Magyar-Moe, 2009). One of these...
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How to Be Vulnerable in Life and Therapy
Standing at the front of the church, giving my father’s eulogy, I felt equally vulnerable and empowered. The situation was bigger than me, and the vulnerability I experienced was not so much a coping...
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Emotionally Focused Therapy: 17 Tools for Your EFT Sessions
Emotions are one of the most complex biological processes of humankind. The word dates back to 1579 from the French word emouvoir, which means “to stir up” (Dixon, 2003). Emotions are experienced...
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Savoring in Psychology: 21 Exercises and Interventions to Appreciate Life
It’s challenging to focus on the bright side while living in a fast-paced world and being immersed in an influx of information heavily centered on negative events. While adversity is part of our common...
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What Is Emotional Contagion Theory? (Definition & Examples)
You come home from a hard day at work, feeling tired and down. Opening the front door, you are hit with the sights, sounds, and aromas of a dinner party in progress. You see family and friends smiling,...
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Anger Management for Kids: 14 Best Activities & Worksheets
When we become upset about something, we need time to process the emotions we experience. Even after the problem has gone away or an apology has been received, we may still have those same feelings...
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Anger Management for Teens: Helpful Worksheets & Resources
Anger is not all bad. Used strategically, it can help us pursue our goals and, within limits, drive us to find a happier and healthier life in the long run (Young, 2013). When misplaced or out of...
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Your Anger Management Guide: Best Techniques & Exercises
Maybe you have a no-nonsense approach to life, or perhaps you are just angry. “Pathological anger can ruin your relationships, career, and health if you don’t take action,” but there are techniques...
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Teaching Self-Control to Kids: 12 Fun Activities & Worksheets
Dealing with difficult emotions is hard for young children. Self-control and regulation are key skills to facilitate in young children, as failure to develop sufficient self-control can have a lasting...
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15 Best Anger Issues Tests & Assessments to Measure Anger
Fundamental to human life are our emotions (Kvajo, 2016). Anger is a basic emotion evolved from the need for survival, fending off predators and fleeing to safety (Ekman, 1992). Anger can be...
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11 Anger Management Therapy Techniques and Interventions
“I saw red.” “He blew a fuse.” “It made my blood boil.” “She flew off the handle.” “They drove me up the wall.” These are just a handful of the many imaginative idioms we use to describe feeling angry....
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