Therapy Workbook in the Cloud/Tracking and Understanding Your Emotions
Emotions are a key ingredient of our life as humans. They have the fundamental roles of singaling personally important changes of the environment and mobilizing our bodies to respond in adaptive ways[1][2]. For many people, however - and maybe specialy for people seeking psychotherapy - emotions may seem to be the major problem in our lives, or even the true enemy we are stugling against. In this page, we will first go over the adaptive roles of emotions and help you reflect upon situations where they have been helpful to you. After, we will start thinking about the roles that emotion have been playing in your current life situation, and what kinds of relationship you have been establishing with them. Gaining some perspective is often a good starting point for starting making meaningful changes that can lead to a better life in the long run[2][3].
The Adaptive Roles of Emotions
- ↑ Beck, Judith S.; Beck, Aaron T. (2021). Cognitive behavior therapy: basics and beyond (Third edition ed.). New York London: The Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-4625-4419-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barlow, David H.; Farchione, Todd J.; Sauer-Zavala, Shannon; Murray Latin, Heather; Ellard, Kristen K.; Bullis, Jacqueline R.; Bentley, Kate H.; Boettcher, Hannah T. et al. (2017-11). Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (in en). doi:10.1093/med-psych/9780190686017.001.0001. https://doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190686017.001.0001.
- ↑ Roemer, Lizabeth; Orsillo, Susan M. (2020). Acceptance-based behavioral therapy: treating anxiety and related challenges. New York: The Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-4625-4394-6.