In this module, clients learn how to understand and accept their emotions, reduce their emotional vulnerability and volatility, and decrease their emotional suffering (Bray, 2013). The emotion regulation portion focuses on skills that benefit everyone who has emotions (i.e., every human!), but they are most beneficial for those struggling with mood or personality disorders, especially those with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Distress tolerance/reality acceptance skills.8 Emotional Regulation Worksheets & Emotion PicturesĪn Explanation of Emotion Regulation in Dialectical Behavior TherapyĮmotion regulation is one of the four skills modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT.
10 DBT Emotion Regulation Strategies & Techniques.DBT Self Help: 3 Emotion Regulation Questionnaires.