Emotional regulation ESCAPE ROOM

Emotional Regulation Escape Room

Ella, Shea, Hailee, Maddy

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Introduction

As stated in Applying Neuroscience to counseling children and adolescents Luke et al., 2022,

"Play as an intervention is valuable because play... 1) regulates negative affect and diminishes stress, 2)facilitates coping with adverse events, 3)is useful for processing new information both cognitively and emotionally by allowing for order and integration, 4)is a safe way to practice new behavior and experiment with solutions, 5) stimulates fantasy and creative thinking, 6)stimulates the develpment of empath

Tests

Complete each test to beat the game: there is no other way to escape!

Test 1

Test 2

Final Test

Test 1

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You are sitting at the lunch table and you hear your classmates talking about how much fun they had at the class party. You had a horrible time and think they are wrong you felt overstimulated and completely left out. What do you do first--

Stay calm and tell them your point of view

Get angry that they don't feel the same way as you and yell at them that they are wrong

Test 1

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You're doing great. Next question:They respond by telling you you are stupid and no one thinks that. What should you do next

Flip your lunch tray in fustration

Get up calmly and find another place to sit for the remainder of lunch

Yell at them that they are the stupid ones

Test 1

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You're almost there.Once at your new table with different classmates what do you say to them when you sit down?

Say (loudly enough for the other kids to hear) that you are glad you are sitting with better people

Tell them that the other kids are stupid.

Get them to agree that the other kids are wrong

Join in the conversation of the new table and let yourself calm down

Tests

Complete each test to beat the game: there is no other way to escape!

Test 2

Test 1

Final test

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Test 2

Watch this video:what is the first emotion shown in the clip

anger

Happiness

Fear

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Test 2

Now play this video and answer:What is the first emotion shown?

Sadness

Excitement

Anger

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Test 2

Last video of the test:What is the emotion shown first in this clip?

Happiness

Anger

Fear

Tests

Complete each test to beat the game: there is no other way to escape!

Test 1

Test 2

Final Test

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Test 6

Surely you know the answer to this question:Which of the following is a strategy children can use to regulate positive emotions

entertainment

All of the answers

reward system

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Test 6

Children typically learn how to regulate their emotions through watching celebrities on television.

True

False ✓

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Test 6

Drag and sort correctlyMatch the emotional regulation strategy with it's definition

1. ignore emotions

a. Emotional suppression

2. think happy thoughts

b. positive refocusing

3. playing outside

c. exercise

4. determine solution

d. Problem solving

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SOLUTION

Completed

Congratulations, you have successfully completed the escape room!

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