Sensory Seeking Behaviors for Emotional Regulation

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Across
  1. 1. Consciously or implicitly monitoring moods and responses
  2. 5. The ability to maintain focus on a task over an extended period of time, ______ attention
  3. 6. A cognitive function that allows individuals to process information efficiently
  4. 9. Seeking sensory input self-regulate in either overwhelming or _____-stimulating environments.
  5. 11. Ability to return to a baseline state after stress
  6. 13. Sensory _______ influences attentional abilities and cognitive engagement
Down
  1. 1. Cognitive ________ of a situation allows us to keep composure and builds resiliency against emotional triggers
  2. 2. Hemisphere which detects, processes, and generates intensity of emotions, particularly negative ones, fear, and non-verbal cues like tone and body language
  3. 3. A subset of attentional skills that allows one to focus on relevant stimuli while ignoring distractions, ________ attention
  4. 4. Hemisphere responsible for positive emotions, approach behaviors, and helps verbalize, label, and structure emotional experiences
  5. 5. Pausing between a feeling and an action, allowing oneself to manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to achieve a long-term goal is called ____-regulation
  6. 7. Actively engaging with and manipulating our environment can fulfill neurological ______
  7. 8. Cognitive appraisal is the ______ process of interpreting situations to determine their relevance and emotional impact
  8. 10. A state when feelings are too intense, leading to extreme reactions (rage, panic, or withdrawl)
  9. 12. Seeking movement, textures, sounds, or visual patterns are all forms of sensory _____