Alabama Parent Questionnaire Samples (APQ)
• Involvement
• You have a friendly talk with your child.
• You play games or do other fun things with your child.
• You help your child with his/her homework.
• Positive Parenting
• You let your child know when he/she is doing a good job with something.
• You reward or give something extra to your child for obeying you or behaving well.
• You hug or kiss your child when he/she does something well.
• Poor Monitoring/Supervision
• Your child fails to leave a note or to let you know where he/she is going.
• Your child stays out in the evening past the time he/she is supposed to be home.
• Your child is out with friends you don’t know.
• Your child is home without adult supervision.
• Inconsistent Discipline
• You threaten to punish your child and then do not actually punish him/her.
• Your child talks you out of being punished after he/she has done something wrong.
• You feel that getting your child to obey you is more trouble than it’s worth.
• The punishment you give your child depends on your mood.
• Corporal Punishment
• You spank your child with your hand when he/she has done something wrong.
• You yell or scream at your child when he/she has done something wrong.
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
Nonacceptance of Emotional Responses
When I’m upset, I feel guilty for feeling that way.
When I’m upset, I become irritated with myself for feeling that way.
Difficulties Engaging in Goal-Directed Behavior
When I’m upset, I have difficulty concentrating.
When I’m upset, I have difficulty thinking about anything else.
Impulse Control Difficulties
When I’m upset, I lose control over my behaviors.
When I’m upset, I feel out of control.
Lack of Emotional Awareness
When I’m upset I acknowledge my emotions (reverse)
I pay attention to how I feel (reverse).
Limited Access to Emotion Regulation Strategies
When I’m upset, I believe that wallowing in it is all I can do.
When I’m upset, my emotions feel overwhelming.
Lack of Emotional Clarity
I have difficulty making sense out of my feelings.
I am confused about how feel.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
Indicate to what extent you have felt this way over the past week.
1 = very slightly or not at all, 2 = a little, 3 = moderately, 4 = quite a bit, 5 = extremely
___ interested ___ irritable
___ distressed ___ alert
___ excited ___ ashamed
___ upset ___ inspired
___ strong ___ nervous
___ guilty ___ determined
___ scared ___ attentive
___ hostile ___ jittery
___ enthusiastic ___ active
___ proud ___ afraid
Helping Families Now: Fostering Protective Factors
Involvement
• You have a friendly talk with your child
• You play games or do other fun things with your child
• You help your child with his/her homework
Poor Monitoring/Supervision
• Your child fails to leave a note or to let you know where he/she is going
• Your child is home without adult supervision
Inconsistent Discipline
• The punishment you give your child depends on your mood
• You threaten to punish your child and then do not actually punish him/her
Validation
· A validating response occurs when a person expresses their private experience to another person and this expression is met with understanding, legitimacy, and acceptance
· Validation decreases intensity, frequency, and duration of emotion
· Encourages more disclosure of emotional states
· Facilitates the experience of an emotion, its expression, and its regulation
(Fruzetti & Shenk, 2008; Linehan, 1993; Shenk & Fruzetti, 2011)
Conflict Resolution Skills
Conflict resolution skills play a large part in learning emotion regulation skills (Fruzetti & Shenk, 2008; Linehan, 1993; Shenk & Fruzetti, 2011)
§ When unsupportive parenting and aversive family environments are present
§ And a child self-injures or exhibits aggression toward siblings
§ Emotion regulation is a key predictor of severity of outcome -- and even of delinquent outcome 2 yrs later
(Adrian et al., 2011; Crowell et al., 2008; Snyder, Schrepferman, & St. Peter, 1997)
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