Emotional Reactivity

GLOSSARY

The extent to which an individual experiences emotions, the range of stimuli to which they respond, the intensity of their responses, and the duration of the person’s arousal before returning to baseline.

A square arrangement of four emoji faces depicting different emotions: happy, scared, angry, and crying.
A square arrangement of four emoji faces depicting different emotions: happy, scared, angry, and crying.

Reference:


Nock, M. K., Wedig, M. M., Holmberg, E. B., & Hooley, J. M. (2008). The emotion reactivity scale: Development, evaluation, and relation to self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. Behavior Therapy, 39(2), 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2007.05.005