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.

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

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Four colorful round emoji icons showing happy, surprised, angry, and crying facial expressions.