WorksheetsEmotion Focused Therapy Stages
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
The First stage of EFT is called
Consolidation
De-escalation
Alligning & Assessment
Evaluation
Maria felt that Shania was very cruel for humiliating her in front of her friends. She heads back home and starts taunting her younger brother to release some of her pent up anger. The secondary emotion here is....
Humiliation
Anger
Hurt
Shame
The first step in the STAGE De-escalation is to
Identify the Pursuer-Distancer Cycle
Allign and Assess
Dip in to Primary Emotion
Welcome the couple to therapy
TRUE or FALSE
Secondary Emotion is usually a learned response
(a)
Ria stays longer at work, and prefers to spend time with her friends, rather than working through conflicts with her partner. Ria is more likely to be a
Pursuer
Withdrawer
Distracter
Shubham gets very anxious every time he sees that Maya has read his whatsapp and has not responded. When she gets back home, he starts arguing with her telling her that she doesn't pay attention to him anymore. What could be a possible primary emotions
Fear
Anger
Anxiety
Frustration
Step 3, Stage 1 involves the following
Alligning and assessing
Dipping into the primary emotion
Identifying the circularity that is the pursuer-distancer relationship
Asking the couples, what happens when they disconnect
In Stage 1: De-escalation, we enquire about partner disconnect by asking about their
Action Tendency, Behaviour and thoughts
Action tendency, Thoughts and Motives
Thoughts, Emotions and Action Defences
Action Tendency, Thoughts and Feelings
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Pursuer
Criticizes & Argues
Open with how he/she is feeling
Detaches when things get too overwhelming
High energy
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Primary Emotion
Uncomfortable to endure
Quickly transforms to an alternate mode of expression
Reflective of an attachment need
Learned emotion from childhood
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Secondary Emotion
Makes us feel vulnerable
Learned reaction
Effects of this tend to linger
Protects us from vulnerability
