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Tag: personal factors
Linking Motivation and Regulation
There are many different schools of thought offering differing theories of what motivation is and how it develops. It can be hard to get your…
Exploring the “Why” of Self Regulation
If you haven’t already checked them out, please read Introducing The Regulation Rocket and Understanding The Regulation Rocket. The main reason I wanted to create…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Habits, Beliefs and Past Experiences
Questions to consider: What has the person experienced before that shapes their response now? Is the response habitual? What does the person believe that is…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Emotional Development and Self Control
Emotional Development and Self Control includes: Ability to control the influence of emotional arousal on thoughts/actions/interactions Ability to recover from emotional distress Ability to cease…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Social Abilities
Social Abilities includes: Being aware of others Understanding the behaviours of others Showing interest in people (not just things) Theory of Mind (realising others have…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Sensory Processing
Sensory Processing includes: Modulation (internally turning up or down) of sensory information to avoid becoming over/underwhelmed by a stimulus Discrimination of sensory stimuli Organisation of…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Self Awareness
Self Awareness includes: Knowing how we are feeling Knowing what we like and dislike Predicting our emotional response to a situation Reflecting on past emotions Knowing abilities,…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Executive Functioning
Executive Functioning includes: Problem solving skills Planning and organising actions (motor planning) Attention holding/shifting Working memory Flexible thinking Reasoning How Executive Functioning skills can support…