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DBT · Emotion Regulation

Full Emotion Model

Vulnerability → prompt → interpretation → biology → urge → action → aftereffect

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The full DBT emotion model — prompting event, vulnerability, interpretation, biology, urge, action, aftereffect. Mapping the full arc identifies more intervention points than any single skill.

Vulnerability factors (PLEASE)
Prompting event
Interpretation / thoughts
Body / biology
Urge → Action
Aftereffect (short & long)
Skill I would insert next time — where
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