Assessment methodology
Stress Response Assessment
Regulation construct focused on threat sensitivity, impulsivity and reactivity, avoidance and shutdown.
Instrument type
Body check-in using stress response state map.
Evidence lens
Longitudinal pattern
Diagnostic status
Reflective and educational. Not diagnostic, clinical, or a substitute for care.
Purpose
This can identify the stress response currently most available to you.
Limitations
It cannot diagnose trauma or neurological state. A reflective self-discovery signal. It supports insight and next steps, but it is not a diagnosis or clinical assessment.
What this gathers
activation cuebehavioral impulserecovery path
Scholarly reference base
- AERA, APA, and NCME (2014), Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
- Messick (1995), validity and interpretation in psychological assessment.
- Gross (1998), emotion regulation process model.
- Linehan (2015), distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills.
Question 1 of 20
Question 1
When you receive a vague 'We need to talk' text, your immediate physical reaction is:
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