Assessment methodology
Nervous System Check-In
Regulation construct focused on regulation capacity, threat sensitivity, avoidance and shutdown.
Instrument type
Body check-in using somatic state check-in.
Evidence lens
Longitudinal pattern
Diagnostic status
Reflective and educational. Not diagnostic, clinical, or a substitute for care.
Purpose
This can name the state your system may be in right now.
Limitations
It cannot assess medical risk, trauma history, or nervous-system health. A present-state check-in. It does not assess trauma history or medical risk.
What this gathers
current arousalshutdown signsgrounding resources
Best repeated daily or during activation.
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 10
Question 1
Under stress, your body most often wants to:
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