Emotions: Brain & Body (pt 2) Review

Emotions: Brain & Body (pt 2) Review

Learning Target: "I can identify the first three Steps for Stayin in Control."

Multiple Select

Which of these do you think are the first Steps for Stayin in Control?

• freeze

• notice

• help

• pause

• think twice

Staying in Control

• Now, let's find out how we can consciously use the cortex to help manage our emotions.

• And we're going to look at some steps that you can take to stay in control.

Multiple Choice

True/False. The cortex can help you manage your emotions.

• true

• false

Staying in Control

• The first step is "Notice. Recognize your physical and mental signs.

• As we've learned, our bodies give us clear signs when we are in danger of losing control.

Multiple Choice

The first step is ______________.

• pause

• notice

Multiple Choice

Our bodies give us clear signs when we are in danger of ___________________.

• loving everyone

• losing control

Staying in Control

• Our hearts start beating faster, and our breathing gets more rapid.

• It is hard to think straight.

Staying in Control

• When you name an emotion, it engages the part of the brain that thinks, rather than just reacts.

Multiple Choice

When you name an emotion, it engages the part of the brain that ___________, rather than just reacts.

• thinks

• farts

Open Ended

What are some physical signs you might have when you feel a strong emotion?

Open Ended

What are some mental signs you might have when you feel a strong emotion?

Staying in Control

• These are all signs that you need to stay in control.

• The earlier you can notice these signs, the sooner you can begin to manage your emotions.

Open Ended

What are the names of some of the feelings that cause these signs?

Staying in Control

• Learning to identify and name these feelings helps you stay in control.

Staying in Control

• The second step is "Pause. Use your signal."

• Just as we press the pause button when we want to stop the action in a movie, we need to pause the action in our own lives when we are at risk of losing control.

• We don't have remote controls for our feelings, but we can learn ways of sending a signal to ourselves so that we can pause the action.

Multiple Choice

The second step is _______________.

• think twice

• pause

• notice

Staying in Control

• Words said out loud or in our heads are the most effective signals.

• A signal with 2-3 short words works better than a long sentence.

Multiple Choice

A signal with __________ short words works better than a long sentence.

• 1-2

• 2-3

• 3-4

Staying in Control

• The third step is "Think twice. Use your brains."

• Often our first thoughts are just emotional reactions.

• They are not the result of thinking clearly, and they are often not the best ideas.

• So we need to think twice.

Multiple Choice

The third step is _______________.

• pause

• notice

• think twice

Multiple Choice

True/False. Often our first thoughts are just emotional reactions.

• true

• false

Open Ended

How could thinking twice help you stay in control and act positively with others?

Staying in Control

• Thinking Twice mean:

• Asking yourself questions.

• Telling yourself what you need to do to think clearly.

• Naming your feelings.

Multiple Choice

Thinking twice means:

• asking yourself questions

• telling yourself what you need to do to think clearly

• naming your emotions

• all of the above