Making sense of your emotions

____ is a characteristic shared by people with high emotional intelligence.

• Negativity

• Fear

• Anger

• Empathy

Developing ____ helps people be thankful for and appreciate what is good and meaningful in their lives.

• gratitude

• optimism

• empathy

• resilience

Which of the following are examples of pleasant emotions?

• Happy, proud, and scared.

• Happy, grateful, and hopeful.

• Angry, disgusted, and jealous.

• Helpless, hopeful, and lonely.

____ is the ability to keep a positive outlook and focus on the good aspects of situations.

• Emotional awareness

• Empathy

• Gratitude

• Optimism

Responding negatively and ignoring what others have to say are signs of high emotional intelligence.

• True

• False

True or false. Covering up or denying your feelings will make what you feel go away.

• True

• False

Learning how to control your emotions can have a positive effect on your mind and body. What are the three steps to Learning to control your emotions?

• Identify your feelings, Accept your feelings, Express your feelings.

• Accept your feelings, Express your feelings, Identify your feelings.

• Express your feelings, Identify your feelings, Accept your feelings.

• Go crazy

Knowing which emotions you feel and why is called?

• emotional awareness

• gratitude

• optimism

• anger

Is it important to be positive and have optimism?

• Yes

• No

• Depends

• Why?

Being able to imagine what emotions a person is likely to be feeling (even when you don't actually know) is called ________.

• sympathy

• pity

• empathy