Managing Emotions

What is the purpose of emotions?

• they make life exciting and fun.

• They give us information about what we are experiencing and help us think about how we want to respond.

• They can help us determine who is right and who is wrong.

• They don't serve any purpose.

Which is an example of an emotion that many people find "uncomfortable"?

• Joy

• Excitement

• Fear

• Curiosity

What is the purpose of fear?

• To keep us safe from danger or threats.

• To show when someone has crossed a boundary

• To solve problems.

• To care for others

What is the purpose of sadness?

• To help us slow down and see something needs to be attended to.

• To solve a problem.

• To tell us to do more of whatever we are doing.

• To hide or cover up something.

What is the purpose of joy?

• To get away or avoid.

• To care for or protect.

• To slow down.

• To do more of what we are doing.

The first step to managing your emotions is to

• React as quickly as you can

• Distract yourself with something.

• To identify what you're feeling

• Pretend your not feeling it.

Which is not a step in managing emotions?

• Accept what you're feeling and know it's temporary.

• Decide whether your feeling is a good one or a bad one.

• Think about what you'll do with this information

• Respond appropriately.

When someone else is feeling a strong emotion we can

• Listen and try to understand

• Tell them they shouldn't feel that way.

• Try to fix it.

• Asking what you can do to help

Some strategies to handle strong emotions include:

• Take deep breaths

• Tell yourself you can handle whatever you are feeling

• Dump our negative feelings onto someone else.

• Talk to a trusted adult