Emotions 101
Is it easier or harder to achieve your goals when you are feeling very emotional?
What is harder. Emotion mind can be distracting and emotional tangents are not productive.
Emotions are neither good nor ___________.
What is bad. They simply exist.
What does the A stand for in ABC
What is accumulate positive emotions
Other than talking how do we communicate our emotions
What is through our body language. Voice tone, volume, posture and gestures.
The "T" in STOP stand for?
The more intense our emotions are., what else becomes more intense?
What is The more intense our behaviors tend to be. Usually these are choices that we regret.
Emotions do not last _________.
What is forever! Your emotions will eventually change.
What is an example of Accumulate Positive Emotions?
What is:
• Go for a run
• Work outside
• Clean the house
• Go for a walk
• Start a home-improvement project
• Play with a pet
• Go for a scenic drive
• Play an educational game
• Spend time with children
• Explore a new part of the city
• Visit your favorite spot
How do our emotions motivate us? (Try to provide an example)
What is they quickly tell you to act instead of having to think about things. Ex a dog is running towards you and instead of thinking about what to do you feel scared and run.
TIPP means?
What is Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, Paired Muscle Relaxation.
What is using the thinking mind and the emotional mind at the same time called?
What is Wise Mind
You do not have to act upon these.
What is intense emotions. All you need to do is recognize the emotion and feel it.
Give an example of a secondary emotion
What is Ex. Feeling angry because you are ashamed and someone hurt your feelings. Or feeling guilty about feeling happy when you think that you shouldn't feel guilty.
Strong emotions can trigger our bodies to release this hormone. (Hint this hormone can help mothers lift cars of children, or allow you to run fast in a dangerous situation)
What is adrenaline
What are 2 ways to use Improve the Moment skill?
What is Imagery, Meaning, prayer, relaxing, one thing in the moment, rethinking the situation.
Emotional regulation skills can be used to quiet the mind, and also the _________.
What is the body
What is intense emotions. All you need to do is recognize the emotion and feel it.
What is facts. Even though sometimes when they are powerful they can feel like the "truth".
What does the B stand for in ABC
What is Build Mastery
When an emotion gives us a signal or an alarm this is called _________.
What is validation. Think about the gut instincts that we have.
Radical Acceptance is?
All the way, complete and total.
Making calmer choices can help improve this.
What is self respect. The calmer we are when we make our choices the less likely we are going to regret them.
There is a difference between experiencing an emotion and ______________.
What is acting upon it.
what does C stand for in ABC
What is cope ahead.
When our emotions are extreme we tend to treat them as __________. Ex: I feel hurt so the other person does not care about me.
What is facts.
Doing just what is needed
What is Willingness