EMOTIONS 101
DECREASING SENSITIVITY
Random
EFFECTIVENESS
Riddles
100
Name 1 function of emotions (why we need them!)
-Motivate (and organize us) for action
-Communicate to (and influence) others
-Communicate to ourselves
100
Identify 2 things you INTENTIONALLY did this week to build positive emotions in the short-term
100
City of Sisterly Love
Philadelphia - Year 2020
100
In checking the facts, why do we nonjudgmentally want to describe the prompting event?
-Helps us differentiate between the facts and our interpretations
-Makes it easier to challenge our judgments/absolutes/black-and white thinking
100
When is a door no longer a door?
When it's ajar.
200
Identify at least 1 reason why it is hard to regulate our emotions
-Biology
-Lack of skill
-Reinforcement of emotional behavior
-Moodiness
-Emotional overload
-Emotion myths
200
Identify the 2 E's in the PLEASE skill.
-Balanced eating
-Get exercise
200
Philadelphia
200
In checking the facts, why do we ask ourselves, “Am I assuming a threat?” and “What’s the catastrophe?”
We often jump to the worst case scenario or overestimate the probability of something happening.
200
What has a bottom at the top?
Your legs.
300
Challenge this emotion myth: “Negative feelings are bad and destructive and should be ignored.”
300
Name an emotion regulation skill that reduces future emotional suffering
Cope Ahead
Build Mastery
Accumulating Positive Emotions
300
Thorny Dragon or Thorny Devil
300
Name the steps for problem-solving
1) FIGURE OUT and DESCRIBE the problem.
2) CHECK THE FACTS.
3) INDENTIFY YOUR GOAL in solving the problem.
4)BRAINSTORM lots of solutions.
5) CHOOSE a solution that fits the goal and is likely to work.
6) Put the solution into ACTION.
7). EVALUATE the results of using the solution
300
What month of the year has 28 days in it?
All of them.
400
Challenge this emotion myth: “My emotions are who I am.”
400
How do we accumulate positive emotions in the long-term?
Taking specific steps towards values-based goals
400
Capital of Switzerland?
Technically no Capital.
"Bern"
400
Identify one factor you can look at for troubleshooting when your emotion regulation skills aren’t working
-Check my biological sensitivity
-Did I follow the skill instructions to the letter?
-Check my mood (am I putting in the time and effort that solving my problem will take?)
-Am I too upset to use complicated skills?
-Are emotion myths getting in the way?
400
What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
500
Identify two examples of “vulnerability factors” that affect how we experience emotions
500
Give an example of a cope ahead plan for being nervous about an upcoming situation/event.
500
Girl with a Pearl Earring
500
Why is it helpful to identify and describe our emotions?
It may automatically help us to down-regulate. It also helps us understand our action urge and physiological responses.
500
What's bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
A carpet.