Understanding and Naming Emotions
Why do we need to understand and name our emotions?
To help us manage them
What are 2 things you can do change an emotional reponse?
a. Check the facts b. Scream at adults
c. Problem Solve d. Walk out of the room
Check the Facts
Problem Solving
The way to reduce emotional suffering
Mindfulness
What is the name of the sport that is played with an orange ball?
Basketball
Emotions do 3 things. Name them
1. Motivate and organize for action
2. Communicate and influence others
3. Communicate to ourselves
How does check the facts change emotional responses?
Allows you to ensure that you're responding to the correct situation and not your interpretation of the situation.
Name at least one of the 4 steps to Mindfulness of Current Emotion
Observe Emotion
Practice Mindfulness of Body Sensations
Remember: You are NOT Your Emotion
Practice Loving Your Emotion
What is an example of a team player? choose as many as appropriate
a. hogging the ball b. being rude to team mates
c. showing kindness d. saying good game
Showing kindness
Saying Good game
Name at least 3 reasons that it becomes difficult to regulate your emotions
***GO
Describe how opposite action works and when to use it
Doing something that is opposite of the action urge attached the current emotion.
Only use opposite action when the emotion you are experiencing does not fit the facts or when acting on the emotion is not effective
You're upset because you were not able to get your time for choice play. What can you do, what tools can you use?
Breathing, Fidget, Break, Walk
What do you think are some behaviors that are not acceptable on a sports team?
Free Response *******
What is one way to identify emotions/feelings?
Zones of Regulation
Social skill: You're sitting in special and you notice a classmate has a hole in their pants, they may not know. what do you do? pick as many as are appropriate
a. laugh and joke about it b. Tell them
c. offer to help them d. call them names
Tell them
Offer to Help them
Call them names
The first step in troubleshooting emotion regulation skills when what you are doing is not working
Check your Biological Sensitivity
Your teammate needs falls and scrapes their knee during practice, you begin to laugh and call them a cry baby. Is this appropriate? what do you think will happen?
Free response****
When talking about an event that happened with a friend that you were not happy about, what can you do?
Take a step back and Check the facts allows us to ensure we are not responding to an interpretation/ or false perception. We most often respond to interpretations of facts, not the actual facts.
You are playing at recess and someone pushes you accidentally, they say sorry, what do you do?
a. say its Okay b. kick them
c. push them back
Say it's okay
When troubleshooting emotion regulation skills that are not working, what does it mean when it says 'check your reinforcers?'
Sometimes the environment or others around us reinforce increased, heightened emotions.
What do you think are the qualifications you need to stay on the basketball team?
Sportsmanship, kindness, good behavior, make good choices, Team player