Parts of an Emotion
This is the event that triggers an emotion.
What is a prompting event?
Describing emotions means putting ________ to your feelings.
What are words?
This is a more specific emotion than “mad.”
What is angry / frustrated / annoyed?
Event: You failed a test → Emotion: disappointed
Which part is “failed a test”?
What is prompting event?
“I feel like this is stupid” is a ________, not an emotion.
What is a thought/judgment?
These are the thoughts you have about the situation.
What are interpretations (thoughts)?
True or False: “I feel like nobody likes me” is an emotion.
What is False?
This is a more specific emotion than “sad.”
What is disappointed / lonely / hurt?
Event: Argument → Thought: “They hate me”
Which part is this?
What is interpretation?
Confusing thoughts with emotions is a common ________.
What is mistake?
These are physical changes like heart rate or muscle tension.
What are body sensations?
Which is better: “I feel bad” or “I feel anxious”?
What is “I feel anxious”?
Using specific emotion words helps improve what skill?
What is emotion regulation?
Event: Stress → Heart racing
Which part is this?
What is body sensation?
Saying “I feel like…” usually means you are sharing a ________.
What is a thought?
This is what you feel like doing because of the emotion.
What are action urges?
Describing emotions helps reduce ________.
What is confusion / overwhelm?
Why should we avoid vague words like “fine”?
They don’t clearly describe emotions
Event: Anger → Want to yell
Which part is this?
What is action urge?
Avoiding emotions instead of naming them makes regulation easier or harder?
What is harder?
Name all four parts of an emotion.
What are prompting event, interpretations, body sensations, action urges?
Why is it important to describe emotions accurately?
It helps with awareness, control, and better decisions
Give one specific emotion word.
Answers vary
Name all parts of this example:
Event: Friend ignores you
Prompting event, thought, body, urge (any correct breakdown)
Why is it a problem to not identify emotions?
You can’t manage what you don’t understand