Examples of Positive Mental and Emotional Health
Keeping a friend's secret
Being trustworthy.
Happy
Pleasant
Verbal Communication
The use of words, either spoken or written, to share ideas, thoughts, or feelings.
Showing Gratitude
Appreciate what is good and meaningful in your life.
The 3 steps
Identify
Accept
Express
Picking up trash even if it's not yours
Being a good citizen.
Lonely
Unpleasant
Non-verbal Communication
The use of body language, facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice to share ideas, thoughts, or feelings without using words.
Controlling Negative Emotions
Change the way you think about a situation and try to view it in a more positive way through optimism.
Identify
Think about events or factors that might have triggered the emotion.
Complimenting someone
Being compassionate and kind.
Grateful
Pleasant
Teacher points to the board after being asked what the directions are.
Non-verbal communication
Having empathy
Treat others as you would expect to be treated in any situation, keep an open mind, and listen carefully to what others have to say.
Accept
Allow yourself to experience your emotions.
Spending time with friends, but also making sure homework is done
Maintaining a sense of balance.
Helpless
Unpleasant
Teacher writing directions on the board for the class to read.
Verbal Communication
Showing Resilience
Being flexible and adaptable to change, and growing as you encounter difference experiences. Thinking about the best way to respond to a situation, and think about what you can learn from the experience.
Express
Explain how you feel without being hurtful or negative. Remain calm and think about the effect your words may have on others.
Being excited to learn something new
Having a thirst for life.
Forgiving
Pleasant ... but can it also be unpleasant?
Interpersonal Skills
Skills we use to communicate, work, and get along with other people in a positive way.
Definition of Emotional Intelligence
The skill of understanding, controlling, and expressing your emotions and sensing the emotions of others.
Explain how Riley controlled her emotions.
Identified her emotions as sad when she thought of memories from Minnesota.
Accepted her emotions when she allowed herself to cry.
Expressed her emotions by telling her parents how she felt in a calm, honest way.