Emotions
Compare and contrast the roles of Fear and Anxiety
Both identify possible dangers to keep Riley safe from; Fear is focused on the physical fears she can see while Anxiety is focused on the potential consequences that could affect the future
What is the purpose of The Vault?
To hold Riley’s secrets and things she does not want anyone else to know
How the Sense of Self is constructed? Start with when a Memory Orb is created in Headquarters.
A Memory Orb in Headquarters is taken down into the Belief System by an Emotion. There, it becomes a Belief and creates a thread/root. When enough Beliefs are combined, the Sense of Self grows in Headquarters
What coping strategy did Riley use to calm herself during the Anxiety Attack?
Deep breathing, grounding techniques like focusing on what she could hear and feel around her
Why is it important for us to feel Embarrassment, especially during puberty?
Embarrassment helps us determine what is and is not accepted socially - since friendship is highly emphasized during puberty, we need to know what will make us friends and what won’t
Why did Anxiety feel like she had to get rid of Riley’s original Sense of Self towards the beginning of the movie?
That Sense of Self was tied to Bree and Grace and would not allow Riley to choose new friends over them, even though they were not going to be with Riley during high school; Anxiety was worried that Riley would be alone if she did not make changes
List two internal changes that had to occur before Riley could calm down from her Anxiety Attack.
Anxiety had to give up control, Joy had to help Anxiety, a new Sense of Self had to be created with all of the suppressed memories included, all of Riley’s emotions had to embrace her new Sense of Self
What does it mean to “hyperventilate” and what could happen if it goes on for too long?
“Hyperventilating” is taking rapid, shallow breaths; not enough oxygen getting to the brain can cause you to pass out
Identify one helpful role and one hindrance of Envy. Provide evidence for your claims.
+attentive to others, identifies likes/dislikes, goal-oriented, encourages positive change; -cares too much about the opinions of others, encourages self-doubt, neglects what they already have
What major change do we see in the sizing of Riley’s Personality Islands? What does this tell us about our social development during puberty?
Friendship Island got larger while Family Islnd got smaller - this shows that we put more emphasis and effort into bonds of friendship than familial bonds during puberty
How can we use Anxiety’s energy and projections in a positive way?
Redirect energy to focus on immediate concerns and use projections to determine realistic possible consequences
What does it mean to be “delusional”? Which two emotions showcase this hindrance?
To be “delusional” is to not be rooted in reality; Joy and Anxiety (and Fear)
Consider Disgust’s reaction to Bree on the drive to Hockey Camp. What can we infer one of Disgust’s roles to be based on the interaction? Why is that important?
Reading facial expressions and body language; it helps us to recognize others’ emotions so we can respond appropriately/empathize with others
Identify two changes in Imagination Land during puberty. What do these changes tell us about Riley’s priorities?
The Rumor Mill, Mount Crushmore, and the Parade of Future Careers are created, Fort Pillowton is used for Anxiety’s projections; Riley is now focused on social bonding and preparing for the future
Riley creates two Senses of Self throughout the course of the movie: “I’m a good person” and “I’m not good enough”. Do either of these statements really represent Riley? Why or why not?
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Identify three physical symptoms of an Anxiety Attack.
Sweating, quick heartbeat, hyperventilating, fidgeting, overheating
Consider Anger’s actions when he sees Anxiety’s “projections” in Imagination Land. What can we infer one of Anger’s roles to be based on this interaction? Why does it make sense that Anger, and not one of the other Emotions, has this role?
Anger can provide motivation to incite change when something is “wrong”; Anger’s main role is to maintain fairness, so when something is not fair, it is Anger’s job to change it
The Vault is the mature version of The Subconscious. What kinds of memories are stored in The Subconscious and how is the storage of those memories different from the storage of memories in The Vault?
The Subconscious stores traumatic memories- our brain chooses which memories are stored there; we choose which memories to store in The Vault
Joy mentions in the Back of the Mind that a symptom of growing up may be that you “feel less joy”. Do you think this is the case? Provide evidence to support your claim.
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What does it mean to “suppress” a thought or emotion? How can this be both a positive AND a negative reaction to stress?
To “suppress” is to push something down/back so it is not at the forefront of our thoughts; + can prevent stress from becoming overwhelming in the moment; - can prevent you from learning from mistakes