Emotions
This emotion: 😀
What is happy?
Things that help different parts of the brain communicate
What are neurons?
What you experience in your mind, such as being happy, sad, angry, scared, or surprised
What are feelings or emotions?
When thoughts are over-exaggerated, leading to worries escalating quickly and becoming the worst-case scenario.
What is catastrophising?
'My first day at my new school was awkward. I bet the other kids think I’m shy and weird. I bet none of them want to be friends'.
What is mind reading?
This emotion: 😢
What is sad?
The lobe involved in personality, decision-making and movement.
What is the frontal lobe?
The pictures, ideas, or words that happen inside your brain, like imagining your favorite toy or what you want to eat
What are thoughts?
When you think you know what the other person is thinking. You assume what other people’s reasons or intentions are and take that interpretation as the only valid reasoning.
What is mind reading?
What is catastrophising?
This emotion: 😡
What is angry?
The lobe responsible for our eyesight
What is the occipital lobe?
How a person acts, what they do, and how they react in different situations
What are behaviours or actions?
When someone believes they have to be perfect or they are a complete failure because they see things in terms of “either/or” categories.
What is polarised or black-and-white thinking?
'My classmate got in trouble. He must be a really bad person.'
What is polarised/black-and-white/all-or-nothing thinking?
This emotion: 🤪
What is silly?
They are small, almond-shaped structures which help regulate emotion and memory and are associated with the brain’s “fight or flight” response.
What is the amygdala?
What you feel in your body when you experience emotions, such as muscle tension and butterflies in your tummy
What are body sensations or physical sensations?
When a person focuses on a single event that occurred and makes a conclusion based on this single piece of negative evidence, leading them to incorrectly conclude all similar events going forward will result in the same way.
What is overgeneralisation?
'Alice is sad today. I probably did something to upset her.'
What is self-blaming
This emotion: 😰
What is anxiety?
The thick and tough outermost layer of the the protective cover of the brain.
What is the Dura Mater?
Quick, pessimistic beliefs that can arise in response to events, such as, "I'm so dumb" or "No one likes me"
What are Automatic Negative Thoughts?
When people take their opinions as facts and will put others on trial to prove that their own opinions or actions are the correct ones. Being wrong is not acceptable.
What is 'always being right' thinking?
'I can’t believe I didn't get the best score in my maths class. I should always give 100 percent. I can’t ever make a mistake.'
What is 'should/must' thinking?