Session 1
How does an emotion thermometer help us?
What mystery are we trying to better understand in therapy?
Session three we learned about opposite _____
action
Who is your favourite therapist ever?
Chantel
What is an emotional behaviour?
An action that someone does when they are feeling a big emotion.
True or False: emotions are normal and keep us safe?
TRUE
Slime! After making slime you felt better!
Who is the best slime maker in the world?
Chantel
What is an example of one goal we are working on in therapy together?
James' brother broke his video game controller.
What emotion might James be feeling?
Angry, frustrated, sad
Why do we practice doing more activities we enjoy? (activity scheduling)
When we do more activities we enjoy, it makes us feel better, our happiness goes up.
Where does Spiderman shoot webs from?
What are the three parts of an emotion
HINT: think the triangle
Thoughts, body clues, actions
Give an example of one emotion and a thought, body clue and action you might have when experiencing this emotion
work together
Give an example of a time you felt a big emotion. What did this emotion make you want to do (urge)? What opposite action did you do instead?
work together
16
Give an example of a helpful behaviour you can do when you are angry and an unhelpful behaviour you can do when you are angry.
Helpful: take a break, deep breaths, talk to someone, ask for help
Unhelpful: hitting, kicking, swearing, yelling
Sarah is feeling nervous about going to school. Her big feeling (nervous) is making her want to yell at her mom and not go to school.
What is Sarah's emotion making her want to do?
What is an opposite action Sarah could do?
Urge: yell and avoid school
Opposite action: ask for help, take a deep breath, talk to her mom about her feelings
What kinds of fish did you catch this week?
Pike and bass