What's the difference between an emotion or a thought?
An emotion is a feeling, such as happiness, anger, or fear.
A thought is what you say to yourself in your head.
A classmate accuses Michael of taking his phone, but Michael didn’t do it.
If we are thinking things through, what should we do?
Ex. He could talk to his classmate about the problem.
What are these steps describing?
Enter a Situation
Focus our Attention
Evaluate our Feelings
Emotional Response
What happens when we have an emotional reaction.
What are the four steps of the Process Model? (How do we regulate our emotions?)
Change the Situation
Refocus our Attention
Re-evaluate our Feelings
Change our emotional response
What is negativity bias?
Negativity bias means it’s often easier to think of negative things than positive things.