Emotions 101
Healthy Perspectives on Emotions
ABC PLEASE
How our emotions help us
SKILLS
100

Is it easier or harder to achieve your goals when you are feeling very emotional?

What is harder. Emotion mind can be distracting and emotional tangents are not productive.

100

Emotions are neither good nor ___________.

What is bad. They simply exist.

100

What does the A stand for in ABC 

What is accumulate positive emotions

100

Other than talking how do we communicate our emotions

What is through our body language. Voice tone, volume, posture and gestures.

100

The "T" in STOP stand for?

What is take a step back
200

The more intense our emotions are., what else becomes more intense?

What is The more intense our behaviors tend to be. Usually these are choices that we regret.

200

Emotions do not last _________.

What is forever! Your emotions will eventually change.

200

What is an example of Accumulate Positive Emotions? 

What is:
• Go for a run
• Work outside
• Clean the house
• Go for a walk
• Start a home-improvement project
• Play with a pet
• Go for a scenic drive
• Play an educational game
• Spend time with children
• Explore a new part of the city
• Visit your favorite spot

200

How do our emotions motivate us? (Try to provide an example)

What is they quickly tell you to act instead of having to think about things. Ex a dog is running towards you and instead of thinking about what to do you feel scared and run.

200

TIPP means?

What is Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, Paired Muscle Relaxation. 

300

What is using the thinking mind and the emotional mind at the same time called?

What is Wise Mind

300

You do not have to act upon these.

What is intense emotions. All you need to do is recognize the emotion and feel it.

300

Give an example of a secondary emotion

What is Ex. Feeling angry because you are ashamed and someone hurt your feelings. Or feeling guilty about feeling happy when you think that you shouldn't feel guilty.

300

Strong emotions can trigger our bodies to release this hormone. (Hint this hormone can help mothers lift cars of children, or allow you to run fast in a dangerous situation) 

What is adrenaline

300

What are 2 ways to use Improve the Moment skill? 

What is Imagery, Meaning, prayer, relaxing, one thing in the moment, rethinking the situation.

400

Emotional regulation skills can be used to quiet the mind, and also the _________.

What is the body

400

What is intense emotions. All you need to do is recognize the emotion and feel it.

What is facts. Even though sometimes when they are powerful they can feel like the "truth".

400

What does the B stand for in ABC

What is Build Mastery


400

When an emotion gives us a signal or an alarm this is called _________.

What is validation. Think about the gut instincts that we have.

400

Radical Acceptance is? 

All the way, complete and total. 

500

Making calmer choices can help improve this.

What is self respect. The calmer we are when we make our choices the less likely we are going to regret them.

500

There is a difference between experiencing an emotion and ______________.

What is acting upon it.

500

what does C stand for in ABC

What is cope ahead. 

500

When our emotions are extreme we tend to treat them as __________. Ex: I feel hurt so the other person does not care about me.

What is facts.

500

Doing just what is needed

What is Willingness