Emotion Regulation
True or False: Emotions are bad
FALSE
______ are neither good or bad
The size of your heart is equal to the size of your
Fist
What runs around the whole yard without moving?
A fence
What is one function of emotions?
Emotions motivate, communicate to/influence others, communicate to ourselves
Name 5 examples of emotions
love fear joy anger worry
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold
Describe how you would use mindfulness of current emotion
Observe your emotion, experience it as a wave, coming and going; don’t block/suppress the emotion, nor keep the emotion around
Name 3 ways emotions are good for us
Give us info, help w/ communication with others, motivate, prepare us...etc
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
Noon
List some goals of emotion regulation
Understand and name your own emotions, decrease the frequency of unwanted emotions, decrease emotional vulnerability, decrease emotional suffering
When do we use opposite action with emotions?
When our emotion isn’t justified, or when emotion is
justified but acting on the urge would not be
effective
Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
Arizona and Hawaii
How can you leave a room with two legs and return with six legs?
Bring a chair back with you
Name some pros/cons to living in emotion mind
Discuss...
List 3 of the factors that make it hard to regulate our emotions
Biology, lack of skill, reinforcement of emotional
behavior, moodiness/mood-dependence, emotional
overload, emotion myths
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
The sperm whale
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner.