Name 1 function of emotions (why we need them!)
-Motivate (and organize us) for action
-Communicate to (and influence) others
-Communicate to ourselves
Identify 2 things you INTENTIONALLY did this week to build positive emotions in the short-term
City of Sisterly Love
Philadelphia - Year 2020
In checking the facts, why do we nonjudgmentally want to describe the prompting event?
-Helps us differentiate between the facts and our interpretations
-Makes it easier to challenge our judgments/absolutes/black-and white thinking
When is a door no longer a door?
When it's ajar.
Identify at least 1 reason why it is hard to regulate our emotions
-Biology
-Lack of skill
-Reinforcement of emotional behavior
-Moodiness
-Emotional overload
-Emotion myths
Identify the 2 E's in the PLEASE skill.
-Get exercise
Philadelphia
In checking the facts, why do we ask ourselves, “Am I assuming a threat?” and “What’s the catastrophe?”
We often jump to the worst case scenario or overestimate the probability of something happening.
What has a bottom at the top?
Your legs.
Challenge this emotion myth: “Negative feelings are bad and destructive and should be ignored.”
Name an emotion regulation skill that reduces future emotional suffering
Cope Ahead
Build Mastery
Accumulating Positive Emotions
Thorny Dragon or Thorny Devil
Name the steps for problem-solving
1) FIGURE OUT and DESCRIBE the problem.
2) CHECK THE FACTS.
3) INDENTIFY YOUR GOAL in solving the problem.
4)BRAINSTORM lots of solutions.
5) CHOOSE a solution that fits the goal and is likely to work.
6) Put the solution into ACTION.
7). EVALUATE the results of using the solution
What month of the year has 28 days in it?
All of them.
Challenge this emotion myth: “My emotions are who I am.”
How do we accumulate positive emotions in the long-term?
Taking specific steps towards values-based goals
Capital of Switzerland?
Technically no Capital.
"Bern"
Identify one factor you can look at for troubleshooting when your emotion regulation skills aren’t working
-Check my biological sensitivity
-Did I follow the skill instructions to the letter?
-Check my mood (am I putting in the time and effort that solving my problem will take?)
-Am I too upset to use complicated skills?
-Are emotion myths getting in the way?
What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
Identify two examples of “vulnerability factors” that affect how we experience emotions
Give an example of a cope ahead plan for being nervous about an upcoming situation/event.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Why is it helpful to identify and describe our emotions?
It may automatically help us to down-regulate. It also helps us understand our action urge and physiological responses.
What's bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
A carpet.