Basics
What are emotions?
reactions that human beings experience in response to events or situations
the type of emotion a person experiences is determined by the circumstance that triggers the emotion
Light-headedness and disconnected
Sensations and Feelings
What are some more sensations?
List 3 difficult, but necessary emotions.
sadness, fear, anger, and anxiety
Can you think of any more?
Can you control your emotions?
NO!
What can you control?
Prompting event : having an important goal blocked, you or someone you love is attacked or threatened, physical or emotional pain
Anger
What other events make you angry?
What part of the brain controls emotions?
the limbic system (hypothalamus, hippocampus, limbic cortex, and amygdala)
Isolating, avoiding, suppressing
Behavior
What are some more distorted behaviors?
Why is anxiety helpful to us?
List 1 DBT emotion regulation skills.
Naming emotions, checking the facts, myths of emotions, opposite action, ABC PLEASE
Expressions and Actions : running away, crying, freezing, shaking, frozen stare
Fear
How do you express fear?
What are the three key elements of emotions?
Subjective Experience
Physiological Experience
Behavioral Response
"I'm a loser"; "I can't do this"; "They hate me"
Thought
What are some of your common distorted thoughts?
Why is it important to feel sadness?
We can not truly appreciate happiness if we don't feel sadness (think if Antartica)
Sadness connects us to others and can lead us to change.
Are there any BAD emotions?
NO!
THERE ARE NO GOOD AND BAD, BUT THERE ARE COMFORTABLE AND UNCOMFORTABLE, PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE!
Biological changes and Experiences : feeling like giggling or laughing, feeling calm all the way through, face flushing, physically energetic and active
Happiness
What biological changes do you experience?
What are some of the purposes of emotions?
They:
help you avoid danger
make decisions
help others understand you better
allows you to understand others
What other purposes do emotions serve?
Scared, anxious, angry
Feelings
What are some feelings you often experience?
List 5 healthy coping mechanisms.
Listen to music, playing with a pet, laughing or crying, going out with a friend, grounding, meditating, discussing situations with friends, seeking counseling, art and crafts, etc.
Keep naming more!!!!
What are some skills you can use to regulate your emotions?
Check the facts
Labeling your emotions
Mindfulness
Opposite action
Radical acceptance
Others?
Aftereffects : feeling irritable, touchy, or grouchy, insomnia, ruminating about events in the past, having a negative outlook, blaming of criticizing yourself
Sadness
How do you experience sadness?
What are primary emotions?
the first emotions you feel immediately feel after any given event; these are not caused by other emotions
Differences between thoughts and feelings.
Emotions originate as sensations in the body
Feelings are influenced by our emotions but are generated from our mental thoughts
What is the difference between shame and guilt?
Shame - intensely painful feeling or experience of believe that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging; feeling that we are wrong
Guilt - painful feelings we experience because we have violated our own values
Do your emotions fit the facts?
1. I feel shame that I failed a test.
2. I know she hates me because she didn't invite me to the party.
3. I am happy I graduated!
1. NO! Why?
2. NO! Why?
3. Yes!
Other words : culpability, remorse, apologetic, regret, sorry
Guilt
What other words accompany guilt?