Feelings
What does SEL stand for?
Social Emotional Learning
What are coping skills?
-listening to music
-playing sports
-taking a deep breath
-talking to a friend
What is the cognitive triangle?
Thoughts, feelings and actions are connected
True or False:
Coping skills fixes the problem.
False.
Coping skills are ways to manage feelings. It may not fix the situation but may help in lessening the intensity of the emotion giving you the chance to use other skills to address the issue.
What is SEL about?
-identifying feelings
-understanding feelings
-managing feelings
Why are coping skills important?
helps us manage our feelings
What are some unhealthy ways to express oneself when experiencing an intense emotion?
- Yelling
-Physical aggression
-Cursing
True or False:
Every coping skill is healthy, such as fighting or punching the wall.
FALSE!
Some ways that people try to cope are not healthy for us!
If someone had their head down, did not participate, rolled their eyes, what emotion do you think they were displaying?
-bored
-annoyed
Name 3 of the coping skills that were discussed during the lesson.
-Cognitive triangle
- Muscle Relaxation
- Talk to someone
- Breathing
Identify 3 healthy ways to cope when experiencing an intense emotion?
-breathing
-exercise
-sports
-music
-dancing
-talk to someone
-journal
True or False:
Your body can have a physical reaction due to your emotions.
TRUE!
Based off your emotions, you may have a physical reaction such as heart racing, feeling tense, feeling hot, headaches, sweating, etc.
Why is SEL important?
Everyone can apply it. We all go through multiple emotions daily. It can be difficult to understand ourselves and to manage these feelings without awareness of how we express ourselves and what we can do to manage the feelings. If you can't identify your feelings it would be difficult to help ourselves or to ask for help.
Provide a coping skill that has not been discussed.
?
Discuss how the Cognitive Triangle could be a useful skill in managing your feelings.
You will have a better understanding of yourself as you become more aware of your thoughts and feelings and how it can impact you and the way you express yourself in your actions.
True or False:
You can experience multiple feelings at the same time.
TRUE!
Ex. Hangry
Hungry and angry
Describe what it looks like when someone is confident.
-good posture
-direct eye contact
-speaks clearly
-volunteers/participates
What feelings can Muscle Relaxation be used for?
-Stress
Using the Cognitive Triangle, choose a feeling and discuss how one might think and act based off the feeling.
Example:
Feeling- Tired
Thought- "I would rather sleep."
Behavior- head down, disengaged, not participating
True or False:
Thoughts, feelings and actions are connected.
True!
Think Cognitive Triangle. Thoughts are impacted by feelings and behaviors, feelings are impacted by thoughts and actions and actions are affected by thoughts and feelings.