1. CHAPTER
MANAGING EMOTIONS

2. WHAT ARE EMOTIONS? -EMOTIONS- SIGNALS THAT TELL YOUR MIND AND BODY
HOW TO REACT.
- THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS FEELINGS.

3. - TO COMMUNICATE EMOTIONS, YOU USE A COMBINATION OF WORDS, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, AND BODY LANGUAGE.
EMOTIONS NEED TO BE EXPRESSED IN POSITIVE WAYS, NEGATIVE WAYS OF DEALING WITH FEELINGS DO NOTHING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND IT AFFECTS YOUR HEALTH TRIANGLE.

4. RESPONDING TO YOUR EMOTIONS.
WAYS TO RESPOND TO EMOTIONS:
LOOK BELOW THE SURFACE OF YOUR EMOTIONS.
ASK YOURSELF:WHY DO I FEEL THE WAY I DO ABOUT THIS EVENT?

5. 2. CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT THE SITUATION TO WHICH YOU ARE REACTING WILL MATTER
TOMORROW, NEXT WEEK, OR NEXT YEAR.

6. 3. DON’T TAKE ACTION ON A STRONG
FEELINGS UNTIL YOU HAVE THOROUGHLY
CONSIDERED THE CONSEQUENCES OF
YOUR ACTIONS.

7. IF YOU HAVE NEGATIVE OR UPSETTING FEELINGS HOW DO YOU RELIEVE THEM?
4. WHAT CAN I DO TO FEEL BETTER?
USE POSITIVE FEELINGS TO INSPIRE YOURSELF.
QUESTION
IF YOU HAVE NEGATIVE OR UPSETTING FEELINGS HOW DO YOU RELIEVE THEM?

8. 5. WHO CAN I ASK TO HELP ME DEAL WITH MY NEGATIVE FEELINGS?

9. DEFENSE MECHANISMS
BECAUSE EMOTIONS AFFECT YOU, YOU MAY NEED TO AVOID THE ONE THAT CAUSE YOU DISCOMFORT BY USING DEFENSE MECHANISMS.
SOME EMOTIONS THAT COULD CAUSE DISCOMFORT ARE:
FEAR
PAIN
SADNESS
ANGER

10. DEFENSE MECHANISMS CONTINUED
DEFENSE MECHANISMS - ARE MENTAL PROCESSES THE PROTECT THE INDIVIDUALS FROM STRONG OR STRESSFUL EMOTIONS AND SITUATIONS.

11. COMMON DEFENSE MECHANISMS
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REPRESSION- INVOLUNTARY PUSHING OF
UNPLEASANT FEELINGS OUT OF CONSCIOUS
THOUGHT. ( FEAR)
SUPPRESSION- CONSCIOUS, INTENTIONAL PUSHING OF UNPLEASANTNESS FROM ONES MIND. (GUILT)
- RATIONALIZATION- MAKING EXCUSES TO EXPLAIN A SITUATION. (EMBARRASSMENT)

12. REGRESSION- NOT DEALING WITH THE
CONFLICT IN A MATURE MANNER. (JEALOUSY)
DENIAL- UNCONSCIOUS LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUS TO OTHERS. (DEPENDENCY)
COMPENSATION- MAKING UP FOR WEAKNESSES AND MISTAKES THROUGH GIFT GIVING. (GUILT)
PROJECTION- ATTRIBUTING YOUR FEELINGS
TO ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP. (SADNESS)

13. THE PROBLEM WITH DEFENSE MECHANISMS ARE THAT THEY KEEP YOU FROM FACING WHAT IS REALLY BOTHERING YOU.
THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH DIFFICULT EMOTIONS IN HEALTHFUL WAYS.

14. QUESTION TICKET OUT THE DOOR!
IN YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES, WHICH DEFENSE MECHANISM HAVE YOU USED TO DEAL WITH A DIFFICULT EMOTION? EXPLAIN
TICKET OUT THE DOOR!