1. Understanding Emotions
Chapter 3
Lesson #3
Pages 78-83

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3. Understanding Emotions
Objective 1: Identify the factors that influence your emotions.
Objective 2: Describe the most common emotions.
Objective 3: Identify and describe empathy
Objective 4: Describe and analyze the common defense mechanisms and how to respond to difficult emotions.

4. Worksheet
You may work alone or with a partner. Complete the worksheet and DO NOT turn it in. We will review it in class shortly.

5. Fill In the Blanks. Page 78
Emotions are… signals that tell your mind and body how to react.
Many times, the most intense emotions you feel will be related to an event in your life.
How you respond to your emotions can affect your physical, mental and emotional and social.

6. Hormones What is a hormone?
A hormone is a chemical secreted by your glands that regulates the activities of different body cells
How do hormones affect your emotions?
Hormones can make you feel as if your emotions are swinging from one extreme to another.

7. Fill in the Chart Emotion Definition Example 1. Happiness
Being satisfied or feeling positive
Vikings winning or
Bears loosing
2. Sadness
Normal feeling. May be mild or long lasting
Pet or family member dies.
3. Love
Strong affection, deep concern and respect
Caring for the other person as much and/or more than yourself

8. Emotion Definition Example 4. Fear 5. Guilt 6. Anger
Startled by someone or something. Help escape from situations
Hearing a bear nearby when camping.
5. Guilt
Shame or regret that results from acting against your values. Sometimes feel guilt over something they have no control over.
Lying to get out of trouble but instead got your friend in trouble.
6. Anger
a reaction to being emotionally or physically hurt.
Hostility- the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior
Triggered feeling, hate, fighting

9. Managing Your Difficult Emotions
1) Defense Mechanisms- (full list on pg. 81)
Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations.
Sometimes you may use defense mechanisms unconsciously as a way to protect yourself from intense emotional pain.
You may not even be aware you are using them.
Relying on defense mechanisms too long can keep you from facing-and solving- what’s upsetting you.
> review list and give examples of common defense mechanisms (figure 3.11)

10. On your own paper, write in the correct defense mechanism. Pg. 81
1. stating that you were fired because you didn't kiss up the boss, when the real reason was your poor performance
2. sitting in a corner and crying after hearing bad news; throwing a temper tantrum when you don't get your way
3. forgetting sexual abuse from your childhood due to the trauma and anxiety
4. trying to forget something that causes you anxiety

11. Answers
Rationalization: stating that you were fired because you didn't kiss up the boss, when the real reason was your poor performance
Regression: sitting in a corner and crying after hearing bad news; throwing a temper tantrum when you don't get your way
Repression: forgetting sexual abuse from your childhood due to the trauma and anxiety
Suppression: trying to forget something that causes you anxiety

12. Managing Your Difficult Emotions Continued…
2) Handling Fear
An emotion many people work to overcome
Identify your fear
Analyze the situation that causes the fear
Talking about your fear
Some fears are healthy and natural
3) Dealing with Guilt
Guilt can be a very destructive emotion
Try to get to the underlying source of your guilt
Learn from your mistake, and be more careful
Discuss the situation, some may be out of your control

13. Managing Your Difficult Emotions Continued…
4) Managing Anger
Anger can be one of the most difficult emotions.
Get to the underlying source of your anger and address it
If there is nothing you can do about the source of your anger, there is always a way to cope with the feelings.

14. Strategies for managing anger
Try seeing an upsetting issue from the other persons perspective.
Learn to relax
Practice trusting other people
Develop your listening skills
Learn to be assertive (not passive or aggressive)

15. True/False
1.___ Your interests, values and beliefs are part of your personal identity.
True
2. ___ Maslow’s hierarchy of needs starts at the top and works its way down.
False. Bottom and up
3. ___ The one aspect of your personality you have the most control over is your environment.
False. Behavior

16. True/False
4. ____ Emotions are chemicals that are secreted by your glands.
False. Hormones
5. ___ The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels is empathy.
True.
6. ___ Mental/emotional health is the striving to become the best you can be.
False. Self- Actualization

17. Lesson Review Concentration Game:
Continue clicking on the squares until you feel the word matches the definition. Then click, “Check answers”.

18. Flashcards
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Then click “Flip card” to see if you were correct.

19. Online quiz