1. 1 EQ: What are some ways to handle anger?

2. 2 Emotions A specific feeling is called an emotion What are some specific types of emotions that you have on a daily basis? How do these emotions affect your behavior, attitude, etc?

3. 3 Mind Body Connection What you think and feel can affect your body and things that happen in your body can affect how you think and feel. Mind Body Connection – The relationship between a person’s thoughts, emotions and bodily responses.

4. 4 Mind Body Connection Clear off your desks you are having a quiz.

5. 5 Quiz… How did that last slide affect your mood? How did it affect your bodily responses?

6. 6 Psychosomatic Diseases Psychosomatic Disease – a physical illness or disorder that is caused or aggravated by emotional responses How do different situations affect your emotional responses? A fight with a friend An oral presentation What are other situations that can effect your emotional responses?

7. 7 Anger Anger – The feeling of being annoyed or irritated. Anger Trigger – a thought or event that causes a person to become angry Anger Cue – a body change when a person gets angry Brainstorm Anger Triggers – write at least 5 and then share with a partner

8. 8 Anger Hidden Anger – Anger that is not recognized and is expressed in inappropriate ways Hostility – Chronic state of anger Projection – blaming others for events or actions for which they are not responsible. Displacement – The releasing of anger on someone or something other than the cause of the anger.

9. 9 Symptoms of Anger

10. 10 5 Guidelines for Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Identify the emotion Identify the source of the emotion Decide whether or not you need to respond right away Choose a responsible and healthful response Protect your health

11. 11 Anger Management Skills Anger Management Skills – healthful ways to control and express anger. 1.Keep an anger self-inventory 2.Use self-statements to control anger 3.Use I-messages not You-messages 4.Write a letter 5.Write in a journal

12. 12 Anger Management Skills 6.Reduce the effects of anger with physical activity 7.Use other safe physical actions to blow off steam 8.Breathe deeply 9.Keep a sense of humor 10.Rehearse what to do in situations that you know are anger triggers 11.Talk with a parent, guardian, or mentor

13. 13 5 Minute Check 1.Give an example of a mind-body connection? 2.What is a psychosomatic illness? 3.Give an example of a psychosomatic disease? 4.What are the five guidelines for expressing emotions in healthful ways? 5.Explain how hidden anger can negatively affect health.