Understanding Your

EMOTIONS

What are EMOTIONS?



Emotions

– – Def: feelings created in response to thoughts, remarks, and events  Basic Emotions – –

Happiness

, love, jealousy, sadness, anger, fear, anticipation, &

joy

Understanding EMOTIONS?

 You can not always choose when an emotion will well up inside of you, but YOU CAN

CHOOSE

HOW TO

HANDEL

IT!  People with good Mental & Emotional Health seek healthy,

RESPONSIBLE

ways to express their emotions  Expressing Your Emotions

Identifying Your EMOTIONS?

 Which emotions are familiar to you?

 Definitions – – –

Empathy

:  the ability to understand and share another person’s feelings

Anxiety

:  an overwhelming feeling of dread, much like fear

Expressing EMOTIONS?

 People express emotions in different ways – We often learn how to express them by

watching people close to us

 Learning how to understand emotions and expressing them in a healthy way is an

IMPORTANT

part of

good

Mental & Emotional Health!

Expressing ANXIETY & FEAR



Anxious

&

Fearful

= – Shorter breaths, heart beats faster, muscles tense  Too much anxiety & fear = –

Lose of sleep

or PANIC  PANIC: a feeling of sudden, intense fear

Expressing ANGER

 Unhealthy ways – Yelling, hitting, threatening –

Holding anger inside

 When you feel angry… 1. Exercise

self-control

 Take a deep breath and calm down 2. Focus on exactly what made you angry

Expressing ANGER Con’t

3.

4.

5.

Think of words to

communicate

true feelings your

Calmly

tell the other person who you feel and what actions has caused you to feel this way Tell the person what you

expect

him or her in the future from

Understanding your EMOTIONAL NEEDS!

 Emotional Needs – Def: needs that affect your feelings and sense of well-being 1.

   The need to feel

worthwhile

Need to feel you make a difference in the world You are making a contribution Working toward a short/long-term goal = a sense of accomplishment

Understanding your EMOTIONAL NEEDS! Con’t 2.

The need to

love

classmates, etc.] and

be loved

– Need to feel that you are cared for – You are special to people [family, friends, 3.

The need to you are trustworthy

belong

– Know that others accept and respect you as – Find friends who are accepting, reliable, and

Meet

EMOTIONAL NEEDS

in

HEALTHY WAYS!

How do your friends help you practice healthful behaviors?