Warm-UpWarm-Up

Write down as many emotions as you Write down as many emotions as you can think of. can think of.

Which are most common? Which are most common? Why might some of these emotions Why might some of these emotions

be on fewer lists?be on fewer lists?

Understanding and Understanding and Managing EmotionsManaging Emotions

Lesson 8Lesson 8

ObjectivesObjectives

Analyze how emotions influence your Analyze how emotions influence your overall healthoverall health

Evaluate the positive and negative Evaluate the positive and negative effects of peer, family and friends on effects of peer, family and friends on emotional healthemotional health

Demonstrate strategies for Demonstrate strategies for communicating emotions and needs communicating emotions and needs in healthful waysin healthful ways

EmotionsEmotions

Signals that tell your mind and body Signals that tell your mind and body how to reacthow to react• Also referred to as ‘feelings’Also referred to as ‘feelings’

Effectively communicating emotions Effectively communicating emotions is the key to building and is the key to building and maintaining healthy relationshipsmaintaining healthy relationships

Emotions and Their Effect on the Emotions and Their Effect on the Health TriangleHealth Triangle

Emotions affect all 3 sides of the health triangle.Emotions affect all 3 sides of the health triangle. JOY- prompts the release of brain chemicals that JOY- prompts the release of brain chemicals that

cause you to experience warmth and a sense of cause you to experience warmth and a sense of well-beingwell-being• Promotes mental/emotional healthPromotes mental/emotional health• Positively influences relationships, so also promotes Positively influences relationships, so also promotes

social healthsocial health FEAR- can trigger physical changes, including FEAR- can trigger physical changes, including

increased perspirations, increased heart rate, and increased perspirations, increased heart rate, and tightening of muscles tightening of muscles • Affects physical healthAffects physical health

ANGER- strong emotions, such as anger, can ANGER- strong emotions, such as anger, can cause both physical and mental responsescause both physical and mental responses• Can affect physical and mental healthCan affect physical and mental health• Inappropriate responses can be harmful to the people Inappropriate responses can be harmful to the people

around you and would then affect social health as wellaround you and would then affect social health as well

Identifying Your EmotionsIdentifying Your Emotions

Changes brought on by hormones during Changes brought on by hormones during puberty can affect your emotionspuberty can affect your emotions• Hormones: chemical secreted by your glands Hormones: chemical secreted by your glands

that regulate the activities of different body that regulate the activities of different body cellscells

Hormones can cause you to swing quickly Hormones can cause you to swing quickly between emotionsbetween emotions

Mixed emotions can also be challengingMixed emotions can also be challenging First step toward knowing how to respond First step toward knowing how to respond

is identifying the emotion you are feelingis identifying the emotion you are feeling

HappinessHappiness

Being satisfied or feeling positiveBeing satisfied or feeling positive When you are happy you normally When you are happy you normally

feel energetic, creative and sociablefeel energetic, creative and sociable

SadnessSadness

Normal, healthy reaction to difficult Normal, healthy reaction to difficult eventsevents

Causes can range from being Causes can range from being disappointed to experiencing loss of disappointed to experiencing loss of a loved onea loved one

May be mild and fleeting or longer May be mild and fleeting or longer lastinglasting

Usually feel discouraged and have Usually feel discouraged and have less energyless energy

Love Love Strong affectionStrong affection Deep concernDeep concern RespectRespect Complex emotionComplex emotion Includes supporting the growth and individual Includes supporting the growth and individual

needs of another person and respecting that needs of another person and respecting that person’s valuesperson’s values

Can be expressed through words or actionsCan be expressed through words or actions Comes in many formsComes in many forms

• Caring for friends and familyCaring for friends and family• Loyalty to siblingsLoyalty to siblings• Deep sense of being connected to community or countryDeep sense of being connected to community or country

EmpathyEmpathy

Ability to imagine and understand Ability to imagine and understand how someone else feelshow someone else feels

Feeling connected to another Feeling connected to another person’s emotionsperson’s emotions

Can help to build and maintain Can help to build and maintain relationshipsrelationships

GuiltGuilt

Results from acting against one’s Results from acting against one’s values OR from failure to act when values OR from failure to act when action may have produced a better action may have produced a better outcomeoutcome

Recognizing when you are not Recognizing when you are not responsible for a negative outcome responsible for a negative outcome can help to save you from needless can help to save you from needless guiltguilt

AngerAnger

Common reaction to being emotionally or Common reaction to being emotionally or physically hurtphysically hurt

If not handled properly it can result in If not handled properly it can result in violenceviolence• Hostility: the intentional use of unfriendly or Hostility: the intentional use of unfriendly or

offensive behavioroffensive behavior People who show chronic hostile behaviors People who show chronic hostile behaviors

are 4-7 times more likely to die of heart are 4-7 times more likely to die of heart diseasedisease• Hostility is harmful to yourself and othersHostility is harmful to yourself and others

FearFear

Being startled by somethingBeing startled by something Increased alertnessIncreased alertness Phobia: an exaggerated fear that can Phobia: an exaggerated fear that can

prevent people from leading normal prevent people from leading normal liveslives

Just for Fun…NAME THAT Just for Fun…NAME THAT PHOBIAPHOBIA

HematophobiaHematophobia• Fear of bloodFear of blood

AilurophobiaAilurophobia• Fear of catsFear of cats

DemophobiaDemophobia• Fear of crowdsFear of crowds

NyctophobiaNyctophobia• Fear of the darkFear of the dark

ThanatophobiaThanatophobia• Fear of deathFear of death

MysophobiaMysophobia• Fear of dirtFear of dirt

BatrachophobiaBatrachophobia• Fear of frogsFear of frogs

BelonephobiaBelonephobia• Fear of needlesFear of needles

AlgophobiaAlgophobia• Fear of painFear of pain

OphidiophobiaOphidiophobia• Fear of snakesFear of snakes

ArachnophobiaArachnophobia• Fear of spidersFear of spiders

XenophobiaXenophobia• Fear of strangersFear of strangers

PhobophobiaPhobophobia• Fear of phobiasFear of phobias

PanophobiaPanophobia• Fear of everythingFear of everything

AgoraphobiaAgoraphobia• Fear of open spacesFear of open spaces

Emotions on the JobEmotions on the Job In groups of 4-5, pick a specific occupation In groups of 4-5, pick a specific occupation

(each group needs a different one)(each group needs a different one) Brainstorm situations that would provoke a Brainstorm situations that would provoke a

specific emotional response (I will assign specific emotional response (I will assign this to you)this to you)

Role play one positive and one negative Role play one positive and one negative way to handle the situation way to handle the situation • Perform in front of class and we will guess Perform in front of class and we will guess

which emotion you are representing as well as which emotion you are representing as well as which is the positive and negative way to which is the positive and negative way to respondrespond

Managing EmotionsManaging Emotions

Defense Mechanisms: mental processes Defense Mechanisms: mental processes that protect individuals from strong or that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situationsstressful emotions and situations• Figure 7.4 pg 190Figure 7.4 pg 190

RepressionRepression SuppressionSuppression RationalizationRationalization RegressionRegression DenialDenial CompensationCompensation ProjectionProjection IdealizationIdealization

Handling FearHandling Fear

Identify your fearIdentify your fear Talk about your fear with someone Talk about your fear with someone

that you trustthat you trust Some fear is healthy, but when fear Some fear is healthy, but when fear

is irrational or uncontrollable it is irrational or uncontrollable it should be considered a problemshould be considered a problem

Dealing with GuiltDealing with Guilt

Address the underlying issueAddress the underlying issue Learn from experience and try to Learn from experience and try to

make better decisions in the futuremake better decisions in the future Discuss the situation with family or Discuss the situation with family or

friendsfriends Keep in mind that some situations Keep in mind that some situations

may be out of your controlmay be out of your control View circumstances realistically and View circumstances realistically and

honestlyhonestly

Managing AngerManaging Anger

Can be one of the most difficult Can be one of the most difficult emotions to handleemotions to handle

Address the underlying sourceAddress the underlying source

Hands on Health Pg 191Hands on Health Pg 191• Complete 1,2 and 3Complete 1,2 and 3• Complete the “apply and conclude” Complete the “apply and conclude”

section on your own OR with a partner. section on your own OR with a partner. Remember you are illustrating an Remember you are illustrating an EFFECTIVE anger management skillEFFECTIVE anger management skill