Chapter 7Chapter 7

Lesson 4Lesson 4

Did You KnowDid You Know

Once you can identify your emotions, Once you can identify your emotions, you are prepared to manage your you are prepared to manage your emotions in a healthy way.emotions in a healthy way.

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A. Negative ways of dealing with A. Negative ways of dealing with emotions do nothing to solve problems. emotions do nothing to solve problems. These are a few negative ways of These are a few negative ways of dealing with emotions:dealing with emotions:

1. Exaggerating emotions1. Exaggerating emotions

2. Pretending emotions aren’t there2. Pretending emotions aren’t there

3. Intentionally hurting other 3. Intentionally hurting other people while expressing emotionspeople while expressing emotions

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B. These are some useful strategies for B. These are some useful strategies for interpreting and responding to most interpreting and responding to most emotions:emotions:

1. Look below the surface 1. Look below the surface 2. Consider how your response will 2. Consider how your response will effect tomorroweffect tomorrow3. Don’t take action on a strong 3. Don’t take action on a strong

emotion emotion 4. Use positive feeling4. Use positive feeling5. Seek help if negative feelings don’t 5. Seek help if negative feelings don’t

go go awayaway

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A.A. Strong emotions can be overwhelmingStrong emotions can be overwhelming1. When you feel intense emotion 1. When you feel intense emotion building, recognize the feeling and building, recognize the feeling and manage it by manage it by taking slow, deep breathstaking slow, deep breaths..

2. You may want to get away from a 2. You may want to get away from a difficult situation to difficult situation to compose your selfcompose your self..

3. You might be able to control your 3. You might be able to control your feelings by feelings by analyzing the situation analyzing the situation that is that is causing them.causing them.

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B. Defense mechanisms are mental B. Defense mechanisms are mental processes that protect individuals processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions.from strong or stressful emotions.

1. repression, suppression, 1. repression, suppression, denial, and denial, and projectionprojection

2. provide a temporary escape 2. provide a temporary escape from an from an unpleasant situationunpleasant situation

3. may keep you from facing 3. may keep you from facing what’s what’s really bothering youreally bothering you

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C. To overcome fear, analyze the C. To overcome fear, analyze the situation and talk with someone you situation and talk with someone you trust. Fear is healthy and natural.trust. Fear is healthy and natural.

D. When you feel guilty, try to identify D. When you feel guilty, try to identify the underlying source and admit the underlying source and admit your mistake. Be realistic: remember your mistake. Be realistic: remember that some situations are not in your that some situations are not in your controlcontrol

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E. E. When you feel angryWhen you feel angry, try to identify , try to identify the underlying source and address the underlying source and address it. These strategies can help you it. These strategies can help you come with anger:come with anger:

1. Do something to 1. Do something to relaxrelax

2. 2. RechannelRechannel your energy your energy

3. Talk to someone you trust3. Talk to someone you trust

4. Get some 4. Get some physical activityphysical activity

Discussion QuestionDiscussion Question

Which strategy do you find most Which strategy do you find most helpful for coping with anger?helpful for coping with anger?