Glencoe Health Lesson 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways

BIG IDEA New Vocabulary emotions empathy hormones defense mechanisms Managing your emotions allows you to express them in healthful ways. hostility Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Main Idea Understanding Your Emotions Recognizing and acknowledging your emotions is a sign of good mental and emotional health. How you respond to your emotions can affect your mental/emotional, physical, and social health. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Emotions Signals that tell your mind and body how to react. Emotions Signals that tell your mind and body how to react. New Vocabulary Understanding Your Emotions Learning to recognize your emotions and to understand their effects on you will help you learn to manage them in healthful ways. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

hormones Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells. hormones Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells. New Vocabulary Understanding Your Emotions Changes during puberty are caused by hormones. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Understanding Your Emotions Common Emotions HappinessSadness Love FearGuilt Anger Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

hostility The intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior. hostility The intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior. New Vocabulary Understanding Your Emotions Hostility is a form of anger that can hurt others, as well as the hostile person. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Main Idea Managing Your Emotions Know how to recognize your emotions can help you manage them in healthful ways. Learning to express emotions in a healthful way will not only help you cope with emotional upsets, but also helps those around you to better handle their emotions. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Dealing with Emotions in Positive Ways Emotions are neither good nor bad. The way you express your emotions, however, can produce good or bad results. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Dealing with Emotions in Positive Ways Feeling bad, or emotional, when things happen in your life is normal. These feelings can be managed. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Empathy The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels. Empathy The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels. New Vocabulary Dealing with Emotions in Positive Ways One example of expressing empathy is supporting a friend who is going through a difficult time. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Dealing with Emotions in Positive Ways To help you recognize your emotions and express them in positive ways, ask yourself these questions: Why do I feel the way I do about this event? Will this event matter later on in my life? Why should I wait before responding? What can I do to feel better? Who can I ask to help me deal with my negative feelings? Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Responding to Difficult Emotions Reducing the Intensity of Emotions Take several deep breaths. Relax your muscles. Get away from the situation until you calm down. Analyze your emotions by writing about them in a private journal. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

defense mechanisms Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations. defense mechanisms Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations. New Vocabulary Responding to Difficult Emotions Sometimes you may use defense mechanisms unconsciously as a way to protect yourself from intense emotional pain. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Responding to Difficult Emotions Common Defense Mechanisms Involuntarily pushing unpleasant feelings out of one’s mind. Returning to behaviors characteristic of a younger age, rather than dealing with problems in a mature manner. Unconscious lack of recognition of something that is obvious to others. Attributing your own feelings or faults to another person or group. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Repression Regression Denial Projection Lesson Home

Responding to Difficult Emotions Common Defense Mechanisms Suppression Consciously and intentionally pushing unpleasant feelings out of one’s mind. Rationalization Making excuses to explain a situation or behavior, rather than taking responsibility for it. Compensation Making up for weaknesses and mistakes through gift giving, hard work, or extreme efforts. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Handling Fear You can overcome some fears by recognizing that you are afraid and figuring out what is causing this fear. If you are unable to control your fears, consider seeking the help of a doctor or a mental health professional. Some fears may be caused by phobias. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Dealing with Guilt Guilt is a very destructive emotion that can harm your self-esteem. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Dealing with Guilt If you feel guilty about something: Look at the circumstances realistically and honestly. Admit it if you made a mistake. This can help you manage feelings of guilt. Determine whether the situation was in your control. Sometimes you may feel guilty about things that are out of your control. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Managing Anger Anger is one of the most difficult emotions to manage. As with guilt, it is best to figure out what is causing your anger, and then deal with it in a healthy way. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Managing Anger When you first feel anger building, try to calm down. If this does not work, physically leave the situation that is causing the anger. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

Managing Anger Do something to relax Listen to soothing music, read a book, or imagine sitting on a beach or walking through the woods. Channel your energy in a different direction Use the energy from anger to do something positive. Talk a walk, play a musical instrument, or write down your feelings in a private journal. Talk with someone you trust Share your thoughts and feelings with a trusted friend or family member. The listener may be able to suggest ways to deal with the situation. Strategies for Managing Anger Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 1.What are emotions? How can emotions affect your behavior? Emotions are signals that tell your mind and body how to react. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 2.What are five common defense mechanisms? Any five: Repression, suppression, rationalization, regression, denial, compensation, projection. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 3.List three strategies for handling anger in a healthful way. Do something to relax, channel your energy in a different direction, talk to someone you trust. Glencoe Health Chapter 3 Achieving Mental and Emotional Health LESSON 3 Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Lesson Home

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