Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 1 of 21 Agenda “Expressing your emotions” Group Activity-Defense Mechanisms What is STRESS? Wednesday, Sept 24 “B” Day

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 2 of 21 Objectives Identify four primary emotions and three learned emotions. Explain why it is important to recognize your emotions. Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Distinguish helpful from harmful coping strategies.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 3 of 21 Myth It is always healthy to “let your feelings out.” Fact Some ways of expressing your emotions are positive and constructive. Other ways of expressing emotions are negative and destructive. Think of a time when you felt afraid and a time when you felt guilty. Describe how you behaved in response to each feeling.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 4 of 21 An emotion is a reaction to a situation that involves your mind, body, and behavior. Primary Emotions Primary emotions are emotions that are expressed by people in all cultures. Examples of primary emotions are happiness sadness anger fear

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 5 of 21 Happiness is a normal response to pleasant events in one’s life. Happiness Feeling happy helps you feel good about yourself. Make a list of the things you enjoy.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 6 of 21 Sadness is a normal response to disappointing events in your life. Sadness If you are sad about the death of a loved one, you will likely experience a period of deep sorrow known as grief.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 7 of 21 Feelings of anger can range from mild resentment to intense rage. Anger Anger is helpful when it provides you with the energy necessary to try to change things. People who tend to express anger in negative ways may hurt themselves and others.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 8 of 21 Fear is the emotion you feel when you recognize a threat to your safety or security. Fear Fear can be a helpful emotion because it can lead you to run from life-threatening situations. Fear can be a harmful emotion when it is not based on a real threat or when it is an overreaction to a perceived threat.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 9 of 21 Some emotions are not expressed in the same way by all people. These emotions are called social emotions, or learned emotions. Learned Emotions Examples of learned emotions are love guilt shame

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 10 of 21 What do love between family members, love between friends, and romantic love have in common? Love All are marked by deep feelings of affection and concern. You can feel love toward places and things, as well as toward people. The capacity to give and receive love is essential for mental health.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 11 of 21 News Content and Emotions What stories appear on the evening news and why? To attract viewers, news directors may select stories that are highly emotional. Can watching the news increase your level of fear or anxiety? Evaluate the evening news using this checklist.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 12 of 21 Two or more “Yes” answers indicate a program that could increase your level of fear or anxiety. Were two or more stories about a crime or a trial? Did you see a car crash, train wreck, or plane crash? Were there reports about fires, floods, or other disasters? Did most of the people who were interviewed express sadness, fear, or anger? Did a majority of the reports show events with negative outcomes?

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 13 of 21 News Content and Emotions Watch a local news program and record the content of each story. Don’t include weather or sports. Use the checklist to evaluate the program. Write a paragraph summarizing what you learned. Also describe how the news affected you.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 14 of 21 Guilt can be a helpful emotion. Guilt and Shame Guilt can stop you from doing something you know is wrong, or it can make you take action to correct something you’ve done. Shame is different from guilt because it focuses on the person rather than the action. Shame can be harmful because it lowers self-esteem.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 15 of 21 Recognizing your emotions is the important first step toward dealing with them in healthful ways. Recognizing Your Emotions Name the emotion you are feeling. Determine what triggered the emotion. Think back to past times that you felt the same way.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 16 of 21 A coping strategy is a way of dealing with an uncomfortable or unbearable feeling or situation. Coping With Your Emotions Coping strategies are helpful when they improve a situation or allow a person to handle a situation in a better way. Coping strategies are harmful when they make a situation worse or a person is less able to handle a situation.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 17 of 21 Defense mechanisms are coping strategies that help you to protect yourself from difficult feelings. Defense Mechanisms

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 18 of 21 People react in many different ways to their own strong feelings. Helpful Ways of Coping Helpful coping strategies Confront the situation head-on. If possible, take action to improve the situation. Release your built-up energy by exercising, cleaning your room, or being active in some other way. Take a break by reading a book, listening to music, taking a walk,writing in your journal, or otherwise relaxing. Talk through your feelings with a family member, friend, counselor, or other trusted person. Sometimes, just talking about your feelings will help you see things more clearly.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 19 of 21 People may respond in unhealthy ways to intense emotions. Harmful Ways of Coping Using alcohol or other drugs is an example of a harmful coping strategy. Withdrawing from friends and family is another.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Group Activity: Defense Mechanisms Situation 1: Your sister stepped on and broke your cell phone, which was lying on the floor. Projection:__________________________________ Healthier Strategy:___________________________ Situation 2: You forgot about a major homework assignment until the day it was due. Reaction Formation:__________________________ Healthier Strategy:___________________________ Slide 20 of 23

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Group Activity: Defense Mechanisms Situation 3: You got caught copying a friend on a test. Rationalization:______________________________ Healthier Strategy:___________________________ Situation 4: You are grounded because you stayed out later than your curfew without calling home. Regression:________________________________ Healthier Strategy:___________________________ Slide 21 of 23

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Slide 22 of 21 Vocabulary emotionA reaction to a situation that involves the mind, body, and behavior. primary emotionAn emotion that is expressed by people in all cultures. griefA period of deep sorrow. learned emotionAn emotion whose expression depends on the social environment in which a person grows up. coping strategyA way of dealing with an uncomfortable or unbearable feeling or situation. defense mechanism A coping strategy that helps protect a person from difficult feelings.

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Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Trivia Challenge “The Olympics” 1.London hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics sets a milestone in Olympics history. Which is it? A.The longest time between hosting the Games. B.The first city to host the Games three times. C.The first host city to have a Queen as its sovereign. Slide 24 of 23 The first city to host the Games three times. London also hosted the Games in 1908 and 1948.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Trivia Challenge “The Olympics” 2.How old was the oldest athlete ever to compete in the Olympics?48 A.60 B.72 C.81 Slide 25 of Oscar Swahn of Sweden competed in three Olympics, in 1908, 1912, and 1920, all for shooting. Swahn became the oldest gold medalist when he won gold at 64 years and 280 days old in 1912, and the oldest medallist when he won silver in 1920 aged 72 years, 281 days old.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Trivia Challenge “The Olympics” 3.Several sports were once included in the Games, but have since been removed. Which of the following was never an Olympic sport? A.Badminton B.Croquet C.Tug-of-War D.Pigeon Shooting Slide 26 of 23 Badminton Pigeon shooting only appeared at the Olympics once, at the 1900 Paris Games. It marks the only time animals were killed for an Olympic sport.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Trivia Challenge “The Olympics” 4.What does the Olympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius, mean? A.Continuity, Unity, Strength B.Compete, Achieve, Exceed C.Faster, Higher, Stronger D.Champion, Athlete, Friend Slide 27 of 23 Faster, Higher, Stronger The Latin motto was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Trivia Challenge “The Olympics” 5.From 1896 to 2010, which country has taken home the most number of medals (gold, silver, and bronze)? A.Germany B.United States C.Soviet Union D.France Slide 28 of 23 United States The United States has won a combined total of 2,549 medals; the Soviet Union has won 1,204, Germany has 1,099 to its name, and France has taken home 731.

Section 2.3 Expressing Your Emotions Stressed Out! Activity Computer Lab Slide 29 of 21 1.Go to the Teen Health: Stress website 2.Read about Stress 3.Complete the “Stressed Out!” Assignment

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