1. Lesson 3: Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways
Chapter 3
Lesson 3: Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways

2. Understanding Your Emotions
Emotions- signals that tell your mind and body how to react.
What is an example of an emotion that can be challenging to express in a positive way?
Many times, the most intense emotions you feel will be related to an event in your life.
Changes during puberty are caused by hormones-chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells.
Emotions are more intense as you go through puberty.

3. Common Emotions Happiness Sadness Love Fear Guilt Anger
Hostility-the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior.
Express an emotion without using words!

4. Emoticons
:-V
:-||
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:-P
=^D :(
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:-O

5. Dealing with Emotions in a Positive Way
Emotions are neither good nor bad.
HOWEVER
The way you express your emotions can produce good or bad consequences.
Empathy-the ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels.
Emotions can be private for those who are uncomfortable expressing their feelings.
What are some ways that people handle emotions negatively?
What are some ways you handle your emotions?

6. Responding to difficult Emotions
Some ways to reduce the intensity of your emotions:
Take several deep breaths
Relax your muscles
Get away from the situation until you calm down
Write in a journal
Talk to someone you trust

7. Defense Mechanisms-are mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations.
Repression
Regression
Denial
Projection
Suppression
Rationalization
Compensation

8. Responding to Difficult Emotions
Defense mechanisms can help deal with emotions for a short time, but eventually you will need to work through the problem.
Relying on these for too long can keep you from facing-and solving-what’s upsetting you.

9. Responding to Difficult Emotions
Handling Fear
Dealing With Guilt
Overcome by recognizing that you are afraid
Figure out what is causing the fear
What are you afraid of?
Example-going to college
Requires the help of resources within your community
Admitting a mistake, apologizing, and promising to be more thoughtful in the future can help manage feelings of guilt.
You may not be able to control some situations.
Example-parents divorce
Realize it’s not your fault

10. Responding to Difficult Emotions
Managing Anger
Managing Anger
Figure 0ut what is causing your anger and deal with it in a healthy way.
Take time to calm down.
Do something to relax.
Example?
Channel your energy in a different direction.
Talk with someone you trust.