EXPRESSING & MANAGING EMOTIONS

EXPRESSING EMOTIONS

• Verbal communication
• Active listening
• Body language
• Creative expression

VERBAL COMMUNICATION

• Expressing and understanding thoughts and emotions
• Through talking
• For it to be effective someone must hear and understand the speaker

ACTIVE LISTENING

• Hearing and showing that you understand what is being said
• Encouraging speaker
• Asking questions and listening
• Making eye contact
• Paying attention

BODY LANGUAGE

• Way to express thoughts and emotions
• Using your face, hands, and posture
• Facial movements are example of body language
• Body language is non verbal
• Awareness of body language alerts you of feelings/emotions

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

• Using art to express emotions
• Includes painting, sculpting, acting, dancing, writing, and playing music
• Healthy way to release emotional tension

MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS

• Negative thinking
• Positive self talk
• Defense mechanisms
• Triggers

NEGATIVE THINKING

• Focusing on only the bad parts of a situation

POSITIVE SELF TALK

• Thinking about the good parts in a bad situation
• Better way to manage emotions

DEFENSE MECHANISMS

• Behaviors used to deal with stress
• Healthy defense mechanisms help you deal with emotions in a useful way
• Unhealthy if they cause you to ignore your emotions
• Unhealthy if they cause you to ignore issues that cause them

TRIGGER

• Person, situation, or event
• Influences your emotions
• Knowing triggers helps you to be more aware of emotions
• Do things that make you happy
• Dealing with emotions quickly can keep them from becoming problems

YOUR EMOTIONS

• Can be controlled by you
• Can be improved by physical and social health
• Are an important part of your life
• Are how you feel
• Vary from despair to happiness

BY TAUNI KEYES & TRINITY OLVERA