UTS Module 7

• Feelings


  • The mental portrayal of what is going on in your body when you have an emotion and are the by-product of your brain perceiving and assigning meaning to the emotion
  • Feelings are subjective experiences that frame the interpretation of emotion
• Mood


  • An affective state that is less specific, less intense and less likely to be provoked or instantiated by a particular stimulus or event
  • Moods are typically described as having either a positive or negative valence
  • Moods are influenced by the environment, diet, exercise, physical health, and what you choose to think about
  • Moods can last minutes, hours, or days, and they have no unique corresponding nonverbal facial expressions or body language
• Emotional Components

  • Subjective Feeling Component
  • Action Tendency Component
  • Appraisal Component
  • Motor Component
  • Physiological Component
• Theories of emotions


  • Physiological Theories
  • Neurological Theories
  • Cognitive Theories
  • Social Theories
• Sources of Emotions and Moods

  • Personality
  • Day of the week and time of the day
  • Weather
  • Stress
  • Social activity
  • Sleep
• Functions of emotions


  • Adaptive
  • Social
  • Motivational
• Emotional intelligence


  • The ability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others
  • Includes emotional awareness, the ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks, and the ability to manage emotions
• Emotion regulation


  • A person's ability to effectively manage and respond to an emotional experience
  • People unconsciously use emotion regulation strategies to cope with difficult situations many times throughout each day
• How to effectively manage your emotions

  1. Pause

  2. Acknowledge What You're Feeling

  3. Think

  4. Help
• Mood Boosters


  • Read the story of someone you admire
  • Watch a funny YouTube video
  • Play with an animal
  • Watch a movie you loved when you were younger
  • Reorganize your room
  • Make a list of places you want to travel
• Address Your Basic Needs

  • Eat a healthy snack
  • Drink a glass of water
  • Take a shower or bath
  • Take a nap
• Process Feelings


  • Draw how you're feeling
  • Make a gratitude list
  • Punch a pillow
  • Scream
  • Let yourself cry
  • Rip paper into small pieces
  • Vent
• Problem Solving


  • Make a list of solutions to problems
  • Make a list of your strengths
• Volunteering/Acts of Kindness


  • Do something nice for someone you know
  • Help a stranger
  • Volunteer your time
• Hobbies/Stress Relievers


  • Learn something new
  • Create - try a craft project, color, paint, or draw
  • Write – you could write a story, a poem, or an entry in a journal
  • Get active – dancing, running, or playing a sport
  • Play a video game
  • Get a plant and start a garden
• Relaxation Exercises


  • Practice belly breathing
  • Try progressive muscle relaxation
  • Play with Play-Doh
  • Go for a walk
  • Find a guided meditation on YouTube
  • Do yoga
  • Read a book
  • Listen to music, a podcast, or an audiobook
  • Unplug – turn off your phone, tablet, and/or computer for an hour or so
• Ask for Help


  • Text a friend
  • Ask someone to just sit with you
  • Call a family member
  • Talk to an adult you trust
  • Call a friend you haven't talked to recently
• are the lower level

  responses occurring in the brain, which create biochemical reactions in the body, and

  consequently cause changes in one’s physical state.

  Emotions
• Feelings


  are subjective experiences that frame the interpretation of

  emotion.
• feelings are how we interpret emotions and let them sink in.
• A mood is an affective state.
• In contrast to emotions or feelings, moods are less specific, less intense and less likely to be provoked or instantiated by a particular stimulus or event.
• Subjective Feeling Component - this is where an individual simply experiences the feelings.
• Action Tendency Component - once the emotion is identified, the body moves into action.
• Appraisal Component - cognitively analyzing the emotion, the individual is able to pick up on the situations, actions, environments, or individuals that are causing the emotion.
• Motor Component - this is the communicative function of how we express what we are experiencing (facial expressions, hand gestures, body movements, etc.).
• Physiological Component - this component supports all others and is the chemical reaction our body experiences.
• PHYSIOLOGICAL THEORIES

  ▪ suggest that responses within the body are responsible for emotions.
• NEUROLOGICAL THEORIES

  ▪ propose that activity within the brain leads to emotional responses.
• COGNITIVE THEORIES

  ▪ argue that thoughts and other mental activity play an essential role in forming emotions.
• SOCIAL THEORIES

  ▪ posits that emotions occur within the course of social interactions and within social settings.
• Functions of emotions

  Adaptive

  social

  motivational
• Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the

  emotions of others
• Emotional intelligence is generally said to include at least three skills:

  1. emotional awareness

  2. the ability to harness those emotions

  3. the ability to manage emotions
• a term generally used to describe a person’s ability to effectively manage and

  respond to an emotional experience.

  emotion regulation