Expressing Your Emotions Life Skills Emotion A reaction

Expressing Your Emotions Life Skills

Emotion -- A reaction to a situation that involves your mind, body and behavior. Primary Emotion -- Emotions expressed by people in all cultures. It’s our first response to a situation.

Happiness Sadness Fear Anger

Learned Emotions -- These are emotions that are not expressed the same in every environment/culture. Examples: Guilt Love Jealousy

Personality and Self. Esteem Life Skills

Personality v. A set of behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that are unique to an individual. v. Ways your personality form are: v. Heredity v. Environment (family, friends, culture)

Self-Esteem v. Your opinion of yourself; how much you respect and like yourself. Think? ? v. How can your self esteem affect your relationships and how you interact with others?

Benefits of High self-esteem v. You have a realistic view of yourself. v. Closer relationships v. You accept yourself for who you are.

Risks of Low self-esteem v. Little respect for yourself. v. You judge yourself harshly v. You have more of a fear for failure. v. May be at a higher risk for using drugs, dropping out of school, becoming pregnant, or suffer from eating disorders.

Activity!! SELL YOURSELF!!!. . . In a good way Make an ACROSTIC of your name! • Get a piece of paper off the table. • Use markers, colored pencils, pictures (draw or get from magazines) , to describe how wonderful you are!!! I WANT COLOR AND CREATIVITY!

L - Loving A - Appreciative S – Silly K - Kind E – Educated E - Encouraging