EMOTION

REGULATION
GOALS OF
EMOTION REGULATION
❖ Understand what emotions are
and what they do for you

❖ Stop unwanted emotions from

starting up

❖ Stop or reduce unwanted

emotions once they start
 WHAT GOOD ARE EMOTIONS?

Motivate Communicate Communicate

Action to others to ourselves
MOTIVATE ACTION

• The urge connected to the

emotion is “hard wired”
• Emotions prepare us to react
• Help us overcome
COMMUNICATE TO OTHERS
• Facial expressions are “hard wired”
• Facial expressions communicate like
words but sometimes faster
• Posture, gestures, words and voice
tone communicate our emotions
COMMUNICATE TO OURSELVES
• Emotions can be signals or alarms
that something is happening
• “Gut Feelings”; Emotions get us to
check the facts
• Do not let emotions ignore the facts
Didn’t eat breakfast/
sleep well

Failed Test

“I’m not
smart.”
References
THANK YOU!