Self Management Unit 4 Psychology Vocational

SELF MANAGEMENT
Self-management, which is also referred to as “self-control” or “self-regulation,” is the
ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different
situations.
This includes managing stress, delaying gratification, motivating oneself, and setting and
working toward personal and academic goals. Students with strong self-management skills
arrive to class prepared, pay attention, follow directions, allow others to speak without
interruption, and work independently with focus. Self-control in children as young as age 5 can
predict important life outcomes such as high school completion, physical health, income, single
parenthood, substance dependence. Self-management will usually be used in relation to long-
term, chronic health conditions while self care applies to acute illness or injuries. Self-
management is about coping with long-term health conditions, and managing the emotional
and practical issues they present. Self-care focuses more on treatment.

TIME MANAGEMENT

Time management is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between
different activities. Get it right, and you'll end up working smarter, not harder, to get more done
in less time – even when time is tight and pressures are high. Time management is the
coordination of tasks and activities to maximize the effectiveness of an individual's efforts.
Essentially, the purpose of time management is to enable people to get more and better work
done in less time.
 STRESS MANAGEMENT

Stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. Stress
is a natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives.
Everyone experiences stress to some degree.

Stress management offers a range of strategies to help you better deal with stress and difficulty
(adversity) in your life. Managing stress can help you lead a more balanced, healthier life.
Stress is an automatic physical, mental and emotional response to a challenging event. It's a
normal part of everyone's life. Stress management gives you a range of tools to reset and to
recalibrate your alarm system. It can help your mind and body adapt (resilience). Without it,
your body might always be on high alert. Over time, chronic stress can lead to serious health
problems.
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MANAGEMENT OF EMOTIONS:
Emotions are conscious mental reactions (such as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as
strong feelings usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by
physiological and behavioral changes in the body.
Emotional management, also known as emotion-focused therapy, is a type of therapy that
helps people better understand, accept, regulate, and express emotion. Doing so helps to
develop more positive and constructive ways of responding to good and bad stimuli in our
world.
Emotional management skills are abilities that help you regulate your emotional responses to
situations. They are a key part of emotional intelligence, which is a term that refers to a
person's ability to identify and understand their own emotions and those of other people.
Emotional management skills may take time and effort to develop, but they can help you
become an effective professional and supportive teammate.

Five key emotional management skills

1. Self-awareness
Self-awareness is a skill that allows you to predict how a situation or person might affect you
by understanding your own emotional state. It can allow you to observe your emotional
reactions to situations and learn how to improve your responses. For example, if you
understand that being prepared allows you to feel calmer and more confident at work, then
you can take steps to ensure that you're as prepared as possible for the workday. Feeling
secure in your work environment can lower your stress levels and make you more resilient to
changes or obstacles.
2. Reflection
Reflecting allows you to discover why you had a certain emotional reaction to a situation or
person and can help you resolve conflicts by separating the emotion from the situation. For
example, if you had a conflict with a colleague about a decision they made while you were
absent from work, it might help to reflect on whether you disagree with their decision or
whether you feel insecure that you weren't present for the discussion. Knowing the cause of
your feelings might help you reach a compromise with your colleague.
3. Acceptance
A key emotional management skill is the ability to accept your emotions without assigning a
value to them, which can help you react rationally to a situation that's causing you to feel a
certain way. By accepting your emotions, you can often recover from an emotional reaction
more easily, allowing you to focus on the next task. Learning to accept your own emotions
can also help you develop empathy towards others by relating your emotions to their own.
4. Perspective
Developing a sense of perspective can help you manage your emotions by placing them into
context. For example, if you feel nervous before giving a presentation to an audience, you can
put that emotion into perspective by recognizing that it's normal to feel some anxiety about
public speaking and that many successful professionals feel this way. Perspective can remind
you that emotions are a healthy response to situations and that you can overcome them to
accomplish your tasks.
5. Empathy
Empathy is the ability to relate to how other people feel in a situation using your own
experience. Using empathy in the workplace can help you build rewarding relationships with
colleagues and prevent conflicts. You can use empathy to recognize when a colleague needs
help managing their workload and understand when they become frustrated at an obstacle or
delay. Understanding their feelings can help you work with them to create a solution to the
problem.

Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to

understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress,
communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.
What are the four skills to increase emotional intelligence?
Emotional intelligence is typically broken down into four core competencies:
Self-awareness.
Self-management.
Social awareness.
Relationship management.