Spectrum of Emotions - Davis
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This document discusses the spectrum of emotions and how energy moves inward or outward from the mind and body. It provides a list of emotions and how they relate to different parts of the brain and behaviors. Strategies are suggested for managing emotions, including using emotional tools from the prefrontal cortex like journaling. Physical strategies are also listed like breathing, hydrating, and exercise to help flush stress toxins and discharge emotions from the limbic system and brain stem.
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- 1. Spectrum of Emotions Emotional Energy Moves INWARD EMOTIONAL FENDERS Mind-Body Containment Within Functional Limits (WFL) NEED EMOTIONAL FENDERS Mind-Body Containment Emotional Energy Moves OUTWARD Body Mind Mind Body Agoraphobia Asthma CFS Ulcers Dissociate Guarded HTN IBS Isolate Lethargic Lump in Throat Migraines Panic Attacks Psoriasis Restrict Eating Sleep too much Teeth Grinding TMJ Withdraw Anxiety (focused on past events) Depression (focused on past) Distractible Hoarding Hopelessness Inability to Focus Incongruent Intellectualizing Isolation NUMB Obsessive Thoughts Over Analyze Racing Thoughts Surreal Talking Head Worry Worthlessness Prefrontal Cortex Emotional Tools Guilt - amends Journal Think: Godly Choices Clarity thru Scriptures Courage – Armor of God Cortex Ask: How What When Where Who Limbic Personal Power (Assert) Safety (Boundaries) Soothe (Internal Comfort) Brain Stem Flush Stress Toxins: Breathe Hydrate Soothe Senses: Tough Sight Sound Taste Smells Put Metabolic Demand On Adrenaline & Cortisol: Exercise – Discharge Fight / Flight Interest Let’s look around & explore Acceptance Stay with group for safety Joy Let’s cooperate, create, reproduce Surprise Watch Out! Pay Attention! Anger Fight! Sadness Help me! I’m hurt! Fear Run, there’s danger! Disgust Don’t … there’s something wrong here. Prefrontal Cortex Emotional Tools Guilt - amends Journal Think: Godly Choices Clarity thru Scriptures Courage– Armor of God Cortex Ask: How What When Where Who Limbic Personal Power (Assert) Safety (Boundaries) Soothe (Internal Comfort) Brain Stem Flush Stress Toxins: Breathe Hydrate Soothe Senses: Tough Sight Sound Taste Smells Put Metabolic Demand On Adrenaline & Cortisol: Exercise – Discharge Fight / Flight Anxiety (focused on future, what-ifs) Discomfort Flashbacks Frenzied Mania Obsessive Thoughts Over Analyze Paranoia Rage Shame Terror Aggression Alcohol Binge Compulsive Rituals Excessive Activity High Risk Sex Lying Overspend Money Purge Self Harm Stealing Violence Yelling, Cursing Acting In Freeze / Immobilize / Restrict AVOIDANT / WITHDRAWER HOMEOSTASIS Pleasant Idle Balanced, Grounded Calm, Comforted Food Accepted for Nutrition Acting Out Fight / Flight / Binge / Purge ANXIOUS / PURSUER ALL Acting IN and Acting OUT is an attempt to get a NEED met! Find your CENTER! Elizabeth Davis, MA, LPC
- 2. The BRAIN 10 of 22 Contact Me elizabethd@lakepointe.org Prefrontal Lobe Mammalian Brain Limbic Reptilian Brain Brainstem Neo-Cortex Amygdala It can hijack it all !!!