This document discusses managing emotions, particularly for teenagers and adults. It explains that emotions are indicators of how someone is feeling mentally and lists some common physical responses to emotions like love and hate. Teenagers experience a wide range of emotions due to hormonal changes. The document discusses positive and negative ways of expressing emotions and provides strategies for responding to emotions in a healthy manner. It identifies six basic emotions and defense mechanisms people use to avoid difficult emotions. Finally, it offers tips for managing specific difficult emotions like fear, guilt, and anger in a positive way.

1. MANAGING
EMOTIONS
AMERICAN FAMILY

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Students will learn ways to recognize and
manage emotions, and identify
consequences of uncontrolled emotions to
individuals, families and the community.

3. EMOTIONS
An indicator how a person is feeling mentally.

4. HOW THE BODY
EXPRESSES EMOTIONS
• Sweaty palms
• Racing heart
• Shortness of breath
• Butterflies in the stomach
• Red face
Love and hate are expressed in the body in the same way.
The difference is the external stimuli on which those feelings
are based.

5. TEENS AND EMOTIONS
Teens are emotional because of the release of different
hormones into their body.
A wide range of emotions are experienced throughout the
day.

6. EMOTIONS AND OUR ACTIONS
• How do children and adults express their emotions
differently?
• What about teens? Do they express their emotions more like
children or adults?
• What happens to adults who do not learn the appropriate way
to express emotions?
• How can this affect…
• Individuals?
• Families?
• Communities?

7. • How can teenagers/adults
positively express these
emotions?
• How can teenagers/adults
negatively express these
emotions?
SIX BASIC EMOTIONS

8. RESPONDING TO EMOTIONS
POSITIVELY
Learning how to respond to your emotions in a healthy manner is a
skill that will benefit you for the rest of your life.
Consider these strategies:
• What’s beneath the emotion? Are you overreacting?
• Will it matter tomorrow, next week?
• Take time to think things over. Don’t respond immediately to intense
emotions.
• Deal with upsetting emotions by taking care of yourself-exercise, talk
to a friend or family member.
• If things don’t improve, get help.

9. MANAGING DIFFICULT
EMOTIONS
What are some positive ways to deal with fear, guilt, and
anger?
Recognize your emotions and use positive coping skills to deal
with them effectively.
• Exercise, write in a journal, music, talk, get away for a while, give
yourself a chance to relax.

10. DEFENSE
MECHANISMS
Defense mechanisms: mental processes that protect
individuals from strong or stressful emotions and
situations. Common defense mechanisms include:
• Repression-involuntary pushing unpleasant feelings away
• Suppression-intentionally pushing unpleasant feelings away
• Denial-not acknowledging your behavior/emotions
• Projection-blaming feelings on others
• Regression-dealing with the emotion like a child
• Rationalization-making excuses rather than taking
responsibility
• Compensation-making up a mistake though gift-giving, or
hard work.
Provides a temporary escape, but not good for the long run.
One must eventually deal with difficult emotions in order to
heal and move on.

11. MANAGING DIFFICULT EMOTIONS
FEAR
Handling Fear:
1. Identify the fear.
2. Analyze the situation that causes fear.
3. Talk about it.
Some fears are natural, but if it interferes with
your everyday life, it’s a problem.

12. MANAGING DIFFICULT EMOTIONS
GUILT
Dealing with Guilt:
1. What is the underlying source?
2. If you’ve made a mistake, make amends.
3. Talk about it.
Keep in mind, not everything is within your
control. You are not always responsible.

13. MANAGING DIFFICULT EMOTIONS
ANGER
Managing Anger:
1. What is the source of your anger?
2. Do something to relax.
3. Rechannel your energy.
4. Talk to someone you trust.
5. Get some physical activity.
You might not be able to change the situation,
but you can choose your response.

14. Emotional Appeals
Anger Balloons
Cost to society
Anger management skills
(comic strip or skit)
ACTIVITIES