6 - Reflecting Feelings

Question 1

Difference between emotional reflection of feeling and cognitive paraphrasing/summarzing

Answer 1

The first focuses on reflecting feeing, naming them, repeating them to client. Paraphrasing/Summarazing fusses on words and concepts.

Question 2

primary emotions

Answer 2

sad, mad glad, scared, disgust, surprise

Question 3

where are “negative” emotions located

Answer 3

limbic system

Question 4

Parts of the Limbic Brain

Answer 4

Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex (PFC), Hippocampus, Hypothalamus, pituitary, and Adrenal Glands (HPA)

Question 5

Amygdala

Answer 5

Emotional and cognitive driver, takes information from the senses and passes it on. The thalamus is a key factor in distributing observations, thoughts, experiences. Amygdala is closely related to the total limbic system/prefrontal cortex

Question 6

Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)

Answer 6

Close connection with amygdala. PFC labels emotions as feelings and when possible regulates action. In times of emergency the amygdala overrides the PFC and emotional regulation breaks down.

Question 7

Hippocampus

Answer 7

Memory center that holds and distributes information throughout the brain. Both cognitive and emotional decisions are related to short and long term membory

Question 8

Hypothamus, Pitutitary, and rental glands (HPA)

Answer 8

Important for understanding the physical role of emotion, they produce hormones for our brain and body. Hypothamus releases hormones stimulated by the amygdala, pituitary stimulates the adrenals at the top of the kidney, in turn he adrenals produce cortisol which is essential for learning. However too much cortisol can be delivered to the brain with trauma.

Question 9

location of positive emotional experiences

Answer 9

left prefrontal cortex

Question 10

social emotions that come from primary emotions

Answer 10

puzzled, sympathy, embarrassment, guilt, pride, jealousy, gratitude admiration, indication, contempt

Question 11

Difference between basic emotions and social one

Answer 11

basic emotions seem to be universal but social emotions appear to come from one’s community, culture, family members and peers

Question 12

Skill Set for Reflection Feeling

Answer 12

1) Sentence Stem
2) Feeling Label
3) Context or brief paraphrase
4) Tense and Immediacy
5) Checkout
6. Bring out positive emotional stories and strengths

Question 13

micro/macro nonverbals

Answer 13

small vs large nonverbal. Ones that are easy to identify and others that are not

Question 14

glad words

Answer 14

pleased, happy, love, contented, together, excited, delighted, pleasure