Chapter 2.3 Expressing Emotions

Question 1

An ___________ is a reaction to a situation that involves your mind, body, and behavior

Answer 1

Emotion

Question 2

_____________ emotions are emotions that are expressed by people in all cultures

Answer 2

Primary

Question 3

___________ emotions are not expressed by all people, but are created from a persons social environment

Answer 3

Learned

Question 4

3 examples of primary emotions

Answer 4

Happiness
Anger
Sadness

Question 5

3 examples or learned emotions

Answer 5

Love
Guilt
Shame

Question 6

First step in learning how to deal with emotions in a healthy way

Answer 6

Recognizing your emotions

Question 7

3 steps a person can follow when dealing with an emotion

Answer 7

• name the emotion your feeling
• determine what triggered the emotion
• think back to when you felt the same way

Question 8

___________ __________ are coping strategies that help you protect yourself from difficult feelings

Answer 8

Defense mechanisms

Question 9

Common defense mechanisms

Answer 9

1. Denial
2. Compensation
3. Rationalization
4. Reaction formation
5. Projection
6. Regression

Question 10

Denial -

Answer 10

Refusing to recognize an emotion

Question 11

Compensation-

Answer 11

Making up for a weakness in one area by excelling in another

Question 12

Rationalization-

Answer 12

Making excuses for actions or feelings

Question 13

Reaction formation-

Answer 13

Behaving in a way opposite to what you feel

Question 14

Projection-

Answer 14

Putting your own faults on another person

Question 15

Regression-

Answer 15

Returning to immature behaviors to express emotions

Question 16

4 helpful ways of coping

Answer 16

• confront the situation head on
• release the built up energy
• take a break
• talk through your emotions