Chapter 7, Lesson 4

Guided Reading Activity 26

1. What are two ways that people express emotions?

• Talking about them• Expressing through behaviors such as

– Laughing– hugging

2. How do the results of expressing emotions in positive ways differ

from the results of negative ways.• Negative ways of expressing emotions don’t

help solve anything• In fact they generally worsen the situation

and create new problems.• Positive, healthful ways of expressing

emotions can benefit the person expressing emotion and the people around her or him.

3. Identify three strategies that can help you interpret and respond to

your emotions.• Look below the surface• Examine the consequences• Use positive feelings for inspiration• Relieve negative feelings by exercising or

talking with some• Seek help if necessary from a parent, trusted

adult or professional.

4. Identify three actions that can help you manage emotions.

• Take slow deep breaths• Leave the situation to compose yourself• Analyze the situations that cause the feelings

by writing in a journal• Playing Music• Talking with a friend.

5a. What are defense mechanisms?

• Mental processes that protect people from strong or stressful emotions and situations

5b. How are they helpful?

• Can be helpful by protecting a person from too much emotional pain.

5c. How can they be damaging?

• In long run, it can prevent a person from seeing the real sources of trouble.

5d. Name Six Defense Mechanisms. Give an Example of Each.

• Denial

• Rationalization

• Projection

• Repression

Making an excuse for a fault or failure

Putting your faults onto someone else. “No see what you made me do!”

A refusal to accept reality.

Handling a stress event the way you used to when you were younger

Write them on the bottom of the page.

• Displacement

• Regression

• Compensation

• Sublimation Channeling negative energy into something positive

Compensating for a short coming by excelling in another area.

Handling a stress event the way you used to when you were younger

Taking your anger out on someone else.

6. After you identify a fear, what is one step that can help you overcome it?

• Analyzing a situation that causes the fear or talking to someone you trust.

7. When does fear become a problem?

• When it is irrational• When it is uncontrollable

8. What are two strategies that can help a person deal with

guilt?

• Get to the underlying source• Discuss the issue• Make amends for mistakes

9. What is the first step in constructive anger management?

• Try to understand and address the underlying source of the anger.

Math Problem

• According to the U.S. Department of health and Human Services, the percentage of females reporting significant emotional problems is 22 percent among adolescents aged 14 to 17. Suppose that the study surveyed 3.7 million girls ages 14 to 15 and 3.5 million girls ages 16 to 17. How many girls aged 14 to 17 would have reported significant emotional problems.

Math Problem Answer

3.5 Million girls ages 16 to 17

+ 3.7 Million girls ages 14 to 15

7.2

7.2 x .22 = 1.584 million girls