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Instructor : Ms. Maryam Shahzadi
Department of Applied Psychology GCWUF

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 We’ll learn:
1) Variety of emotions
2) Patterns of overt behavior in emotion
3) Strategies to manage emotions
4) Therapies for Emotional dysregulation

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 There are 2 variety of Emotions:
1) Positive Human Emotion
2) Negative Human Emotion

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 Positive emotions that lead one to feel good
about one’s self will lead to an emotionally
happy and satisfied result.
 Some positive emotions are
Hopeful
Confident
Peaceful

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 Negative emotions sap your energy,
undermine your effectiveness and lack of
desire to do anything.
 Some negative emotions are
Exhausted
Panic
Obnoxious

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 Psychologists generally classified emotional
behavior patterns in 4 broad categories:
4 broad categories
1 Destruction
2 Approach
3 Retreat or flight
4 Stopping of response

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 Uncivilized man makes
a physically destructive
attack like
biting,
scratching,
choking,
hitting,
spitting, or
snarling.

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 Civilized man makes attack more symbolic.
Words take the place of blows and the end
result is anger.

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 In pleasant emotions the
essential response is approach.
 Any stimulus that create a
pleasant response in human
serves as a motivator for future
responses.
 E.g: Biryani is a stimulus that
creates a pleasant response.

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 Flight from a dangerous situation may be physical or
symbolic and is often used as a mode of adjustment.
 Some people try to escape from frustration or
irritation by moving from place to place, job to job,
or even spouse to spouse.
 In civilized life, we more often retreat symbolically
through words, apologies, compromises, discussion
or through psychological mechanisms of withdrawal.

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 Gloom is an emotional reaction that does not involve
destruction, approach, or retreat but rather a
widespread stopping of usual responses.
 In grief, an extreme form of gloom, the individuals
fails to respond to even the most potent stimuli.

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1) Identify and reduce triggers
 You should try to avoid negative emotions or be
afraid of them.
 You don’t have to put yourself in a situation that
bring unpleasant emotions.
 Start to look for factors that are present when you
start to feel strong emotions.

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2) Tune into physical symptoms
 Pay attention to how you are feeling, including
whether you are feeling hungry or tired.
 These factors exacerbate your emotions and cause
you to interpret your emotions more strongly.

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3) Engage in positive self-talk
 Try to encouraging yourself by saying
“I always try so hard” or
“People are doing the best they can”

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4) Make a choice about how to respond
 Make a choice about how to respond because if you
show anger towards people, it creates negative
impact on your relationship.
 You might also notice that it doesn’t feel good.

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5) Look for positive emotions
 Human beings naturally attribute more weight to
negative emotions than positive ones. This is known
as negative bias.
 So, make a habit of noticing positive experiences
because it boost resilience and well-being.

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6) Seek out a therapist
 Managing our own emotions can be difficult. It
requires a high degree of self-awareness.
 Sometimes we need a therapist who help us learn
better self-regulation skills.

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 Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
 Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT)
 Emotional regulation therapy (ERT)

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 Positive emotions that lead one to feel good
and negative emotions sap energy and lack of
desire to do something.
 Always follow strategies for healthy
emotional regulation.
 Seek help from therapist if you find any
negative trigger emotion.

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Quize / Question

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Collins Publishers
 Kelly, G.A.(1955).The psychology of personal constructs. New
York : norton.
 Plotnik , R.(1989). Introduction to Psychology (2nd ed).Newbery
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