GROUP 4

EMOTIONAL
COMPETENCES
Agenda
DEFINITION OF EMOTION 3
KINDS OF EMOTION AND FEELINGS 4
MANAGEMENT OF EMOTION 6
ACHIEVING EMOTIONAL MATURITY 11
DEFINITION
OF
EMOTION
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3 Definition of Emotion

• The word “emotion” dates back to 1579 when it was

adapted from the French word emouvoir, which means “to
stir up”.

• Emotions can be defined as a complex pattern of changes,

including physiological arousal, feelings, cognitive
processes, and behavioral reactions, made in response to
a situation perceived to be personally significant.
 3 Definition of Emotion

• Emotion is the excited state or stirred up state of an

individual and it is purely a private experience.

• An emotion is a full body/mind/behavior response to a

situation.

• The mental thinking or feeling of a person at a particular

instant of time knowingly or unknowingly is called
emotion.
KINDS OF
EMOTIONS AND
FEELINGS
4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion
• Anger
• Sadness
• Fear
• Happiness
• Disgust
• Surprise
• Anxiety
• Satisfaction
• Shame
• Amusement
• Boredom
• Pride
• Guilt
• Embarrassment
• Awe
• Love
• Interest
• Contempt
• Envy
• Disappointment
• Depression
• Adoration
• Calmness
• Admiration
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Anger
also known as wrath or rage, is an intense emotional state
involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative
response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat.

• Sadness
is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by,
feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness,
disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing
sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw
themselves from others.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Fear
is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to
perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes
physiological changes that may produce behavioral
reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or
fleeing the threat.

• Happiness
is a positive and pleasant emotion, ranging from
contentment to intense joy. Moments of happiness may be
triggered by positive life experiences or thoughts, but
sometimes it may arise from no obvious cause.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion
• Disgust
is an emotional response of rejection or revulsion to
something potentially contagious or something considered
offensive, distasteful or unpleasant. In The Expression of the
Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin wrote that
disgust is a sensation that refers to something revolting.

• Surprise
is a brief mental and physiological state, a startle response
experienced by animals and humans as the result of an
unexpected event. Surprise can have any valence; that is, it
can be neutral/moderate, pleasant, unpleasant, positive, or
negative.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Anxiety
is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state
of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over
anticipated events. Anxiety is different from fear in that fear
is defined as the emotional response to a real threat,
whereas anxiety is the anticipation of a future threat.

• Satisfaction
contentment is a state of being where one is satisfied with
their current situation, and the state of affairs in one’s life
as they presently are. If one is content, they are pleased
with their situation and how the elements in one’s life are
situated.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Shame
is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated
with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and
feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and
worthlessness.

• Amusement
is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining
events or situations while the person or animal actively
maintains the experience, and is associated with
enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. It is an
emotion with positive valence and high physiological
arousal.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Boredom
In conventional usage, boredom, ennui, or tedium is an
emotional and occasionally psychological state
experienced when an individual is left without anything in
particular to do, is listless and dissatisfied due to a lack of
occupation or excitement, is not interested in their
surroundings, or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious.

• Pride
is defined by Merriam-Webster as "reasonable self-esteem"
or "confidence and satisfaction in oneself". Oxford defines
it as "the quality of having an excessively high opinion of
oneself or one's own importance."
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Guilt
is a moral emotion that occurs when a person believes or
realizes—accurately or not—that they have compromised
their own standards of conduct or have violated universal
moral standards and bear significant responsibility for that
violation.

• Embarrassment
or awkwardness is an emotional state that is associated
with mild to severe levels of discomfort, and which is
usually experienced when someone commits a socially
unacceptable or frowned-upon act that is witnessed by or
revealed to others.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Awe
is an emotion comparable to wonder but less joyous. On
Robert Plutchik's wheel of emotions awe is modeled as a
combination of surprise and fear.

• Love
encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and
mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit,
the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest
pleasure.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Interest
is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an
object, event, or process. In contemporary psychology of
interest, the term is used as a general concept that may
encompass other more specific psychological terms, such
as curiosity and to a much lesser degree surprise.

• Contempt
is an attitude towards individuals, social groups and
eventually ideologies, that evokes a sense of superiority
and the right to judge, amid feelings of disgust and anger.
This set of emotions generally produces maladaptive
behaviour.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Envy
is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's
quality, skill, achievement, or possession and wishes that
the other lacked it. Aristotle defined envy as pain at the
sight of another's good fortune, stirred by "those who have
what we ought to have".

• Disappointment
is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of
expectations or hopes to manifest.
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Depression
is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity. It
affects more than 280 million people of all ages. Depression
affects a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of
well-being.

• Adoration
is respect, reverence, strong admiration, or love in a certain
person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin
adōrātiō, meaning "to give homage or worship to someone or
something".
 4 Different types of Feelings and Emotion

• Calmness
is the mental state of peace of mind, being free from
agitation, excitement, or disturbance. It also refers being in
a state of serenity, tranquillity, or peace.

• Admiration
is a social emotion felt by observing people of competence,
talent, or skill exceeding standards. Admiration facilitates
social learning in groups. Admiration motivates self-
improvement through learning from role-models.
MANAGEMENT
OF EMOTIONS
 6

Managing emotions means having the skills

to deal with your emotions before they
become overwhelming and stop you from
taking positive action. It's best to familiarise
yourself with these tools when you're feeling
calm so you're ready to use them when
emotions are high.
 6 STRATEGIES IN MANAGING EMOTIONS

1. Smile to make yourself feel

good – face a mirror and smile.
2.Smile to make others feel good
– smiling opens up your
connection with others. It also
leads to experiencing empathy.
 6 STRATEGIES IN MANAGING EMOTIONS

3.Get up and move – exercises

activates happy hormones that
include endorphin, dopamine, and
serotonin, among others.
4.Check in with your body – scan your
body by feeling the tensions
building up.
 6 STRATEGIES IN MANAGING EMOTIONS

5.Physically remove the tension – if

you feel tense in your arms, shake
them.
6.Breathe – perform diaphramagmatic
or deep breathing by contracting
your diaphragm.
 6 STRATEGIES IN MANAGING EMOTIONS

7.Talk to someone – it is healthier to

vent your anger and frustrations to a
friend rather than to suppress them.
8.Disengage and re-engage emotions –
learn to park your emotions to deal
with at a later time, but do not avoid
them.
 6 STRATEGIES IN MANAGING EMOTIONS

9.Label your emotions – after

acknowledging your emotions, label
them.
10.Label emotions for others – you
can often defuse a tense situation
by acknowledging the feelings of
others.
ACHIEVING
EMOTIONAL
MATURITY
 11 What is Emotional Maturity
• Emotional maturity means being honest about your
feelings and building trust with those around you
because you don't have an agenda.

• Being emotionally mature can help you reach successful

resolutions to problems, as well as keep problems from
overwhelming you. It's important to understand that
emotional maturity is always an active work in progress.

• Someone who has reached emotional maturity that is in

him will not be affected by negative changes in himself,
can think realistically, and understand himself to be said
to be emotionally stable both in thought and behavior.
11 8 Signs of Emotional Maturity
1. You Are Empathetic.
2. You're Able to Recognize and Share Your
Feelings.
3. You're Flexible and Open-Minded.
4. You're Able to Form Secure, Healthy
Relationships.
5. You Take Responsibility for Your Actions.
6. You Set Healthy Boundaries.
7. You've Able to Resolve Conflicts.
8. You Can Manage Stress In Healthy Ways.
11 7 Ways to Become Emotionally Mature
1. Choose a growth mindset.
2. Build self-awareness.
3. Learn empathy towards yourself and
others.
4. Take responsibility for your feelings and
actions.
5. Nurture your inner child.
6. Cultivate healthy relationships.
7. Try therapy.
Thank
you