How to manage your emotions

How to manage your emotions

TED-Ed

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Explore the framework known as the Process Model, a psychological tool to help you identify, understand, and regulate your emotions. -- After a week of studying, you feel confident that you'll ace your exam. But when you get your grade back, it's much lower than you expected. You’re devastated, and the disappointment is hard to shake. Should you be trying to look on the bright side? And is controlling your emotions even possible? Explore techniques to help you identify, understand, and regulate your emotions. Directed by Daniel Stankler. This video made possible in collaboration with Character Lab Learn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: https://bit.ly/TEDEdPartners A special thanks to Kateri McRae and James Gross who provided information and insights for the development of this video. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-manage-your-emotions Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-manage-your-emotions#digdeeper Animator's website: http://danstan.co.uk ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Liz Candee, Ugur Doga Sezgin, Karmi Nguyen, John C. Vesey, Yelena Baykova, Nick Johnson, Carlos H. Costa, Jennifer Kurkoski, Ryan B Harvey, Akinola Emmanuel, Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco, Sebastiaan Vleugels, Karl Laius, JY Kang, Abhishek Goel, Heidi Stolt, Nicole Sund, Karlee Finch, Mario Mejia, Denise A Pitts, Doug Henry, Keven Webb, Mihai Sandu, Deepak Iyer, Javid Gozalov, Kyanta Yap, Rebecca Reineke, William Biersdorf, Patricia Alves Panagides, Yvette Mocete, Cyrus Garay, Samuel Barbas, LadyGeek, Marin Kovachev, Penelope Misquitta, Hans Peng, Gaurav Mathur, Erik Biemans, Tony, Michelle, Katie and Josh Pedretti, Hoai Nam Tran, Kack-Kyun Kim, Michael Braun-Boghos, zjweele13, Anna-Pitschna Kunz, Edla Paniguel, Thomas Mungavan, Jaron Blackburn, Venkat Venkatakrishnan, ReuniteKorea and Aaron Henson.

This segment introduces the concept of emotional regulation and presents the Process Model, a framework that outlines four steps involved in forming emotions: situation, appraisal, response, and intervention. The Process Model highlights strategies for managing emotions at each stage, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and understanding emotions as a foundation for effective regulation.

Emotional Regulation

Process Model

Emotion Management

You and your friend are feeling upset after receiving lower grades than expected on an exam, and you're wondering why your friend is handling it better than you.
The video explains that regulating emotions is possible and introduces the Process Model, a framework that identifies four steps in the emotion-forming process: situation, appraisal, response, and intervention.

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1. Is Controlling Our Emotions Even Possible?

The script asserts that controlling our emotions is indeed possible. It introduces the Process Model, a framework used by psychologists to identify how to intervene in the process of emotional formation. The model breaks down emotions into four steps: situation, appraisal, emotional response, and intervention.

2. Can We Shift our Attention to Control our Emotions?

The script suggests that redirecting our attention can be an effective way to manage emotions. For example, when confronted with an unpleasant situation, like encountering an ex at a party, shifting our focus to something else, such as a game with friends, can help diminish the negative impact of the

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