creative conclusion paper

Post 6 Managing Negative Emotions

Think about a time this past week where you were experiencing a negative emotion. Reflect on if you used any of the emotion regulation skills (check the facts, opposite action, problem solving, riding the wave, self talk). Also think about how you cultivated positive emotions in your life in the past week. Respond to the following questions/prompts in about 3-4 sentences each for about 1-2 pages total.

Share a time in the past where you were experiencing negative emotions. Which skills did you use? Are those different than what you think you should have used? How did it turn out?
What is one thing you did this week to cultivate positive emotions? How did it work?
Complete a WOOP for a goal you have based on the following four prompts. Remember to include all four parts of the WOOP, putting particular focus on naming an internal obstacle and an if/then statement for your plan.
- What is something you wish to change in your future in terms of your ability to manage negative emotions and cultivate positive ones? This change can be longer term, but make sure to then also identify something for within the next 4 weeks.
- What would a specific outcome be if you were to live out the above wish?
- What is an obstacle that has kept/will keep you from using the skills to manage negative emotion and cultivate positive ones? Name at least one internal barrier, although you can also name exterior barriers as well.
- What are your plans for overcoming these obstacles and barriers to using these skills? Make sure to include an if/then statement (per our class lesson on WOOP) and then expand on how you will ensure you stick with that plan. Include specific steps.
What is one thing that resonated with you class on Wednesday, particularly from the lecture material? What do you still have questions about (if anything)?

For the second part of the homework, write a half a page about something that happened this week that you are grateful for.

For the third part of the homework post, we want you to reflect on the reading for next week and the associated videos and answer the following questions (about a half page):