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.
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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.
Write them on the bottom of the page.
• Denial
• Rationalization
A refusal to accept reality.
• Projection
Putting your faults onto
someone else. “No see what
you made me do!”
• Repression
Making an excuse for a fault or
failure
Handling a stress event the
way you used to when you
were younger
• Displacement
• Regression
Taking your anger out on
someone else.
Handling a stress event the way you
used to when you were younger
• Compensation
• Sublimation
Compensating for a short
coming by excelling in another
area.
Channeling negative energy into
something positive
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