effective communication,
“I” message,
active listening,
body language,
constructive criticism,
compromise,
cooperation,
relationship,
empathy,
sympathy,
defense mechanism,
conflict,
interpersonal
conflict,
conflict resolution,
mediation,
negotiation,
prejudice,
tolerance,
emotions,
depression,
cluster suicide,
resilience,
psychiatrist,
psychologist.
Use the word bank above to complete the definitions below
Emotions Vocabulary
1. ________________________ The ability to express one’s knowledge, beliefs and ideas
in a variety of forms.
2. ________________________ The statement in which a person tells how he or she feels
using the pronoun “I”.
3. ________________________ Really paying attention to what someone is saying a
feeling.
4. ________________________ Nonverbal communications through gestures, facial
expressions and behaviors.
5. ________________________ Non-hostile comments that point out problems and have
the potential to help a person change.
6. ________________________ The result of each person’s giving up something in order
to reach a solution that satisfies everyone.
7. ________________________ Working together for the good of all.
8. ________________________ A bond or connection between people.
9. ________________________ The ability to imagine and understand how someone else
feels.
10. ________________________ To feel sorry for someone else.
11. ________________________ Messages from others that indicate who they think you
are or what they think you are like.
12. ________________________ A strategy to deal with strong or stressful emotions and
situations.
13. ________________________ Any disagreement, struggle or fight.
14. ________________________ A disagreement between groups of any size, from two
people to entire nations.
15. ________________________ The process of ending a conflict by cooperating and
problem solving together.
16. ________________________ A process in which specially trained people help others to
resolve their conflicts peacefully.
17. ________________________ A process in which compromise is used to reach
agreement.
18. ________________________ Negative feelings toward someone or something that is
based not on experience but, rather, on stereotypes.
19. ________________________ Accepting others’ differences and allowing them to be
who they are without expressing disapproval.
20. ________________________ Signals that tell our mind and body how to react.
21. ________________________ Feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and sadness.
22. ________________________ A rash of suicides occurring within a short space of time
and involving several people in the same school or community.
23. ________________________ The ability to adapt effectively and recover from
disappointment, difficulty or crisis.
24. ________________________ Generally having a positive outlook, being comfortable
with yourself and others, and being able to meet life’s challenges and demands.
25. ________________________ A medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and
treating mental disorders and can prescribe medications.
26. ________________________ Professionals with degrees who diagnose and treat
emotional and behavioral disorders.