Grade Standard
Fact or Fiction?
Is this statement true or false? If you think it is false, explain what is true.
•Emotional health is not related to physical health.
•Self confident people radiate warmth, energy, and enthusiasm.
•Self-confidence is not the same as being conceited.
•A confident person feels okay about her traits without exaggerating them.
•Self-confidence starts with self-knowledge. You gain self-knowledge by examining how
you react to the things you experience.
•Learn about yourself by managing your internal world—your thoughts, values, and
emotions.
•“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and
power to choose our response. In our response lies growth and freedom.” Victor Frankl
•Your thoughts take place in the cortex of the brain.
•Your thoughts shape your actions.
•Your thoughts are conscious; you are always aware of them.
•Your thoughts shape your actions.
•A person can acquire peace of mind, reduced stress, and improved health through
positive thinking.
•Values help determine whether a behavior is positive or negative.
•People who know themselves are very aware of their own values.
•Discover your own values by stating your beliefs.
•Discover how strong your values are by asking:
–Would I be willing to state this value to others?
–How faithfully will I stand by this value when it is challenged, or when it brings
negative consequences?
–Do I act consistently in line with this value?
Emotions
•The emotions you feel in response to an event often depend on earlier experiences of the
same kind.
•Some emotions are present from birth while others are learned.
•The emotions you feel in response to an event often depend on earlier experiences.
•Emotions, such as happiness, sadness, and anger, are natural and normal.
•Some psychologists now use the term emotional intelligence to describe people who
can express their emotions well.
•Emotional health means that you can:
–Recognize all kinds of emotions in yourself.
–Admit that you have different kinds of emotions.
–Express all kinds of emotions in acceptable ways.
•Advertising and trends can make you want to replace your possessions with those that
are more popular in an effort to maintain status.
•Resentment builds when a person feels anger but holds it inside.
•It is healthier to admit and to express anger in appropriate ways, such as physical
activity, than to suppress it and be consumed by resentment.
•When managed well, a confrontation can be a constructive conversation to help resolve
a person’s strong emotions.
•To deal with an emotion you should:
–Recognize it.
–Own it.
–Verbalize it.
–Express it physically.