EMOTION
Emotions involve arousal, subjective arousal, and cognitive interpretation of the
given situation. They move us internally and involve both psychological and
physiological reactions. There are 6 basic emotions which are mentioned below in
the motivation and emotion class 11 notes:
1. Anger
2. Fear
3. Surprise
4. Disgust
5. Surprise
6. Joy
Managing Negative Emotions
Negative emotions need to be managed in an effective manner to reduce our stress
and improve our well-being. Here are few steps to manage your negative emotions:
1. Enhance Self-Awareness – Being aware of one’s emotions and delving into
the hows and whys of one’s emotions help in managing negative emotions
2. Appraise the situation objectively- The problematic situation faced should be
appraised in an objective manner which means that it should be viewed
without any bias and that will help us in seeing things from a proper
perspective.
3. Participate In Community Service- Being active in community service and
charitable endeavors helps in reducing stress and management of negative
emotions
4. Be creative- Involving oneself in a creative hobby like writing, painting gives a
direction to our energy and hence, we are able to manage our negative
emotions easily.
5. Have Empathy- Stepping into others’ shoes and seeing the situation from their
point of view not only builds a great relationship with the other person but also
reduces stress and anger.
Anger Management
Anger Management is not easy. Here are a few tips and trick mentioned in
motivation and emotion class 12 notes to manage your anger:
• Give yourself time to recognize destructive behavior and thinking patterns and
come up with a positive alternative to the same
• Don’t have irrational beliefs about people and events
• Recognize the power of thoughts
• Look inward not outward for anger control
• Find constructive and rational ways of expressing anger
Emotions involve arousal, subjective arousal, and cognitive interpretation of the
given situation. They move us internally and involve both psychological and
physiological reactions. There are 6 basic emotions which are mentioned below in
the motivation and emotion class 11 notes:
1. Anger
2. Fear
3. Surprise
4. Disgust
5. Surprise
6. Joy
Managing Negative Emotions
Negative emotions need to be managed in an effective manner to reduce our stress
and improve our well-being. Here are few steps to manage your negative emotions:
1. Enhance Self-Awareness – Being aware of one’s emotions and delving into
the hows and whys of one’s emotions help in managing negative emotions
2. Appraise the situation objectively- The problematic situation faced should be
appraised in an objective manner which means that it should be viewed
without any bias and that will help us in seeing things from a proper
perspective.
3. Participate In Community Service- Being active in community service and
charitable endeavors helps in reducing stress and management of negative
emotions
4. Be creative- Involving oneself in a creative hobby like writing, painting gives a
direction to our energy and hence, we are able to manage our negative
emotions easily.
5. Have Empathy- Stepping into others’ shoes and seeing the situation from their
point of view not only builds a great relationship with the other person but also
reduces stress and anger.
Anger Management
Anger Management is not easy. Here are a few tips and trick mentioned in
motivation and emotion class 12 notes to manage your anger:
• Give yourself time to recognize destructive behavior and thinking patterns and
come up with a positive alternative to the same
• Don’t have irrational beliefs about people and events
• Recognize the power of thoughts
• Look inward not outward for anger control
• Find constructive and rational ways of expressing anger
