{"id":776,"date":"2020-05-09T00:42:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/?page_id=776"},"modified":"2021-08-30T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T01:30:25","slug":"realistic-thinking-and-feeling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/identification-and-management-of-emotions\/understanding\/realistic-thinking-and-feeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Realistic thinking and feeling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='accordion md-accordion' id='accordion0' role='tablist' aria-multiselectable='true'><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Considerations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneConsiderations-0' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapseOneConsiderations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Considerations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneConsiderations-0' class='collapse show' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneConsiderations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The idea of thoughts and actions influencing our emotions is true for marginalized and racialized students as well. However, there may be negative assumptions\/biases about the B<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">lack<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0community and other marginalized communities that may inform and invade a student&#8217;s thoughts about themselves. This must be challenged and explicitly addressed to overcome a negative sense of self.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Furthermore, it is important to recognize when students are marginalized, they may experience micro-aggressions; therefore, it is important to validate their experience, rather than saying that they should change their thoughts about the situation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Instructions-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneInstructions-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneInstructions-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Instructions<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneInstructions-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneInstructions-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Explain the realistic-thinking concept (See \u201cEvidence\u201d section).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give an example that illustrates how easy it is to misinterpret the emotions and behaviours of others. Emphasize that when we make negative assumptions, it can make us think negative thoughts, and feel negative emotions.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW201974446\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart  BCX0 SCXW201974446\">Draw a triangle (write Thoughts, Emotions, Actions at each angle) and highlight how common negative thoughts can lead to negative feelings and actions.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ask students to brainstorm alternative thoughts that are more realistic\/helpful and discuss how these impact their emotions and actions.<\/li>\n<li>Give students a chance to work in pairs or small groups to complete their triangle.<\/li>\n<li>Students can generate and record problem situations on cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Supplementary-resources-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Supplementary resources<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium cc_cursor\" src=\"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/8-Thoughts-Emotions-Actions-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\u201cThoughts\u201d, \u201cactions\u201d, and \u201cemotions\u201d each written at a corner of a triangle. Double-ended arrows along its sides. A full description follows.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Thoughts, Emotions, Actions<\/h4>\n<p>The image contains a triangle diagram. \u201cThoughts\u201d, \u201cemotions\u201d, and \u201cactions\u201d are each written at one corner of the triangle. Double ended arrows run along the sides of the triangle, connecting the words at each corner.<\/p>\n<p>The text on the image reads:<br \/>\nOur thoughts influence our emotions, our emotions influence our actions and our actions influence our thoughts. Sometimes, our thoughts influence our emotions and actions in a good way.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you think you\u2019re not prepared for a final exam, you\u2019ll feel nervous, and maybe you\u2019ll act by studying a bit more than you normally would. This is great because your thoughts, emotions and actions worked together to make you more prepared for your exam.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Adaptations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneAdaptations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneAdaptations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Adaptations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneAdaptations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneAdaptations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><ul>\n<li>This practice can be done regularly when students can write down\/discuss their ideas on a topic.<\/li>\n<li>Scenario ideas: your friend played with someone else today, educator did not call on you when you had your hand raised, did not do well on a test, was not selected for the school play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Evidence-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneEvidence-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneEvidence-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Evidence<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneEvidence-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneEvidence-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Thoughts and emotions are bi-directionally influential, which means that emotions influence students\u2019 thoughts about a situation, and their thoughts influence their emotional reaction to a situation (Clore &amp; Palmer, 2009; Oatley &amp; Johnson-Laird, 2014). Understanding this phenomenon is the first step in developing the skills to manage this cycle, by changing the way students think about situations (Webb, Miles, &amp; Sheeran, 2012).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='References-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneReferences-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneReferences-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> References<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneReferences-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneReferences-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Clore, G.L., &amp; Palmer,J. (2009). Affective guidance of intelligent agents: How emotion controls cognition. Cognitive Systems Research, 10(1), 21-30. doi:10.1016\/j.cogsys.2008.03.002<\/p>\n<p>Oatley, K., &amp; Johnson-Laird, P. N. (2014). Cognitive approaches to emotions. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. doi:10.1016\/j.tics.2013.12.004<\/p>\n<p>Webb, T. L., Miles, E., &amp; Sheeran, P. (2012). Dealing with feeling: A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of strategies derived from the process model of emotion regulation. Psychological Bulletin, 138(4), 775-808. doi:http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1037\/a0027600<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To reinforce that thoughts, feelings, and actions are interrelated and that breaking the negative thinking cycle can help students feel happier and healthier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777,"parent":606,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"practice-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,24,221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-776","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-identification-and-management-of-emotions","category-intermediate","category-promote"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3013,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions\/3013"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}