Emotional Self-Awareness

DEFINITION:

Emotional self-awareness is the ability to recognize your feelings, differentiate between them, know why you are feeling these feelings, and recognize the impact your feelings have on others around you. (Stein 64)

Self-Assessment

Question 1

I went to school and tried to ask the secretary about my missing marks. She told me that I should come later that day, when it went back she again told me she has no time to help students. I was in anger.

list of the circumstances that seemed to trigger that feeling list the bodily sensations that accompanied it list your internal dialogue or self-talk associated with it

Being slapped

Being abused

Someone falling to meet his promise to me

Slapping someone

Stress

Depression

I started crying as this is the response from anger

I started abusing the person

I went away

Question 2

Happiness

list of the circumstances that seemed to trigger that feeling list the bodily sensations that accompanied it list your internal dialogue or self-talk associated with it

After getting good grades

After graduating

During my birthday

Jumping up and down

Being in laughter

Good actions such as helping others gain the same Giving thanks to all that supported this

Fear

list of the circumstances that seemed to trigger that feeling list the bodily sensations that accompanied it list your internal dialogue or self-talk associated with it

Doing something against the law

Being in a secure place Running away

Crying

Calling for help Calling for help to the people wo can offer support

Anxiety

list of the circumstances that seemed to trigger that feeling list the bodily sensations that accompanied it list your internal dialogue or self-talk associated with it

knowing something but not and left in suspense

when knowing the truth calming very down in fear

coming or asking more of information and data I asked to know more of all the actions that could reduce anxiety

Sadness

list of the circumstances that seemed to trigger that feeling list the bodily sensations that accompanied it list your internal dialogue or self-talk associated with it

Death of beloved

Property loss

Failing in an exam Crying and becoming introvert

Regrating follows Lead to stress and depression

3.Review the list of feelings and rank the intensity of each on a scale of one to 10. Which feeling do you tend to experience most intensely.

Anger: Mild

Happiness: Intense

Fear: Mild

Anxiety: Mild

Sadness: Intense

4.For each of the five situations you recorded, was the outcome reasonably good, somewhat neutral, or something you regret and believe or wish you could have handled better? If it was neutral or unsatisfactory, write down ways in which your feeling might prevented you from getting a better result.

My feeling were neutral:

I could have relaxed first before answering

I could have answered the audience in a best way

I could have made use of the sixth sense

5. List some of the emotions that you’re generally more aware of than others. For example, do you usually notice the negative side of the equation (when you are angry or sad), or do good times and happy experiences make an equally strong impression?

Yes. I consider negative sides of the story.

6.Next, make a list of the people in your life who are most likely to trigger these feelings.

Friends

Parents

Business partners