wellness & resilience

Homework Post

7

:

Model of Emotions

Skill Practice Reflection:

Reflect on your

understanding of the model of emot

ions and cultivating positive

emotions

that you learned

this week. Include a response to the following prompts for a total of about

1.5 pages double spaced.

·

Think about a

situation

you were in this week that made you feel a specific emotion. Walk

through each part of the model of

emotion

s using that situation as an example

.

·

Complete a WOOP for

cultiva

ting positive emotions

based on the follo

wing four prompts.

Remember to include all four parts of the WOOP, putting particular focus on naming an internal

obstacle and an if/then statement for your plan.

·

WISH: What is something you wish to change in your future in terms of

cultivating positive

emotions

? This ch

ange can be longer term, but make sure to then also identify something for

within the next 4 weeks.

·

OUTCOME: What would a specific outcome be if you were to live out the above wish?

·

OBSTACLE: What is an obstacle that has kept/will keep you from

cultivating positive emotions

?

Name at least one internal barrier and one external barrier.

·

PLAN: What are your plans for overcoming these obstacles and barriers to use gratitude? Make

sure to include an if/then statement (i.e. If you face "obstacle x", then you will do ...) and

then

expand on how you will ensure you stick with that plan. Be specific!

Class Activity

Reflection:

Reflect on the

cultivating positive emotions scaveng

er hunt from

class this

week

and complete the following activity. Your response for this section should be abo

ut half page

double spaced.

·

What were some of the activities your group did on

the

s

cavenger hunt?

·

How did your emotion

s change as a result of participating in the scavenger hunt?

·

What

are some

new ways you thought of cultivating positive emotions as a result of doing the

scavenger

hunt with your group?

Gratitude Practice:

Write a half a page about something

little

you would miss i

f

it wasn

’

t in your

life

anymore

.

Lecture + Reading Reflection:

Reflect on the previous lecture and the assigned readings for next wee

k

and the associated videos. Respond to the following prompts in a half page.

·

What is one thing that resonated with you class on Wednesday, particularly from the lecture

material? What do you still have questions about (if anything)?

·

Identify one way you

can see the content in the readings helping you going forward.

GRADING STANDARDS

Your post is worth a possible 10 points. To receive the full 10 points for this post, you must respond to

all four sections of reflection and address all prompts fully, total

ing around 3

-

4 double

-

spaced pages. Be

honest; part of the goal of these posts is to have an opportunity to receive feedback and support from

the TAs, who have experience with using these skills and coaching on the use of them. Your grade is NOT

based on h

ow “well” you used the skills, but rather on how much we can see you reflected on the

skills/content and have thought about how it applies to your life. Incomplete or late responses will be

docked points.

Homework Post 7: Model of Emotions

Skill Practice Reflection: Reflect on your understanding of the model of emotions and cultivating positive

emotions that you learned this week. Include a response to the following prompts for a total of about

1.5 pages double spaced.

 Think about a situation you were in this week that made you feel a specific emotion. Walk

through each part of the model of emotions using that situation as an example.

 Complete a WOOP for cultivating positive emotions based on the following four prompts.

Remember to include all four parts of the WOOP, putting particular focus on naming an internal

obstacle and an if/then statement for your plan.

 WISH: What is something you wish to change in your future in terms of cultivating positive

emotions? This change can be longer term, but make sure to then also identify something for

within the next 4 weeks.

 OUTCOME: What would a specific outcome be if you were to live out the above wish?

 OBSTACLE: What is an obstacle that has kept/will keep you from cultivating positive emotions?

Name at least one internal barrier and one external barrier.

 PLAN: What are your plans for overcoming these obstacles and barriers to use gratitude? Make

sure to include an if/then statement (i.e. If you face "obstacle x", then you will do ...) and then

expand on how you will ensure you stick with that plan. Be specific!

Class Activity Reflection: Reflect on the cultivating positive emotions scavenger hunt from class this

week and complete the following activity. Your response for this section should be about half page

double spaced.

 What were some of the activities your group did on the scavenger hunt?

 How did your emotions change as a result of participating in the scavenger hunt?

 What are some new ways you thought of cultivating positive emotions as a result of doing the

scavenger hunt with your group?

Gratitude Practice: Write a half a page about something little you would miss if it wasn’t in your life

anymore.

Lecture + Reading Reflection: Reflect on the previous lecture and the assigned readings for next week

and the associated videos. Respond to the following prompts in a half page.

 What is one thing that resonated with you class on Wednesday, particularly from the lecture

material? What do you still have questions about (if anything)?

 Identify one way you can see the content in the readings helping you going forward.

GRADING STANDARDS

Your post is worth a possible 10 points. To receive the full 10 points for this post, you must respond to

all four sections of reflection and address all prompts fully, totaling around 3-4 double-spaced pages. Be

honest; part of the goal of these posts is to have an opportunity to receive feedback and support from

the TAs, who have experience with using these skills and coaching on the use of them. Your grade is NOT

based on how “well” you used the skills, but rather on how much we can see you reflected on the

skills/content and have thought about how it applies to your life. Incomplete or late responses will be

docked points.