Lesson 27 - The Brain and Your Emotions
The Brain & Your Emotions Extras - Good Decision Making
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Quotes:
- "Emotions are neither good or bad, right or wrong. Feelings just are. They exist. There is a difference between having an emotion and doing something or acting on the emotion. Emotions don't last forever. No matter what you're feeling, eventually, it will lift and another emotion will take its place. When a strong emotion comes, you do not have to act on your feeling. All you need to do is recognize the emotion and feel it. Emotions are not facts." - Unknown
- "Do not be afraid of emotions ... they tell you what you need to hear. They are a language." -- Ethan Wise
- "Emotions are just emotions ... they aren't good or bad ... they are simply human. If is how we express them that can be positive or negative." -- Unknown
Questions for Discussion and/or Journaling:
- Explain the function of the amygdala.
- Explain the function of the prefrontal cortex.
- Describe a situation in which the amygdala is in control.
- Describe a situation in which the prefrontal cortex is in control.