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Adolescent Emotional Adolescent Emotional Development: Development: Foundation for a Healthy LifeFoundation for a Healthy Life
Janis Janis WhitlockWhitlock
20112011
Cornell University Family Life Development Center,Cornell University Cooperative Extension of New York City, New York State Center for School
Safety,University of Rochester Medical Center Div. of Adolescent Health
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“A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort. “
“The part of the consciousness that involves feeling.”
What is emotion ?
Emotion and emotion regulation is central to healthy mental, cognitive, social, and moral functioning
Why is emotion important?
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Emotions are central to people’s capacity to make meaning in their lives
Emotions are strongly linked to coping style and capacity which is, in turn, linked to behavior and social relationships
Why is emotion important? (cont.)
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Why is emotion important? (cont.)
Sticks & stones may break my bones…
Emotional pain registers in same brain regions that register physical pain
Recall of emotional pain elicits a greater brain pain response than recall of physical pain
The way human beings become aware of and express feelings
The role of emotion in everyday life
The change over time in a person’s capacity to cognitively identify, process, manage, and express feelings
What is emotional development?
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Emotional intelligence
“The ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions.”
- Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer
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About themselves:
Identify their own emotionsAccept emotionRecognize common patterns in emotion, thoughts, and behaviorsSeparate their emotions from others Manage their emotions
Emotional intelligence means that adolescents need to
learn: About others:
Identify emotionAccept emotion Separate their emotions from othersPractice compassionUnderstand how to assist without need to save
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Mood swings Difficulty labeling and talking about feelings Difficulty separating emotions from
thoughts and behaviors Difficulty interpreting other people’s
emotions and intentions Internalizing and / or externalizing behavior Assume feelings represent reality
accurately
Emotional development in early adolescence: Challenges
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Receptive to understanding more about emotions
Interested in other’s feelings (especially peers!)
Capable of intense emotion
Capable of learning to separate thoughts and behaviors from emotions
Emotional development in early adolescence:
Opportunities
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Compared with early adolescence, older adolescence is better integrated with and moderated by cognitive capacity.
Emotional development in older adolescence
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When compared to females, males:
Show higher confidence, adaptability, and optimism than females
Use internal and cognitively driven mechanisms for managing emotions
Emotion and gender
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When compared to males, females:
Are more aware of their emotions and are more empathetic
Tend to nurture themselves and others and to form alliances with a larger social group. Use “tend and befriend” responses to cope with emotional upset
Basic emotions are universal but vary significantly by culture
Social norms for managing emotion
Desirable and undesirable emotionFeeling rulesDisplay rules
Emotion and culture
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Model Build on strengths Respect variations in style Provide opportunities to practice:
Accepting and being with emotionSelf-reflection skills Perspective-taking skillsBeing in the moment Questioning negative cultural messagesSharing emotions
How can we support healthy emotional development?
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Web-based resourcesRaise awareness and emphasize value of emotion and self-
knowing
Enneagram: http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ Multiple intelligence and types: http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
Skill building activities to enhance emotional intelligence
Emotional Intelligence Activities for Teens Ages 13-18 (University of Illinois Extension)http://my.extension.uiuc.edu/documents/257080502080208/Emotional_Intelligence_13-18.pdfEmotional Intelligence Activities for Children Ages 8-10 (University of Illinois Extension)http://my.extension.uiuc.edu/documents/257080502080208/Emotional_Intelligence_8-10.pdfSocial skills activities (WINGS): http://www.wingsforkids.org/experience/hot-wings Reachout.com: http://us.reachout.com/
Understanding Adolescence
Understanding Adolescence: Adolescent Development, Sexual Health, Mental Health (ACT for Youth)http://www.actforyouth.net/health_sexuality/
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ACT for Youth Center of [email protected] • 607-255-7736 • www.actforyouth.net
ACT for Youth Center of Excellence
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