Emotions play out in the body.
Feelings play out in the mind.

Emotions are responses to outside stimuli.
Feelings are reactions to emotions.

We experience different emotions throughout the day.

BASIC EMOTIONS
anger – disgust – fear – joy – sadness

Anger makes us feel angry.
Disgust makes us feel disgusted.
Fear makes us feel scared.
Joy makes us feel happy.
Sadness makes us feel sad.

MORE EMOTIONS (+)
amazement – boredom – calmness – confusion
courage – envy – happiness – kindness – loneliness
optimism – satisfaction – surprise – sympathy – triumph

Feelings and emotions affect our health.
There is a connection between mental and physical health.
This is called the mind-body connection.

Stress and problems can disrupt our emotional health.
We have to learn to cope with the stress and problems.

How to manage difficult situations? Learning.

Learning to what?

  • To identify emotions and feelings.
  • To know the origin.
  • To process them.
  • To develop resilience (capacity to recover).
  • To react.

Songs about emotions
Source | StoryBots

Understanding your feelings
Why looking after our mental health is important?
Source | Behind the News

What is empathy?
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Source | Kids Learning Tube