Assignment: Model of Emotions
Skill Practice Reflection: Reflect on your understanding of the model of emotions and cultivating positive emotions that you learned. Include a response to the following prompts for a total of about 1.5 pages double spaced.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o OUTCOME: What would a specific outcome be if you were to live out the above wish?
o 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.
o 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.
o What were some of the activities your group did on the scavenger hunt?
o How did your emotions change as a result of participating in the scavenger hunt?
o 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.
o 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)?
o Identify one way you can see the content in the readings helping you going forward.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.