Emotional Intelligence in Schools

A Comprehensive Approach to Developing Emotional Literacy

Katherine M. Krefft

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780367175498
• eBook ISBN: 9780429614507
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Developmental Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This text presents a methodical, organized approach to counseling students in emotional intelligence (EI) by detailing how to understand and direct emotions, while also keying counselors directly to the underlying emotional motivations behind the behaviors. Divided into four units, the book starts with an overview of emotions and continues to explore the nature of anger, fear, grief, and guilt. Chapters present both explanatory narratives and teen-centered activities to show how these challenging, uncomfortable feelings when unregulated may negate resiliency and lead to anxiety, bullying, depression, and teen suicide. Counselors and educators alike will benefit from the light, unexacting tone that encourages humor and levity and discusses how to handle difficult emotions without harsh and heavy overtones.

Index

A, B, C model xii, 4, 39–49, 55, 130, 131, 162, 198, 217, 226

A Word activity 75, 78

addiction 82, 118

adrenal glands 44

adrenaline 2, 52, 66, 133, 134, 136, 156

adult (not peer) pressure 118–119

adults learning about emotions 234–238

advertising/marketing 112, 113, 119

affect management plans 80, 164

alcohol see drugs/alcohol

Alcott, Louisa May 219n1

alexithymia 237n1

All emotions are Okay. Some behaviors are not Okay 28–29, 69, 83, 91, 133

allow and accept (A, B, C model) 41–42, 44, 164–165, 197–198

anger: All emotions are Okay. Some behaviors are not Okay 28; allow and accept (A, B, C model) 41, 83; and bullying 69; cognitive distortions/garbage thinking 50, 54, 55, 59, 94, 101, 105, 109, 130; contradictory messages about 82–83; crystallized 122–123; defensive role of 65–68; and depression 55, 66, 85, 120, 208–209; destructive 68–71, 82; determination as positive use of 68, 70, 71, 105; distortions of individuation and community 117–128; and empowerment 105–116; expressed by silence 32; and fear 132, 143, 149, 162; and forgiveness 123–124; ‘handling’ emotions 129–140; hormones 52; how anger feels and thinks 80–93; and humor 56–57; internalization of 55; and jealousy 195; list of anger...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Tips
• Preface
• Introduction
• UNIT I: Emotions
• UNIT II: Anger
• UNIT III: Fear
• UNIT IV: Grief and Guilt
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• Index