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Emotions and their impact

• Cognitive theories of emotions.
• External and internal stimuli.
• The pleasant and harmful consequences of emotional states: on yourself and on others.
• Stressors and emotions.
• Sympathy, empathy and antipathy.
• Emotions determine action or inaction.

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How to identify your emotions and their consequences.

• The Event-Thought-Emotion-Behavior dynamic.
• Our thoughts are the source of all our emotions.
• Energizing emotions: joy, pleasure, calm, serenity, satisfaction, motivation.
• Unpleasant emotions: anxiety, fear, sadness, regret, hostility, guilt, depression, discouragement.
• Adapted (helpful) and maladaptive (harmful) emotional stress.
• The effects of emotions on our relationships and communications.
• Constructive and detrimental consequences.
• Spontaneous thoughts.

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How to manage your emotions.

• Managing emotional stress.
• Channeling stress by choosing how to react.
• Dealing positively with pressures.
• Being assertive rather than running away, being passive or aggressive.
• Motivating ourselves positively by letting go of our negative and unrealistic thoughts.
• Maintaining a rational attitude and realistic perceptions.
• Dealing with situations based on emotional levels.
• Defusing our emotions and those of others.

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Practicing emotional control

• Helpful tools to control your emotions.
• Confronting thoughts that cause harmful emotions.
• Specific confrontational issues.
• The relaxation technique: positions and approach.

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Coming up with a custom action plan

• Set and design cognitive and behavioral progress goals.