Homework #8 — Emotions
Questions about habituated emotions, empathy and responses to others’ pain.
Workshop #8 · Session 08
Emotions & Empathy
Build emotional vocabulary, examine habituated responses and strengthen empathy.
Length
Approximately 2 hours
Setting
Facilitated group room
Meeting
Workshop #8
Assignment
Homework #8
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What you’ll explore
Build emotional vocabulary, examine habituated responses and strengthen empathy.
- Empathy
- To identify and understand another person’s feelings and/or situation.
Participant reflection, group learning and the related materials below support this meeting’s theme.
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Handouts & assignment
Homework #8
Give complete, descriptive answers. Use the back or add a page.
- 1)
What unhealthy emotions have I habituated? How and why?
- 2)
What is my capacity to feel empathy, from 0 to 100, and what factors contributed?
- 3)
What do I feel when I see others in pain or suffering? Why or why not?
- 4)
What insights into my emotions changed because of this workshop?
Optional supplemental reading
Go deeper
These resources support the topic but are not required homework.
Emotions & Communication
Feelings Inventory
A reference list for identifying and naming emotions with greater precision, organized by feelings we have when our needs are met and when they are not.
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Trauma
Psychological Trauma
An M2M infographic explaining the emotional and physical response to overwhelming events, and how the event, its meaning and the person's response interact.
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For education only — not a diagnostic tool. Consult a licensed professional if help is needed.
Content note: Contains references to abuse, violence and post-traumatic stress.
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