Chapter Five: Stating Emotions Effectively
You must make two connections between the assignment and your Adler and Proctor II (2017) text.
Learning Objectives:
Apply the guidelines for effectively communicating emotions in an important situation.
Instructions:
Identify what’s ineffective or unclear about each of the following feeling statements.
Rewrite the feeling statements making them more effective using the guidelines from your text:
G (Guideline)1. Recognize Feelings
G2. Recognize the Difference between Feeling, Talking, and Acting
G3 Expand Your Emotional Vocabulary
G4. Share Multiple Feelings
G5. Consider When and Where to Express Your Feelings
G6. Accept Responsibility for Your Feelings
G7. Be Mindful of the Communication Channel
Feeling Statement
Identify ineffective, unclear elements/rewrite statement
Example
When you complimented me in front of everyone at the party, I was really embarrassed.
I didn’t express the mixed emotions I was feeling. I could have expressed this better by saying, “When you complimented me last night at the party, I was glad you were proud of me, but I was embarrassed that so many people heard it.”
1. You should be more sensitive.
2. I get kind of jealous when you have lunch with colleagues.
3. I don’t hear anyone offering to help with this project.
4. Well, I guess you don’t really care about this – or me.
5. When you act like that, I don’t want to be seen with you.
6. You make me happy.
7. Why should I help you now? You never show me any appreciation.
8. I was a little ticked off when you didn’t show up.
9. You jerk—you forgot to put gas in the car!
10. It’s about time you paid up.
11. I guess I’m a little attracted to them.
12. With all that’s happened, I feel like I’m in a time warp.
13. Reflection: Describe how the four components listed in this chapter affect your emotions, and hence your communication in an important situation. Describe how the influences on emotional expression listed in this chapter have affected your communication in an important relationship.

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