Chapter 4

<p>This chapter seeks to help students start to develop what can be called a “map of the mind,” meaning an understanding of different mental states, such as emotions, and their characteristics. This map of the mind is a kind of emotional literacy, contributing to emotional intelligence and helping students to better “navigate” their own emotional lives. Because strong emotions prompt behaviors, by learning to navigate their emotions, students are also learning how to “hold back” or exercise restraint from behaviors that harm themselves and others. As students grow older, their “map of the mind” can become increasingly sophisticated as they learn more emotion terms and learn to distinguish between emotions and mental states in increasingly subtle ways. The intention here is to introduce them to the idea of thinking about emotions and start them on that journey.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gjPDeLxMv4JzI2xjmw-djAx6Fo3rXqIb/view?… full chapter</strong></a></p>