In work with adolescents are often faced with the need to work through negative emotions that because of the nature of adolescence, often take the upper hand. The ratio of different physiological factors, hormonal changes and age-related psychological crisis does the job - emotional condition of the child often comes out even from under his control, not to mention parents and teachers.
I Want to share two techniques that are popular with children and yield positive results in terms of emotional control and reducing aggression.
Technique "Animal Man".
the Teenager stands in the middle of the room. Manual follows: " When you make a step forward, feel like a beast, show how good you are aggressive and dangerous. You can do whatever you need: to scream, to growl, to scare. To invest fully in the role, let it all out what you got. But when you take a step back, you turn back into human, kind and loving. Can smile, relax, do whatever feels in this role need". Team psychologist, the process starts under the full control and corrected if necessary. Teens learn to control their emotions, to harness them, to take control and most important thing is not to suppress them. It is important in this process and that it divides itself, and negative emotions, which enables him to identify himself with them.
If there is confusion and the child is difficult to perform, the psychologist can show by personal example how to do this exercise. If necessary the first few times to do this together. For a teenager this is significant as you get up with him on the equal position. This will make it easier to open up and properly do the job.
Exercise requires a lot of effort and energy costs, so if you experience fatigue, you must finish it. After completion of the psychologist and the teenager sit down on your seats and hold a reflection.
sample questions:
What emotions you've had prevailed during exercise:
if there are important thoughts about your condition?
What steps easier for you to do that?
In what role you feel comfortable? Why do you think?
Then said the psychologist summarizes and leads the teenager to certain conclusions, if they were not named by him in the conversation.
the Technique can be used with teenagers and older people.
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