The following chart was taken from the document "Asking the Right Questions" developed by The Learning Centre, Calgary and the Alberta Vocational College, Calgary, 1992. The following are emotions, which arise from beliefs and thoughts:

Emotions Belief Thoughts
Anxiety (worry, fear) Believe that you are in danger because something will happen to you. What if I don't understand the instructions?
Feelings of inferiority Compare yourself to others and conclude that you are not at their level (intelligence, ability etc.). They can read much faster than me.
Frustration You feel things should be different, life falls short of your expectations. I should not have made that mistake. The teacher expects us to know that.
Hopelessness
(discouragement)		 The problem will never go away and things will never improve. I will never be good at writing. I will never be able to remember this.
Depression Feelings of loss: failure to achieve an important personal goal. I will never get a job like the one I had. What's the point? No one cares what I do anyway.

Remember, these emotions have been ingrained in a person for many years so it will take time to combat the effects of these emotions. However, by helping the learner discover why they are experiencing barriers to learning and understand how they can learn will help to reduce the impact of the negative emotions. Celebrating success and helping learners to understand their strengths and challenges can help foster positive emotions that support a successful learning environment. Building upon learner strengths can also help to foster positive emotions.