Chapter 8 Emotions What is an Emotion Emotion

Chapter 8 Emotions

What is an Emotion? Emotion is defined as the “body’s multidimensional response to any event that enhances or inhibits one’s goal.

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EMOTIONS JOYFUL/AFFECTIONATE Happiness HOSTILE EMOTIONS Contentment, joy pleasure, cheer Individual experience Connect w/others Love and Passion Being wronged Liking Positive overall evaluation of another Contempt Superior to others, disrespect Caring, attachment, committed Anger Disgust Revulsion to offensive Jealousy Rel. threatened 3 rd party Envy Desire what other has

EMOTIONS Sadness Unhappy, sorrowful, Reaction to perceived discouraged generally due to loss danger Amygdala in brain Depression Physical illness, changes in body and mind Fear Grief Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance Social Anxiety Fear not making good impression on others Soc. Anxiety Disorder ○ SA becomes chronic and interferes w/daily life ○ Often requires treatment

The Result � Experiencing negative emotions �We often want to withdraw from social interaction � Sadness, depression, grief �Avoid or limit interaction w/others as we need time alone to deal w/our emotion � Fearful or anxious �Withdraw to feel protected and safe

The Nature of Emotion � Emotions are multidimensional �Physiological, Cognitive, Behavioral, Social, and Cultural � Emotions vary in valence and �Valence—positive or negative intensity � Primary and secondary form �Primary—distinct, not a combination �Secondary—combination of primary � Meta-emotions—an emotion about emotion

Influences on Emotional Experience and Expression � Culture �Geography—colder less expressive, warmer more expressive � Display rules �Rules that govern how we manage and express emotion � Technology �Does not allow for nonverbal comm. �Use LOL or emoticons �Support groups can be very helpful

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Influences on Emotional Experience and Expression � Emotional contagion �Tendency to mimic others’ experiences and expressions �Their behavior is contagious � Sex/Gender �Experience and expression are different

Influences on Emotional Experience and Expression � Personality �Agreeableness, extroverted, neuroticism � Emotional Intelligence �Ability to perceive and understand emotions, use emotions to facilitate thought, and manage emotions constructively

Emotional Communication Skills � Identifying Emotions �Recognize and identify what you’re feeling � Reappraising Negative Emotions �Changing the way you think about situation � Accepting Responsibility for Emotions �“I” statements—own thoughts & feelings � Separating Emotions from Actions �Experiencing a feeling doesn’t mean you need to act on it!