Empowering Psychological Resilience and Building Harmonized Relationships

Vocabulary flashcards covering psychological resilience, emotional components and theories, emotional intelligence domains, positive emotion theories, and interpersonal relationship dynamics.

Feelings or affect derived from the Latin 'emovere' (to move out) and French 'émouvoir' (to excite) that give color to life experiences and affect the quality of messages relayed to others.

Emotions

The physiological arousal or internal physical change that accompanies an emotion, such as a rapid heartbeat or altered breathing.

Physical Component of Emotion

The mental process that evaluates, interprets, and identifies the type and intensity of an emotion based on thoughts, beliefs, and expectations.

Cognitive Component of Emotion

The outward expression and communication of emotion displayed through facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice, shaped by cultural and societal norms.

Behavioral Component of Emotion

A theory of emotion stating that physiological arousal occurs first in response to a situation, after which the specific emotion is identified.

James-Lange Theory of Emotion

A theory proposing that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, without one causing the other.

Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion

A two-factor theory proposing that physiological arousal occurs first, but requires a cognitive interpretation of the environment to label the emotion.

Schachter-Singer Theory of Emotion

A theory stating that cognitive appraisal of a situation occurs first, which directly triggers the emotional feeling followed by physiological arousal.

Lazarus Theory of Emotion

A structure within the limbic system of the brain that serves as the center for emotions such as anger and aggression, and is initially activated by fear.

Amygdala

Brain structures responsible for directing motor responses to emotional stimuli, such as preparing the body to hide, flee, or fight.

Frontal Lobes

The division of the Autonomic Nervous System that accelerates heart rate and respiration to prepare the body for a fight-or-flight response.

Sympathetic Branch

The division of the Autonomic Nervous System that reverses physiological arousal, calming the body when relaxed and rested.

Parasympathetic Branch

Culturally universal emotions identified by Paul Ekman (1993) and Carroll Izard (1992), consisting of fear, anger, surprise, disgust, joy or happiness, and sadness or distress.

Basic Emotions

An inherited neural program that triggers specific facial muscle movements corresponding to felt emotions, such as contracting the zygomatic major muscle to smile.

Innate Facial-Affect Program

The hypothesis proposing that physical movements and activation of facial muscles can directly trigger or enhance the corresponding emotional experience.

Facial-Feedback Hypothesis

A diagram created by Robert Plutchik (1980) illustrating eight primary emotions in the inner circle that blend together to form complex or mixed emotions.

Emotional Wheel

Popularized by Daniel Goleman (1995), the capacity to recognize, manage, and express one's own emotions, as well as handle interpersonal relationships empathetically.

Emotional Intelligence

A theoretical framework outlining four core domains of emotional intelligence: Perceiving emotions, Facilitating thought, Understanding emotions, and Managing emotions.

Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Model of EQ

The EQ domain involving the ability to recognize and distinguish emotional signals in oneself and others using facial expressions, tone, art, or music.

Perceiving Emotions

The EQ domain involving the generation and use of emotions to direct attention, foster creativity, and assist in reasoning and problem solving.

Facilitating Thought

The EQ domain centered on recognizing emotional language, identifying emotional combinations, and predicting how feelings evolve over time.

Understanding Emotions

The EQ domain involving the capacity to remain open to emotional experiences and regulate feelings constructively in oneself and others.

Managing Emotions

The ongoing practice of identifying specific feelings and understanding their triggers to guide behavior, decision-making, and social interactions.

Emotional Awareness

A theory developed by Barbara Friedrickson proposing that positive emotions broaden an individual's momentary thought-action repertoires and build lasting personal resources.

Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotion

A psychological guideline recommending at least three positive emotional experiences for every one negative emotion to maintain psychological wellbeing.

The 1:3 Ratio

A cultural orientation that emphasizes interpersonal harmony and group cohesive feelings among members of an in-group.

Collectivistic Culture

The psychological phenomenon where an individual automatically catches or absorbs the emotional state and expressions of surrounding people.

Emotional Contagion

An acronym outlining guidelines for effective emotional expression: Be in touch, Increase vocabulary, Share mixed emotions, Evaluate emotions, Use 'I'-language, and Right place/time.

BISEUR

A communication method taking personal ownership of feelings rather than placing blame on others (e.g., stating 'I feel hurt' instead of 'You hurt me').

"I" Language

A cognitive therapeutic approach created by Albert Ellis asserting that emotional consequences are determined by internal self-talk and underlying beliefs rather than external events.

Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET)

An illogical thought pattern wherein an individual draws sweeping, absolute conclusions based on a single event or minimal evidence.

Trap of Overgeneralization

Individuals of similar age or maturity level who provide adolescents with social comparison, companionship, and emotional safety outside the family.

Peers

A state of closeness in relationships characterized by mutual self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts and feelings.

Intimacy

The degree of shared interests, values, backgrounds, or activities between individuals that fosters mutual attraction and a sense of belonging.

Similarity

A social interaction process designed to explore interpersonal compatibility and establish romantic relationships, serving social, recreational, and mate-selection functions.

Dating

A traditional Filipino courtship practice where a suitor serenades a woman outside her home at night to demonstrate romantic intent.

Harana

An intense, overwhelming, and often short-lived state of romantic attraction or admiration toward another person.

Infatuation

A model formulated by Gary Chapman identifying five primary modes of expressing love: Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Acts of Service, Quality Time, and Physical Touch.

Five Love Languages

A category of quasi-courtship non-verbal cues involving self-grooming behaviors, such as fixing clothes or adjusting hair, to appear attractive.

Preening Behavior

An established limit defining acceptable actions, physical space, thoughts, and emotional interactions expected from others.

Boundary

A metaphor from Sean Covey's 7 Habits representing an individual's personal sense of trust, integrity, and self-confidence.

Personal Bank Account

A metaphor from Sean Covey's 7 Habits representing the amount of trust and emotional safety built up within a specific relationship.

Relationship Bank Account

An interpersonal mindset aimed at finding mutually beneficial solutions where both parties feel satisfied with the outcome.

Win-Win Thinking

The habit of combining individual strengths through teamwork, open-mindedness, and appreciation of differences to achieve superior collective results.

Synergize