Understanding Emotion: Experience, Regulation, and Self-Concept

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms relating to emotional experience, understanding, regulation, and self-concept, based on the lecture notes.

Emotional Experience

The presence of feelings at birth.

Understanding Emotion

The ability to recognize and articulate emotional states, which develops later in life.

Regulation of Emotion

The process of monitoring and managing one's emotional state.

Monitoring Emotions

Being aware of and adjusting one's emotional expressions and responses.

Emotional Display Rules

Cultural norms that dictate how individuals are expected to express their emotions.

Approach Action Tendency

An emotional response that encourages engagement with others, often seen in anger.

Avoidant Action Tendency

An emotional response that leads to withdrawal or avoidance, often seen in sadness.

Experience Sampling

A research technique that measures individuals’ emotions in real-time throughout the day.

Self-Concept

An individual's self-perception based on the roles, characteristics, and qualities they believe define them.

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to understand and manage one's own emotions and the emotions of others.