where are emotions found?
limbic system (mid-brain) this is why they are tough to overcome
who’s job is it to control emotions?
frontal lobe
physical arousal
how your body (psychological) responds when an emotion occurs (heartbeat,sweating,heavy breathing,tears)
cognition
when you acknowledge the emotion, you realize whats happening
fear
keeps us safe
jealousy
ensures togetherness
humor
creates botherhood,togetherness
subjective feelings
the “heart” of an emotion, when people think about the emotion and memories get tied to them
behavioral reaction
how do you react when the emotion occurs
emotions
form of communication
affect
facial expressions (eyes,eyebrows,mouth, scrunching nose) (t-zone)
universal
everyone is included
paul eckman
studied emotions, said there are seven basic emotions
7 main emotions?
anger, surprise, fear, disgust, contempt, happy
robert plutchick
studied emotions, he said that complex emotions occur when two or more emotions mix, created emotion wheel (joy+trust=love)
display rules
how society nurtures (or expects) people to express their emotions, learned from a young age
ex) not okay to cheer at a funeral
emotional intelligence
our ability to read (understand) control, and express emotions
emotional IQ
express,read,control
high emotional IQ -
people who have a good understanding of and control of emotions (ex. yoda)
stoicism
ability to control your emotions, these people are always calm and in control
lies -
we are not made/raised to tell or detect lies
people are mostly bad at lie telling detecting
lies improve through practice
keys to detecting lies:
voice,t-zone (eyebrows/nose),hand gestures,eyes,mouth,body movements,posture
positives of anger
allows you to defend yourself
communicate your feelings
help you to stand up for yourself
clarify problems
most of the time you get angry, and it leads to a desired outcome
negatives of anger:
when it happens a lot
when anger is abnormal
when it leads to aggression and violence
some treatments for abnormal anger:
relaxation (breathing,counting,stretching,and stress exercises) (behavioral therapy)
separating ourselves from anger (walking away)
learning to perceive an event differently (perception), learning to not let things trigger you, let go of un-realistic goals
drug therapy
motivation
anything that pushes us
drive
nature based motivation
ex. (sex,thirst,hunger)
motive
learned through experiences (nurture)
ex. (money,status,symbols,grades)
intrinsic motivation
something you do for its own sake, brings you personal pleasure (best type of motivation, strongest)
ex. (swimming,reading,singing,dancing)
extrinsic motivation
things that are tied to rewards/punishments, done only to get something like money/fame or to avoid punishment
ex. (following dresscode rules)
conscious motivation
motivation that you are aware of and can control
ex. (money,good grades,success)
unconscious motivation
motivation you are unaware of or can’t control
ex. (the need to conform or fit in) (anxiety,peer pressure,attention,hormones)