emotions and motivation (chapter eight porcoro)

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)