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Emotion

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A state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes, cognitive appraisals, subjective feelings, and tendencies or actions

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What were Ekman’s 7 basic emotions?

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  1. Happiness
  2. Surprise
  3. Sadness
  4. Anger
  5. Disgust
  6. Fear
  7. Contempt
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What are the functions of facial expressions?

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  1. Fosters communication and signals intentions to others
  2. Enhance infant survival: Infants look to parents to guide their behavior
  3. Emotions reflect internal feelings and also influence how we feel
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facial feedback

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The process of which our facial muscles send messages to the brain about basic emotions being displayed

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Facial Feedback Study

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  • Participants hold a pencil in between lips or teeth which mimics muscles used for frowning and smiling.
  • They were then asked to rate how funny cartoons were
  • The teeth participants found the cartoons more amusing than the lips participants
  • Suggest that facial expressions can affect our emotional experience
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The Amygdala and emotion

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responsible for assessing a threat and scrutinizes info for its emotional importance.

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The Cerebral Cortex and Emotion

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It can override the amygdala’s initial appraisals and generates a complete picture.

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Prefrontal Cortex and Emotion

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Left Prefrontal: Approach emotion

Right Prefrontal: Escape Emotion

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Mirror Neurons

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Brain Cells that fire when observing another person or animal carrying out an action

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What Hormones are released while experiencing emotions?

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  1. Epinephrine

2. Norepinephrine

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General Adaptation Syndrome

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Phase 1 ALarm: Body mobilizes the SNS and releases adrenal hormones
Phase 2 Resistance: Physiological responses continue while your body is more vulnerable to more stress
Phase 3 Exhaustion: Persistent stress depletes the body of energy increases blood pressure causes hypertension

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Locus of control

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A general expectation about whether the results of your actions are under your control

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How to let go?

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  1. Confession: acknowledging emotions

2. Forgiveness: Release of emotions

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Emotion-Focused Coping

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Trying to reduce negative emotions so they won’t interfere with life

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Problem- Focused Coping

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Taking steps to solve the problem. Planning, seeking support, and carrying out actions.

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3 Coping Methods

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  1. Reappraising the situation by shifting negative thinking to positive
  2. Learning from the stressor by focusing on the skills you learned from the stressor.
  3. Making social comparisons by comparing yourself to the less fortunate and the fortunate