Emotions
Emotions:
Emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior.
According To David G. Meyers: human emotion involves "...physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience."
The term emotion usually is distinguished from feelings, mood, and affect. 1. Feeling: the subjective experience associated with an emotion. 2. Mood: an emotional state that is general and extended in time. 3. Affect: encompasses feelings and mood and categories of emotion (e.g., positive or negative affect). Emotion functions to: 1. Increase, decrease, or regulate arousal. 2. Direct perception and attention. 3. Influence learning and memory. 4. Organize and motivate behavior. 5. Communicate with other. Role Of Emotion
Emotions can play an important role in how we think and behave. First, it is important to understand the three critical components of an emotion. Our emotions are composed of a subjective component (how we experience the emotion), a physiological component (how our bodies react to the emotion), and an expressive component (how we behave in response to the emotion). These different elements can play a role in the function and purpose of our emotional responses The Neuroscience of Emotion 1.Brain mechanisms of emotional recognition and experience
A. Brain systems important in emotion:
1.Many interrelated brain structures are involved in the recognition and experience of various emotions, often loosely defined as the limbic system.
2. Several subcortical structures are important in emotion. a. Damage to the amygdala impairs recognition and expression of fear, anger, and happiness. b. Damage to the basal ganglia impairs recognition and expression of disgust.
B.Lateralized function of cerebral hemispheres
1. Right hemisphere a. High activity is associated with
Emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior.
According To David G. Meyers: human emotion involves "...physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience."
The term emotion usually is distinguished from feelings, mood, and affect. 1. Feeling: the subjective experience associated with an emotion. 2. Mood: an emotional state that is general and extended in time. 3. Affect: encompasses feelings and mood and categories of emotion (e.g., positive or negative affect). Emotion functions to: 1. Increase, decrease, or regulate arousal. 2. Direct perception and attention. 3. Influence learning and memory. 4. Organize and motivate behavior. 5. Communicate with other. Role Of Emotion
Emotions can play an important role in how we think and behave. First, it is important to understand the three critical components of an emotion. Our emotions are composed of a subjective component (how we experience the emotion), a physiological component (how our bodies react to the emotion), and an expressive component (how we behave in response to the emotion). These different elements can play a role in the function and purpose of our emotional responses The Neuroscience of Emotion 1.Brain mechanisms of emotional recognition and experience
A. Brain systems important in emotion:
1.Many interrelated brain structures are involved in the recognition and experience of various emotions, often loosely defined as the limbic system.
2. Several subcortical structures are important in emotion. a. Damage to the amygdala impairs recognition and expression of fear, anger, and happiness. b. Damage to the basal ganglia impairs recognition and expression of disgust.
B.Lateralized function of cerebral hemispheres
1. Right hemisphere a. High activity is associated with