Exploring Emotions http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-some-headspace/201304/exploring-emotions By: Andy Puddicombe Tom‚ the resident head of science at Headspace HQ‚ has been researching meditation and emotional wellbeing. He says‚ “It’s really exciting to see the growing wealth of research looking at the effects of meditation—its power to increase our emotional awareness and how it affects our emotional health on a daily basis.” There’s a practical technique for investigating and increasing
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My Essay on Emotions. The human mind has always interested me. The word “mind-boggling” might actually be the word i am looking for... I found myself curious to where thoughts and emotions come from .Questions such as : “what exactly are emotions? Why do i find it hard to control my emotions? Are there true and fake feelings?”popped into my head. Such doubts always made me rethink and accept how fascinating the mind is... What actually got me started on this topic of “emotions” is questioning the
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The most agreed upon definition of emotion is feeling state involving thoughts‚ physiological changes‚ and an outward expression or behavior. There are three basic components of emotion which are physical: arousal of the nervous system while we are not consciously aware of it‚ Cognitive: interpretation of a stimulus or felling‚ and behavioral: the fact that people cry when they are sad and smile when they are happy. The first cognitive theory of emotion was proposed by James Lange and it is called
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To what extent do cognitive and biological factors interact in emotion? Example exam approach: In this answer I will discuss the interaction of cognitive and biological factors with reference to three theories. Psychologists have long debated the role physiological‚ cognitive and behavioural factors play in emotions. Originally believed to be a physiological experience‚ research now suggests that emotions are an interaction of both physiological and cognitive factors. Different theories debate
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31 Functions of emotions : * Preparing us for action. Emotions act as a link between events in our environment and our responses. * Shaping our future behavior. Emotions promote learning that will help us make appropriate responses in the future. * Helping us interact more efficiently with others. We ooften communicate the emotion we experience through our verbal and nonverbal behaviors‚ making our emotions obvious to observers. Determining the Range of Emotions: Labeling Our Feelings
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extent to which cognitive and biological factors interact in emotion The definition of emotion is simply a cognitive‚ physical‚ or behavioral state. The behavioral response humans have are things like crying or taking an action upon some situation e.g. humans would run if they saw an explosion. The physiological state can be for example arousal of the nervous system and endocrine system in our bodies‚ which would lead to the production of many hormones. And finally the cognitive explanation for
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Different people define emotions in different ways. Some make a distinction between emotions and feelings saying that a feeling is the response part of the emotion and that an emotion includes the situation or experience‚ the interpretation‚ the perception‚ and the response or feeling related to the experience of a particular situation. For the purposes of this article‚ I use the terms interchangeably. John D. (Jack) Mayer says‚ “Emotions operate on many levels. They have a physical aspect
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and their many subsets‚ emotion is the generic term for subjective‚ conscious experience that is characterized primarily by psychophysiological expressions‚ biological reactions‚ and mental states. Emotion is often associated and considered reciprocally influential with mood‚ temperament‚ personality‚ disposition‚ and motivation‚[citation needed] as well as influenced by hormones and neurotransmitters such as dopamine‚ noradrenaline‚ serotonin‚ oxytocin and cortisol. Emotion is often the driving force
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Emotions When it comes to the theories of emotions Darwin said that our body movements and our facial expressions are used to communicate meaning. Darwin also went on to suggest are first learned‚ then goes on to being something that we just do without thought for survival. This can be explained easier with an example in terms of two dogs. If you have a dog at your house and somebody brings their dog over for the first time if you watch them you will see the dog that is visiting for the first time
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Emotion When two people in love decide to be together‚ initially it feels like the best thing in the world. Your entire world becomes about that one person they consume your thoughts and you feel like you would do anything in your power to make that person happy. But as time goes on and you two find out more about each others personality’s many things you don’t know about this person begin to come out. They push you to limits no one else can and relationships can really test your emotional strength
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