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functionalist view on emotions
> something is at stake
change in readiness (change or maintain relationship)
interpersonal function: communication
primary appraisal
- defines good/not good
- quasi automatic
- focus on event
- physiological arousal (prepare for action)
- latency time
secondary appraissal
- previous experiences
- own abilities
- which strategy
- different responses possible > different emotions
components emotion
- physiological arousal
- motor expression
- cognitive processing
- subjective feeling state
- action tendency
sadness
- focus on conseuquence
- evaluation: reinstatement of desired situation is impossible
anger
focus on cause
- evaluation: reinstatement desired situ is possible
interpersonal function emotions
communication!
fear: avoid harm
anger: stop another from harming you
love: BOnding with other
jealousy: protecting “mine”
shame: failed to live up to ego ideal in context of social norms and values
pride: reinforces behaviout valued positively in social context
emotional intelligence (emotional competence?)
- emotion recognition
- understanding others emotions/empathy
- emotion awareness
- moral emotions
- emotion vocabulary
- emotion regulation
how to learn about emotions and emotion communication
self observation
observation of others
(verbal) passing on
function of smiling
- signals joy/im okay
- request for positive response
- establish/maintain relationships
- with caregivers:stimulates attachment
mother’s response
more warmth when:
- posi emotions
- sadness expressions
anger: ignored/nega reaction
Functionalistic perspective
on emotions
Emotions arise with a reason
not just a feeling, but a process
adaptive reaction to change in situation
reflects strategic approach to situation
each emotion contains unique action tendency that reflects what one wants to achieve… in that particular situation…
Different emotions reflect different concerns or
expected outcomes…
emotional competence
- expression of emotions
- understanding causes emotions
- awareness single and multiple emotions
- dealing with nega emotions (coping)
- regulating social relationships
- empathic understanding
- moral emotions
emotion regulation
response focused = regulation emotion expression (accordingly to display rules)
antecedent focused = regulation emotion experience (emotion awareness and coping)
effects ER longterm
response focused (supression)
- decrease behavioral response
- similar/increase emotion experience
antecedent focused
- decrease emotion experience
- decrease behavioral responses
antecedent focused ER
Route A
1. know own emotions
2. regulate arousal level
Route B
1. cognitive control
2. regulate arousal level
emotion awareness
important because:
- signals event is meaningful
- reveals one’s (unconscious) wishes/expectations
- analysis of emotion evoking elements in situation are helpful to deal with situ adaptively
Normal development EA/autism
normal:
-monitorinf through emotion socializatiom
- often based on bodily/behavioral signals (shaking): dont be afraid nothing will hapen
- labeling emotions starting point EA
Autism:
- often over-arousal in asd
- do they monitor behavior?
> less often report feeling emotion
- do they link these to external events?
> fewer examples in won experience/ social situations
> feeling bad is not same as sad, angry, jealous or guilty
> results experiment: ASD said more often no when asked if they felt certain emotion
in multiple emotions: only recognizable if different valences (eg. happy and sad), but not same valences (eg sad and angry)
parenting styles in development EA
denying: you dont need to be afraid
dismissive: boys dont cry
laisez-faire: it will pass
coaching: reequires more attention and energy consisting of different steps > emotion validation
emotion validation
- examine feeling child in situation, contact at eye level
- not distract attention, but focus
- validation / acknowldgement of these feelings
- find solution together, within limits