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Appraisal Theories of Emotion Flashcards

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What is appraisal theories?

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Focus on cognitive process
- Cognitive appraisals mediate the relation between stimuli and emotion
- Stimuli, appraisal, physiological response and emotion
- Evaluate the environment effect on well-being , and individual concerns

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What causes emotions in appraisal theories?

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Our cognitive evaluations of situations
- Perception and interpretations effect our view on our feelings

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Appraisal Theories - Historical Overview

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  • Emotions as a type of judgment
  • Object-directed emotion
    I was angry because of
  • A purely biological take does not give the full picture
  • Opened the door of normative discussions of emotions
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Normative discussions - Emotions can be

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  • Misplaces and Inappropriate
  • We make those judgements all the time
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Incongruent Effect

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  • Emotions are the opposite of what to be expected
  • Detachment
  • Excessive emotions
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What are the two shared beliefs by appraisal theories?

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  1. Emotions occur in relation to cognitive appraisal of an antecedent event
  2. Appraisal cause the emotion
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Arnold’s Appraisal Theory - Emotion

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  • Tendency as beneficial or harmful
  • Physiological pattern towards avoid or approach
  • The patterns are different for different emotions
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Arnold’s Appraisal Theory - Model

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  • Situation
    Live event, stimuli
  • Appraisal
    Good vs Bad - automatic
  • Emotion
    Liking vs Disliking
  • Action
    Approach or withdrawal
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Arnold’s Appraisal Theory - Perception to Appraisal

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  • A bodily appraisal of the situation
    Reflexes
    Limbic system evaluates emotional significance of a sensory stimuli
  • A cognitive appraisal
    Conscious action
    Cortical regions activated for HOC
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Arnold’s Appraisal Theory - Appraisal to Emotion

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  • Situation gets evaluated
  • Subjective experiences follows
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Arnold’s Appraisal Theory - Emotion to Action

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  • Emotion elicit motivational tendencies to avoid or approach
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Lazarus Appraisal Theory - Differentiation

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Extension on Arnold’s theory
- Focus on differentiation of good vs bad appraisals
- Appraisal of a life event, seen as either benefit, harm, or threat, gives emotion

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Core Relational Themes

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There is specific appraisals with each emotions
Example; the appraisal of threat is the core relational theme of fear

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Core Relational Themes - Anger

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A demeaning offense against me and mine

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Core Relational Themes - Anxiety

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Uncertain, existential threat

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Core Relational Themes - Hope

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Fearing the worst but yearning for better

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Lazarus Appraisal Theory - Appraisal Patterns

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  • Primary appraisal = Situation Relevance
  • Secondary Appraisal = Coping
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Lazarus Appraisal Theory - Primary appraisal

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  • Goal Relevance
    No relevance, no emotion
  • Goal congruence/incongruence (negative emotion)
    Is the situational transaction consistent with my goals?
  • Ego-identity
    Appraisal of violation of moral values
    Can be irrelevant for some emotions
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Lazarus Appraisal Theory - Secondary Appraisal

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  • Blame or credit
    Who is responsible? If relevant
  • Coping potential
    Can I cope?
  • Future expectancy
    Better or worse?
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Appraisal Theories - Strenght

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Emotion differentiation
- Why we experience different emotions to the same situation
- Different types of appraisals

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Appraisal Theories - Criticism

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  • Too much focus on conscious and voluntary processes
  • Emotions in infants?
  • What if my emotion goes against my judgement?
  • Emotions happens before judgment at times
  • Are appraisal really the cause of emotion, or function as intensifier?
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Compare and contrast the appraisal theories

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Lazarus:
- Focused on goals, dynamic process and individuality
Arnold
- Universal, body arousal and learned experiences

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What does appraisal theories offer for understanding of emotion regulation?

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  • Understanding peoples poor emotion management
  • Increase awareness
  • Why we react the way we do cuz of our emotions?
  • Cognitive restructuring with strategies and finding out underlying causes
  • Increase emotional Intelligence and knowledge

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