Chapter 4- Emotion And Communication Flashcards
Define emotions
The experience of energy that moves through our body
What does the definition of emotion imply?
Emotional energy is neutral and that the sensation of feeling, psychological reactions, and thoughts give emotions their meaning
What is the full definition of emotion
Feelings we experience that result from the interaction of physiology, cognitions, and social experience and that they significantly affect how we communicate with others and interpret others communication
What do emotions affect
Physical and relational health
What do our feelings affect
Our willingness to communicate when how and why we communicate and how we interpret and respond when others communicate with us
Is it impossible to understand communication without emotion?
Yep
What are the two ways to describe emotions and physiology
Fast track and slow track circuit emotions
How many parts of the rain are involved with processing emotion?
Three
Which part of the body controls basic life functions such as breathing and movement
The brain stem around The top of the spinal cord
What is shared by all species that have a nervous system?
The reptilian brain
Where is the limbic system
It rings and borders the brain stem
What part of the rain is involved with emotions?
The limbic system
What is the neocortex
The seat of intellect in the brain
What is a nickname for the neocortex
Thinking brain
What does the neocortex control
Reason and rational decision making
Describe the process of a brain circuit
It goes to the emotional brain and then the thinking brain
Which is quicker- the emotional brain or the thinking brain
Emotional brain
What is the fast track circuit
It is reflected in emotional reactions and brain activity that occur before we have time to rationally analyze a situation
Example of the fast track circuit
Blowing up at someone then later realizing that you overreacted
Where are emotions such as fear anxiety and anger processed
The amygdala
Where is the amygdala located?
It is almond shaped in the limbic system
How come we might experience an emotion and can’t explain it?
Our amygdala has evolved to make instant emotive reactions, that the reaction never reaches the thinking brain
What is it called when the amygdala instantaneously assigns emotional significance to sense data and sends a crisis message to the brain?
Flight or fight syndrome
What is an example of the amygdala using fight or flight syndrome
If we were chased by a dog when we were kids and experienced fear. Later in the future the amygdala will match the fear to the situation again
What happens in flight or fight syndrome
Sensory acuity is heightened, complex thought is stopped, and the amygdala activates the heart and signals the secretion of the hormone norepinephrine.
What is the hormone the amygdala signals the secretion of in fight or flight syndrome
Norepinephrine
What is norepinephrine
It makes the senses more alert
When perceptions do effect emotions, which track circuit is working?
A slow track circuit
What happens in a slow track circuit
The thinking brain rationally analyzes a situation and then communicates with the emotional brain
Example of slow track circuits
That person is good looking
Then the emotion of anticipation follows
What three ways can we classify emotions
Placing them in categories of primary or mixed
Clustering them into emotion families
By distinguishing them as facilitator or debilitative
What are the eight primary emotions that Blend to make mixed emotions
Fear
Surprise
Sadness
Disgust
Anger
Anticipation
Joy
Acceptance
What was primary and mixed emotions developed by
Robert plutchik
What are primary emotions also classified in terms of
Their intensity
Define emotion families
When we cluster emotions that share common characteristics
What are emotion families described in terms of?
Physical variations (Wrinkling faces tightened lips, etc.)
Define facilitators emotions
Contribute to effective functioning
Define debilitative emotions
Detract from effective functioning
Going back to emotion families, what are the emotion families
The main emotions are the
Anger sadness fear enjoyment LOVE surprise disgust shame
(Table on page 100)
How can we learn to manage our fast track and slow track emotions
By becoming aware of our physiological reactions as soon as we experience them
How can we manage fast track emotions
Mindfulness
Pg 101
Do emotions cause thoughts in slow track circuit emotions
Nope. Thoughts cause emotions
Example of thoughts causing emotions
Table 4.2
What are two ways we can manage slow track circuit emotions
Thoughts and feelings
rational emotive behavioral therapy
Who was REBT developed by
Albert Ellis
What happens in REBT
We take responsibility in our actions and realize that we (not other people or situations) cause our feelings
How can we use REBT based off the alphabet (A-F)
Pg 103
Can replacing unrealistic thoughts with those that are realistic completely eliminate our debilitative emotions?
Nope. But it can manage them
How do we express our emotions?
We need to set realistic goals
Improve our emotional intelligence
Learn how and when to display our emotions
And accept responsibility for our feelings eh. We interact with others
Who discovered emotional intelligence
Daniel Goleman
Define emotional intelligence
Knowing how to manage your feelings and to read and respond effectively to the emotions is others
What does emotional intelligence (saw) include?
The ability to persist even when frustrated to control our impulses and delay gratification to regulate our mood and prevent distressful emotions… (page 105)
What are the benefits of EQ
Higher IQ
career advancement
Promotes close and affectionate relationships and greater relational satisfaction
How can we communicate our emotions
Assessing our emotions
Expanding our vocabulary
Owning feelings
