Emotion, Cognition and Wellbeing Flashcards
Distinguish between an emotion and a feeling.
An emotion is the physical and psychological changes that influence behaviour (body). A feeling is a mental experience of body states (mind).
What are the physiological changes associated with emotion?
Alterations in the body when experiencing different emotions.
What are the subjective feelings?
Feelings that are associated with emotions, they cannot be objectively measured.
What is the associated behaviour?
How the person behaves as a result of the emotions and feelings.
What components fuel an emotion?
Environment, physiological reaction, cognitive label (see Schachter and Singer’s theory).
Describe appraisal’s theory.
Magda Arnold suggested that appraisal is the first step in experiencing emotion. Appraisal: the cognitive processes (thinking) that occur before emotion is displayed. Appraisal Theory of Emotion: a theory that suggests we experience emotions based on our assessment of a situation or event.
Distinguish between primary and secondary appraisal.
Primary appraisal: The process by which a person initially evaluates whether
or not a situation is threatening or irrelevant
Secondary appraisal: The process of consciously assessing a situation by
considering the options available and how best to respond
Outline coping potential.
someone’s ability to use either problem-focused coping or emotion-focused coping to respond.
Outline problem-focussed potential.
Addressing a negative situation by using practical ways to deal with
it (e.g. seeking info, pros and cons etc.
Outline emotion-focussed potential.
Reducing negative emotional responses (fear, embarrassment etc.)
by using strategies such as meditation, talking, ignoring etc.
Describe the broaden and build theory.
It suggests that positive emotions broaden knowledge and understanding of the world.
