Feelings Flashcards
What is Plato and Descartes?
Plato- cognition separated from emotion
Descartes - mind separated from body
Describing the occurance of emotions gender culture emotions:
US - emotions inner feelings in the heart
Japan - emotions in gut or abdomen
Chewong - emotion in liver
Emotions as passion rather than actions
Averill (1982)
Remnants in English of Ancient Greek heritage where emotion was referred to as a passion
Depression in Pakistani women malik 2000
All recognised depression
Three predominant factors
45% of Pakistani English women
The body as primary and intentional in emotional life
Intense heat which pervades one whole body
May commence in feet
Occurs infrequently in some but 3-5 times a days for others
Emotions associated Anger Despair Fear Worry
Emotions of Ifaluk
Ker - self centered happiness
Maluweli - gentle calm quite
Song - dissatisfaction with another’s break of social decorum
Fargo - compassionate love / sadness
What happens when we Express feelings and emotions?
Reduces pressure
Hydraulic models of emotions
Increasing the experience of emotion creates habits of feeling
Emotion may be endless
E M Foster
Hyper cognised emotions
Empathised topics of discussion that are culturally well known
Eg
English - love
Rastafarians - pressure
Balinese - lek
Hypo cognised emotions
Under emphasised less conceptual attention
Eg
African languages
Illongot
What is Romantic love?
Intense attraction that brings individuals together with an erotic context implying -
Monogamy
Selflessness
Extend grief if lost
What are Contradictions in the idea of love
Courtly love
Arranged love
Use or word ‘I love you’
In average Eastern European settings think ‘i love you’ is rather scares what does this refer too?
Culture and the use of term
3 possible positions of universality
- Same basic emotion everywhere
- Talk in different languages but underlying feeling continuum is the same
- Talk and feeling are inevitability related in context
