interpersonal skills 1.4 Flashcards
damage to the logical part of the brain affects what?
someone stops to be able person cannot control feelings. eg overreacting for no reason. damage to logical part makes u react unlogically which means u cant control ur emotions properly
damage to emotional part of the brain leads to what consequences?
prevents logic and decision making
what does an emotion elicit
an experience and behaviour (sometimes u dont show behaviour)
name 3 things that create an emotion
environment; bodily sensations, past experiences
if you want to train a new pattern/neural pathway, what do you need to do?
lots of repetition
stress vs relax also known as … system vs …. system
orthosympathetic nervous system vs parasympathetic nervous system
how does hypothalamus regulate autonomic nervous system?
by producing hormones
what happens if you have cortisol in your body for too long? explain the physiological changes
leads to chronic stress, decrease in function of frontal lobe. this inhibits amygdala which controls emotions
which part of the brain is very important in regulating vital functions/physiological arousal (eg heart rate, blood pressure)
brainstem
name basic emotions
happiness sadness fear anger surprise disgust affection
name learned emotions
love, shame, regret, pride, admiration, gratitude
is love a basic or learned emotion?
what are learned emotions for? what are basic emotions for?
for interpersonal /social functioning
basic: survival
whats Schachter singer theory
stimulus - physiological response - you always give meaning to the physiological changes - only then experience an emotion
william lange theory explain
need to be aware
stimulus- first experience physiological before you experience an emotion