Lecture 17 Flashcards
what do emotions represent
___ system of ___ ___
they are reflected in ___, ___, ___
signaling system of phenomenal sophistication
reflected in thought, physiology and behaviour
emotions act as the interface between the ___ and ___ and ___ and ___ spheres of functioning
personal
interpersonal
social
biological
western thought has historically seen emotions in what way
modern emotion theory suggests what
historically = contrasted emotions with reason
modern = thinking and feeling and less separable, increasingly functionalist
what are the 2 reasons that the definition of emotions is elusive
emotions are complex and include at least 5 components
we have experiences are emotional but not emotional per se (things like anxiety disorders and depression are emotional but aren’t emotions)
emotions include what 5 components
physiology
phenomology/experience
expression/signalling
cognitive change
overt behaviour
what are moods emotional but are generally distinguished from emotions
3 reasons
they need not reflect responses to a particular event
they are typically less intense
may last a long time
what is the working definition of emotions
heritable set of adaptive mechanisms that function systematically to inform, motivate, and organizes an organism’s response to the perception of a change in goal-environment relationships
what is the relationship between appraisal and emotion
specific ways of evaluating events/appraisal are the proximate cause of emotions
different patterns of evaluation/appraisal lead to the experience of different emotions
what are the 3 steps in the evaluation/appraisal process
stimulus/event -> event is evaluated for meaning -> emotional response
why do we have emotions
emotions exist and were shaped because they facilitated adaptation to events
what is the cultural significance of emotions
ie how are the 2 connected
similarity in recognition/expression of emotions across cultures
different cultures have preferences for different states and other cultures appear to have emotion experiences that have no clear analogues in western culture
what is an infant’s relationship with emotions
infants are highly attuned to emotions in the social environment as expressions act as info
infants can discriminate emotions from what age onwards
4 months onwards
what are the 5 key changes and difference in emotions across the lifespan
people come from a particular place developmentally
repertoire of emotions increases with development
evidence of decoupling among the components of emotion with age
emotional experiences appears to become more blended with age
increased ability to regulate emotions across the lifespan
what is emotional regulation
process by which individuals influence which emotions they have, when they have them and how they experience and express them
