Units 12-13 Primary And Secondary emotions Flashcards
Provide examples of self conscious emotions
- shame, guilt, embarrassment, pride
How do self conscious emotions emerge compared to primary emotions?
Emerge due to implications for self-evaluation
What is envy
- stems from prosperity of others
- equalise the status of oneself and others
What are the two types of envy
Benign envy- elevating oneself to the same level of others
Malicious envy- lowering the other to one owns level
What is gratitude?
From a gift that entails a cost to the giver and a serves as a benefit detector
Fosters positive perception from benefactor
Enhances relationship satisfaction and promotes a more inspiring proactive behaviour
What is disappointment and regret ?
Comes from absence of a favourable result leading to resignation or leads to a different approach in the future (more earnest)
What is hope
Perseverance in the persuit of goals
What is empathy
Originates from mimicry and perspective talking
It heightens sense of closeness = more pro social mindset
What is compassion
Aims to alleviate the suffering of others by empathising with suffering( negative emotion) or additionally with comforting feelings
What is happiness and its relation to wellness
It is a subjective state of well-being
Happy= people perceive their lives positively
- presence of positive emotions and lack of negative ones
How to people cognitively decide if their life if happy or unhappy
Reflect and assess their lives and determine the process
What are two additional crucial aspects about happiness?
- subjective well-being is a process, happiness arise from actions rather than possessions
- advantageous loft life functioning= greater future health, work engagement and relationship satisfaction
