week 1 Literatuur Flashcards
what is the evolutionary perspective on emotions?
assumes that emotional systems have evolved to help an organism to navigate the complexities of the physical and social world
two kinds of self-construals differ across different cultures: independent self and the interdependent self. describe both.
independent: unique and stable across different situations, behvaior is caused by internal factors
interdependent: status and identity determined by connections within important groups. can vary across situations.
what is the traditional view on emotions?
what is James-Lange’s view on emotions?
What is Damasio’s view on emotions?
* what is meant with the as-if loop?
* are emotions always conscious?
the limbic and subcortical are dedicated to emotions, while cognition is more cortical located.
True or false?
FALSE
the core processes of emotion are grounded in subcortical structures.
true/false?
true
what is the difference between an emotion and a feeling?
what is the difference between an emotion and a Mood?
mood generaly lasts much longer than an emotion.
what is an affective style?
“What is the relationship between the concepts of temperament and affective styles?”
affective styles: stable dispositions that an individual toward perceiving and responding to people and objects with a particular emotional quality, dimension or mood
temperatment affective styles that are apparent early in life. may be genetic.
some emotions appear in all cultures, as well as across many animal species. what does this suggest?
this suggests that at least some emotions may be primary or basic in that they are given to us by nature.
what is Panksepp’s view on emotions?
* how do emotions arise?
* how do they develop?
* What is the relationship between emotions and psychiatric disorders?
Panksepp proposed that there are several distinct primary emotional systems in the brain, which he termed as basic emotional circuits.
these primary emotional systems are hardwired into the brain and are evolutionary ancient, shared across many mammalian species.
He argued that many emotional disorders could be traced back to imbalances or dysfunctions in these primary emotional circuits.
in the context of emotion: damage to the amygdala in humans is associated with ….
a deficit in the recognition of fear displays.
in the context of emotions: damage to the insula and basal ganglia regions are associated with difficulty…..
in recognizing facial expressions of disgust.
