weekly questions Flashcards
A common sense notion (folk psychology) is that anger is an unwanted and maladaptive emotion. Do you think that Scherer would agree with this view? Explain your answer using the appraisal theory.
Scherer, using appraisal theory, would likely disagree with the common-sense notion that anger is purely unwanted and maladaptive. According to Scherer’s Component Process Model (CPM) of emotion, emotions arise from an appraisal process in which different dimensions of a situation are evaluated. Anger, like all emotions, serves adaptive functions depending on the context.
Explain how the communication of different emotions can affect social relationships differently;
and what is the role of emotion regulation in this process?
The way we express emotions shapes social interactions, influencing how others perceive us and how relationships develop. Different emotions have distinct social functions, either strengthening or straining relationships.
Emotion regulation is crucial in moderating emotional expressions to maintain positive social interactions. It determines when, how, and to what extent emotions are communicated.
Describe how social emotions differ from basic emotions.
Furthermore, explain why guilt is considered as a more adaptive social emotion than shame.
Basic emotions (e.g., joy, anger, fear, sadness, surprise, disgust) are:
* Universal across cultures.
* Innate and biologically hardwired.
* Triggered by immediate stimuli and involve distinct facial expressions.
* Serve survival functions (e.g., fear helps avoid danger, anger motivates action).
Social emotions (e.g., guilt, shame, embarrassment, pride, jealousy) are:
* More complex and require social awareness.
* Culturally influenced; norms shape their expression.
* Linked to self-evaluation based on social expectations.
* Essential for maintaining social bonds and moral behavior.
Explain from the biopsychosocial model: What do you think is the impact of an adverse environment on your social-emotional learning?
And what is the impact of an adverse environment on your biological stress system?
How may this lead to antisocial behavior?
Explain from the biopsychosocial model why adolescence is a time of particular risk to develop internalizing problems? Include examples of all three pathways in your answer.
Explain two examples of biological mechanisms and two examples of sociocultural mechanisms through which sex differences in behavior may develop.
Explain how they may contribute to sex differences in social-emotional processing.
Using the functionalistic perspective on emotions, describe a coping strategy a 13-year-old is likely to use in a conflict situation with a peer or a friend.
Give an explanation for why an autistic 13-year-old may have difficulties using coping strategies when having conflicts with a peer or a friend.
