Emotions PSY240 October 18‚ 2013 Emotions Fear is the easiest emotion to infer from behavior in various species; it plays an important adaptive function in motivating the avoidance of threatening situations and chronic fear induces stress. (Pinel‚ 2011‚ P. 443). I will discuss the theories with specific examples in order to make a better connection‚ more personal connections‚ with the theories. Darwin ’s believed emotions grew from manners that indicated what an animal would do next in
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men and women conversing with one another. We also have noticed how single men and women interact with each other differ from when talking to the same gender; but what do they talk about? What is their motive in starting a conversation? Specifically‚ I’ve done an observation between men and women conversing with one another in Starbucks‚ at Marysville‚ and a bar called Round Corner Tavern in Sacramento. The outcome of it was women showed more emotion when talking to their girlfriends‚ men acted with
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forming gender identity in our Children’s formative years. This boy’s family forces him to watch Sunday afternoon football each week. What then lures that five year old boy to his grandmother’s bedroom to play dress up with her makeup and high heels the moment the football game ends? Could the media make this feminine boy into a masculine man? Or is it something that is already a part of the brain that defines what our gender will be
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but then I thought about it again‚ and I my mind came to a conclusion that this could be because of women maternal intuition that makes them more approachable. I can certainly say that my beliefs or thoughts were reinforced. Yes‚ I do believe that families are primary influence on gender identity; however‚ there is so much parents/families influence on a child can do; you can dress a child up as according to their gender nonetheless‚ if the person feels that the traditional gender role they are placed
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Chapter 13 of Handbook of Emotions‚ Facial Expressions of Emotion‚ Matsumoto et al (2008) thoroughly explain Darwin’s 135 year old conclusion that the muscle actions involved in emotions are universal to both nonhuman primates and other mammals (Matsumoto et al‚ 2008‚ p. 212). Matsumoto et al (2008) provided research from current day to show how this theory is still relevant and it both intrigued and surprised me. This chapter in particular was very crucial in the application of my future clinical
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Emotions: Emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior. According To David G. Meyers: human emotion involves "...physiological arousal‚ expressive behaviors‚ and conscious experience." The term emotion usually is distinguished from feelings‚ mood‚ and affect. 1. Feeling: the subjective experience associated with an emotion. 2. Mood: an emotional state that is general and extended in time
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Water Pollution: What You Can’t See Can Hurt You By Kristie Brown Most people have the idea that American waterways are more polluted now than ever in the past‚ but in some ways‚ this just isn’t true. Prior to the passing of the Clean Water Act of 1972‚ point source pollution was actually much worse than it is today. This refers to the type of pollution that enters our rivers through direct drainage pipes‚ and the problem has been visibly decreased all over the country. This may seem like
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Activity 2 On Friday‚ March 3rd‚ at 10:23am‚ I walked into Toys-R-Us remembering how fun and exciting this store was when I was a young child. When I was little‚ however‚ I never thought about the wonderful toys in these stores being gender stereotyped. These toys can drastically influence children’s gender identities‚ or their experience of their own gender. The first obvious “girl” toy that I saw was close to the entrance against the wall. There were five shelves‚ maybe five feet in width. There
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What I have learned in this class is that as time goes by society rules and norms about gender‚ and sexuality in the media changes over time. With each generation it’s different when it comes to gender and sexuality. I have learn that the media only present what the public show them‚ but the media choose to show the negative because that’s what sell and gets people attention. Even if what the media is representing negative or bad‚ I feel like the media inform people about thing that they do not pay
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Different people define emotions in different ways. Some make a distinction between emotions and feelings saying that a feeling is the response part of the emotion and that an emotion includes the situation or experience‚ the interpretation‚ the perception‚ and the response or feeling related to the experience of a particular situation. For the purposes of this article‚ I use the terms interchangeably. John D. (Jack) Mayer says‚ “Emotions operate on many levels. They have a physical aspect as
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