More Contagious Than One Direction-Infection
Myesha Thahsin Psychology 100
More Contagious than One Direction-Infection?
Human beings are known to possess altruistic and empathetic characteristics. We are able to comprehend and understand the feelings and emotions of others. Usually we have social cognition or emotional intelligence, coupled with the ability to use theory of mind. Therefore, observing emotional expressions in other human beings generates corresponding emotions in the watchers; sad expressions correspond to melancholy emotions and happy expressions correspond to joyful emotions. This empathetic nature makes us smile when others smile and laugh when others laugh.
This idea of sharing emotional reactions corresponds with Lecture 18 Social Psychology II and the concept of empathy. Altruism is a product of the ‘pro-social’ emotions such as empathy. Empathy varies from individual to individual. "Sharing others’ emotional states provides the observers a somatosensory and neural framework that facilitates understanding others’ intentions and actions and allows to ‘tune in’ or ‘sync’ with them. Such …show more content…
These endorphins also generate anti-nociceptive signals and act like painkillers. Oxytocin, one of the endorphins, is a hormone released from the pituitary gland; it is also synthesized and released in the brain to encourage pro-social behaviors (essentially empathy, trust, intimacy and bonding). Some social psychologists say that laughter plays an enormous role in our everyday lives because of the bonding effects of simultaneously released endorphins. (Robin Dunbar, of the University of Oxford). Throughout the history of human interactions, laughter has established relationships, enhanced the rhythm of conversation, and integrated emotional
More Contagious than One Direction-Infection?
Human beings are known to possess altruistic and empathetic characteristics. We are able to comprehend and understand the feelings and emotions of others. Usually we have social cognition or emotional intelligence, coupled with the ability to use theory of mind. Therefore, observing emotional expressions in other human beings generates corresponding emotions in the watchers; sad expressions correspond to melancholy emotions and happy expressions correspond to joyful emotions. This empathetic nature makes us smile when others smile and laugh when others laugh.
This idea of sharing emotional reactions corresponds with Lecture 18 Social Psychology II and the concept of empathy. Altruism is a product of the ‘pro-social’ emotions such as empathy. Empathy varies from individual to individual. "Sharing others’ emotional states provides the observers a somatosensory and neural framework that facilitates understanding others’ intentions and actions and allows to ‘tune in’ or ‘sync’ with them. Such …show more content…
These endorphins also generate anti-nociceptive signals and act like painkillers. Oxytocin, one of the endorphins, is a hormone released from the pituitary gland; it is also synthesized and released in the brain to encourage pro-social behaviors (essentially empathy, trust, intimacy and bonding). Some social psychologists say that laughter plays an enormous role in our everyday lives because of the bonding effects of simultaneously released endorphins. (Robin Dunbar, of the University of Oxford). Throughout the history of human interactions, laughter has established relationships, enhanced the rhythm of conversation, and integrated emotional