There are three significant theories of emotion that attempt to describe and explain the way we respond emotionally to stimuli. The first theory was created by William James and Carl Lange and is known as the James-Lange theory. They believed that our body responds first and then we interpret that response in an emotion. Alternatively‚ the second theory created by Walter Cannon and Philip Bard was called the Cannon-Bard theory and claimed that we have a bodily and emotional response simultaneously
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Emotions Fredericka Hibbs Joy made me love. It has awoken my heart to the ripe fruits of the earth‚ and a determination to taste every one. It makes me revel in life’s most basic privileges. I dance in the rain and wade through the mud. Joy has made me childish. Joy made me sip tea on summer mornings‚ and crave the smell of ink in decaying books. Joy has have me stare at the stars in the still‚ placid evening‚ and wonder ever so innocently. It made me a wild thing‚ with matted hair. It made me daring
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emotional expressiveness Clearly‚ males and females feel the same emotions‚ except they express them differently. Specialists have conducted many researches to investigate the dissimilarities between males and females in the expression of their emotions and how they have diverse reactions in the same situation. Also‚ the effect society and gender stereotypes have on the way they release these emotions. In what way signs of such differences start showing from stages as early as childhood
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Generically‚ appraisal theorists define emotions as episodes that are restricted to a duration of a little more than a few seconds‚ which will encounter several changes; changes in your evaluation and appraisal of the stimulus‚ changes in your action tendencies‚ the peripheral and central somatic responses‚ your expressive behaviour (muscle movements‚ facial expressions) and emotional feelings (the reflections of other factors and the stimulus in your consciousness) (Moors‚ 2013). Additionally‚
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In Managing Emotions in Medical School‚ Smith and Kleinman write about the struggle that medical students have to endure in order to be categorized as professional and apt to be considered for future medical careers. The struggle to obtain “affective neutrality” and “detached concern” is present all throughout the students’ college term. Smith and Kleinman present the various responses from students in their first‚ second‚ third and fourth years in medical school and how each of their experiences
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his house with a heavy hand and not express weak emotions‚ such as affection‚ pleasure‚ and many other positive feelings. The only emotion worth expressing outwardly was anger. Because of this‚ Okonkwo never gave off the image of a caring man. For example‚ when Okonkwo had Ikemefuna in his house‚ he “became very fond of the boy - inwardly of course... To show affection was a sign of weakness” (Achebe 28).
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experience of positive emotions. Life is hard‚ but experiencing positive emotions can become a stress-reducer‚ open our minds‚ build enduring resources‚ and improve our overall well-being. Negative emotions tend to narrow our thoughts to a limited set of possible actions that might be taken in response to an emotion-evoking situation (Baumgardner & Crothers‚ p41). Positive emotions contribute to enhancing our physical‚ psychological‚ and social resources. While negative emotions may compromise our
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mother‚ and she’s calling to let you know that your beloved family pet has died. You suddenly feel your chest tighten‚ and your eyes well up with tears as you process the sudden‚ overwhelming feeling of loss. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion‚ this feeling of sadness comes from your body’s physiological reaction to the news. Upon hearing about Fluffy’s death‚ your brain sends a signal to your vagus nerves‚ stimulating them‚ and in turn causing that classic sorrowful feeling of tightness
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is its’ ability to express; thoughts‚ feelings‚ and emotions. There are many ways to express oneself and the most prenominate form is communication‚ but your emotional reaction to life is just as vital. The four basic emotions that a person will feel in his or her life time consist of‚ happiness‚ sadness‚ fear‚ and anger. Most people will explore every part of these emotions within themselves while‚ others will struggle to understand them. Emotions are a reaction to a persons environment as well as
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than that. Invective poetry refers to vituperative or censoriously abusive poetry used to express blame or rebuke. "Sonnet 129" is a poem of mixed emotions and is not singularly invective. It expresses hate‚ but‚ underneath its loathing‚ lies layers of shame and madness. How the poem is set up is the main way the reader can see these underlying emotions. On the surface‚ Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 129" is an uniquely impersonal poem expressing a hate for lust. Though it is not explicitly sexual in this
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