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 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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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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psychological state that we are in can affect how we feel so much‚ it raises the question of what is happening when we do feel an emotion. Is it purely psychological‚ which correlates with it? Alternatively‚ is it that‚ unconsciously‚ we recognise the psychological state that our body is in and attribute feelings to it‚ depending on what is happening at the time? In psychology‚ emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought
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I think that two of the most important environmental factors that helped to play a part to the development and expansion of the United States were the potato famine in Ireland and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. These two major events helped to shape our country into the one we know today and are more closely linked then some people believe. The Irish Potato Famine began in September of 1845 with the first death from starvation being recorded the fall of the following year and lasted another three
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My Essay on Emotions. The human mind has always interested me. The word “mind-boggling” might actually be the word i am looking for... I found myself curious to where thoughts and emotions come from .Questions such as : “what exactly are emotions? Why do i find it hard to control my emotions? Are there true and fake feelings?”popped into my head. Such doubts always made me rethink and accept how fascinating the mind is... What actually got me started on this topic of “emotions” is questioning the
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Emotions When it comes to the theories of emotions Darwin said that our body movements and our facial expressions are used to communicate meaning. Darwin also went on to suggest are first learned‚ then goes on to being something that we just do without thought for survival. This can be explained easier with an example in terms of two dogs. If you have a dog at your house and somebody brings their dog over for the first time if you watch them you will see the dog that is visiting for the first time
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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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31 Functions of emotions : * Preparing us for action. Emotions act as a link between events in our environment and our responses. * Shaping our future behavior. Emotions promote learning that will help us make appropriate responses in the future. * Helping us interact more efficiently with others. We ooften communicate the emotion we experience through our verbal and nonverbal behaviors‚ making our emotions obvious to observers. Determining the Range of Emotions: Labeling Our Feelings
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and their many subsets‚ emotion is the generic term for subjective‚ conscious experience that is characterized primarily by psychophysiological expressions‚ biological reactions‚ and mental states. Emotion is often associated and considered reciprocally influential with mood‚ temperament‚ personality‚ disposition‚ and motivation‚[citation needed] as well as influenced by hormones and neurotransmitters such as dopamine‚ noradrenaline‚ serotonin‚ oxytocin and cortisol. Emotion is often the driving force
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