Emotional Management Class 23

QUIZ 2 INSTRUCTIONS People on either side of you should have different colored quiz. On “Test ID” enter the number of your quiz version: Version 1: 000001 Version 2: 000002 Version 3: 000003

Remaining Classes 04/20 Emotion Management 04/25 Traumatic Events 04/27 Emotional Broadcaster (Diary Reports Due) 05/09 Final Exam (11:45-2:45)

Emotions Diary Write-up: Due 04/27 1. Complete "Average Scores" table 2. Write in Average Scores 3. Chart daily scores a. Coloray Pencils or colored pens b. Follow color codes (e.g., happy = orange, etc.) c. Mark dot for a color/emotion, then draw lines, then repeat. 4. Write-up: a. Two pages, total * 2.5 FULL pages * 1 inch margins, 12 pt font b. Patterns? c. Health changes before/after mood/stress changes? d. Life events and moods? e. Surprises in mood, stress, or health patterns? f. Draw upon at least 3 class readings, no "Refs" section needed The situation was morally disgusting (as per Rozin & Fallon, 1987).

Disgust and Human Development  Disgust not present in infancy   Freud: babies proud of waste Experiments: Kids < 2 years highly disgust tolerant Imitation dog poop 62% Whole dried fish 58% Grasshopper 31% Human hair 08% Task of preschool development--contamination sensitivity Kids < 8 reject, but on basis of taste not contamination Why 8+ to reject based on contamination? Ability for abstract thinking: digestion as process, understand particulate-->infection, understand time

What are these people thinking?

Disgust as the Basis for Morals: I Does ethical/moral sense arise from disgust? What words used to describe immoral or unethical behavior? Disgusting Nauseating Revolting Left bad taste in my mouth Turns my stomach What words used to describe immoral or unethical people?   Skunk Rat Louse Garbage Filth Pig

Disgust as Basis for Morals, II * Common link:   -- Disgust occurs at prospect of bringing something harmful into ones self. -- Disgust serves to expel things that are dangerous and that contaminate. -- Moral revulsion serves to keep self, and social network, “pure”, free of behaviors that corrupt or that contaminate.

Why is Disgust Entertaining?

Emotional Management

Response to Death of Spouse (From J.W. Pennebaker, Opening Up) Group A Group B Strenuous exercise. Seek understanding of what Stay mentally occupied. happened, and why. Stay socially active. Develop new interests. It’s OK to hurt, feel pain.   All emotions are OK Don’t allow yourself to cry. Accept that your life changed   Let true friends hear your story, Be up-beat, don’t depress others feel your pain.

Inhibition and Illness Model   1. Inhibiting thoughts and feelings is stressful 2. In short term, suppression leads to physiological arousal. 3. Over the long term, suppression leads to immunocompromise. 4. The result is increased susceptibility to a wide range of illness.

Suppression Suppression is ACTIVELY, CONSCIOUSLY hiding or not- showing arousing thoughts and/or feelings. -- Upset in argument with boss, don't want to show it -- Stifling a fit of giggles in church. -- Attracted to someone, but don't want to be obvious Suppression is NOT repression, which is done unconsciously. Suppression = intentionally hide thoughts/feelings from others Repression = unconsciously hide thoughts/feelings from self

FOLLOWING 4 SLIDES WILL NOT BE ON FINAL

Why Animal Aversion? Rot easily Produce feces   Produce feces Embody emotionally charged ideas Closer to humans; evokes cannibalism taboo Need to maintain boundary between selves and animals: mortality fears

Psychosocial Aspects of Disgust   Psychological contamination, trace elements Sympathetic magic: Fudge "reshaped" Disgust generalizes, Pavlovian conditioning study

Decentration Rodney King trial: Defense repeatedly shows snippets of beating. Why? Surgeons perform acts that would traumatize most of us, but remain healthy, happy. How? Mode of coping by breaking up disturbing whole into smaller parts, or;   By looking at disturbing event in terms of surface details rather than underlying meaning.

Sexual Trauma Question on Bulimia Survey   Prior to the age of 17, did you have a traumatic sexual experience (e.g., rape, being molested)? Yes_____ No_____