Emotion Unit Overview Theories of Emotion Embodied Emotion Expressed Emotion Experienced Emotion Stress and Health Click on the any of the above hyperlinks to go to that section in the presentation. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of Emotion 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions Emotion Common sense theory Physiological arousal Expressive behavior Conscious experience Common sense theory 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions James-Lange theory 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions James-Lange theory 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions James-Lange theory 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions Cannon-Bard theory 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions Cannon-Bard theory 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions Two-factor theory Also knows as Schachter-Singer Theory 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions Two-factor theory Schachter-Singer 4/21/2017 Mollin

Theories of emotions Two-factor theory Schachter-Singer 4/21/2017 Mollin

Let’s try this out… You are camping and enjoying a nice picnic lunch. All of a sudden a bison jumps out of the woods and begins chasing you. Attack caught on tape- 1 min Let’s review and write out what would happen in the following theories James Lang Theory- Cannon Bard Theory- Two Factor Theory- 4/21/2017 Mollin

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System Sympathetic nervous system arousing Parasympathetic nervous system Calming Moderate arousal is ideal 4/21/2017 Mollin

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System 4/21/2017 Mollin

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System 4/21/2017 Mollin

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System 4/21/2017 Mollin

Physiological Similarities Among Specific Emotions Different movie experiment Four rooms with four different movies- From control center the subjects perspiration, heart rate, and breathing were measured Movie 1- horror film Movie 2- anger provoking film Movie 3- film that evokes sexual arousal Movie 4- “boring film” 4/21/2017 Mollin

What did this study show us? Very little difference in the physiological response your body has to such different emotional and cognitive responses from the different film. (Except the boring film) 4/21/2017 Mollin

Physiological Differences Among Specific Emotions Differences in brain activity Amygdala- higher activity when experiencing fear Frontal lobes- more active when experiencing a positive mood Nucleus accumbens- in left frontal lobe. A neural pathway the increases dopamine levels. Electrical stimulation in depressed patients has shown increased smiles, laughter, and giddy euphoria 4/21/2017 Mollin

Are you lying? Polygraph- a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measure several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes). 4/21/2017 Mollin

Don’t call me a liar….. Polygraphs are not very valid if you think about it Our physiological arousal is much the same from one emotion to another Many innocent people have been falsely accused because their emotions were heightened when they took the polygraph Many rape victims “fail” lie detectors when telling the truth about their assailants 4/21/2017 Mollin

Does it ever work? No spy has never been detected by the FBI or CIA even though both agencies spend million of dollars a year testing their own employees The guilty knowledge test works- a person is shown photos or given certain information specific to a crime scene while on the lie detector test. This does show change in physiological response and can be effective. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Cognition and Emotion Cognition Can Define Emotion Spill over effect- emotions can spill over from one event to another. Think about the level of emotion from a major sports victory to a riot. Schachter-Singer experiment- with adrenaline shots Arousal fuels emotions, cognition channels it 4/21/2017 Mollin

Detecting Emotion Nonverbal cues are usually enough for most of us to detect an emotion but we can often be tricked if one does not pay close attention to small details Lifting the inner part of your eyebrow, which is hard to consciously do reveals worry . Eyebrows raised and pulled together signal fear Let’s try something out…….. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Which smile is real and which one is fake? 4/21/2017 Mollin

The smile on the right is real 4/21/2017 Mollin

Gender, Emotion, and Nonverbal Behavior Gender, Emotion, and Nonverbal Behavior.. Which person is a male or a female? 4/21/2017 Mollin

The faces are gender neutral But…. People were more likely to view the face on the left as male because it looks more angry 4/21/2017 Mollin

So what does this mean? Your gender interprets how you view others emotion It is normal to want to empathize with people to interpret their emotions and that empathy is based on your own gender and biases 4/21/2017 Mollin

Here is an example The following chart comes from a study that measured how many facial expressions a viewer displayed by watching different films. As you will see it shows that women show their emotions more easily and guys are harder to read 4/21/2017 Mollin

See for yourself… 4/21/2017 Mollin

Culture and Emotional Expression: Are nonverbal expressions of emotions universally understood? The meaning of gestures varies with culture Many of our facial expression displays rules and are evident throughout cultures Let’s take a look at the next slide and see how we do… 4/21/2017 Mollin

From left to right, top to bottom: happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, anger, disgust 4/21/2017 Mollin

How does the culture effect how one displays emotion? Cultures that encourage individuality like U.S display visible emotions In Chinese cultures, which encourage people to adjust to others, personal emotions are much less visibly displayed 4/21/2017 Mollin

Let’s see how well we do when interpreting others facial expressions and emotions Facial Expression Test Reading Faces Test I will now pause this clip and want to see if we can come up with a consensus on what each of you think the emotion is What would you do Clip 4/21/2017 Mollin

Levels of Analysis for the Study of Emotion 4/21/2017 Mollin

Levels of Analysis for the Study of Emotion 4/21/2017 Mollin

Levels of Analysis for the Study of Emotion 4/21/2017 Mollin

Levels of Analysis for the Study of Emotion 4/21/2017 Mollin

The Effects of Facial Expressions Facial feedback 4/21/2017 Mollin

Some more examples of the effects of facial feedback One study used Botox injections to paralyze the frowning muscles of 10 depressed patients. Two months later, 9 out of 10 non frowning patients were no longer depressed. This study needs more replication to be validated 4/21/2017 Mollin

The psychology of fear 4/21/2017 Mollin

What is the function of fear? Fear is adaptive. It’s an alarm system that prepares our body to flee from danger man texts into a bear Fear can bind groups together Fear helps us focus on a problem and rehearse coping strategies 4/21/2017 Mollin

How is fear learned? Observational Learning is a major factor The Amygdala- Nerves running out of from these knots of neural tissue, one on either side of the brain’s center, carry messages that control heart rate, sweating, stress hormones and attention that rev up in threatening situations 4/21/2017 Mollin

Amygdala and Fear Rabbits learn to react with fear to a tone that precedes an impending small shock unless their Amygdala is damaged. Rat’s that have their Amygdala deactivated show no fear learning Humans with damage to the Amygdala can sometimes not even experience fear! Amygdala and Fear Clips- 7 min (safari) 4/21/2017 Mollin

Do Something That Scares You… What is the best way to overcome your fears? Do Something That Scares You Article What are your thoughts on the article? What is one quote that stood out to you? 4/21/2017 Mollin

Conquering your fear Smash Fear- Ask Ted- 16 min Consider How hard is it to overcome your own fears? Why? While watching the film please record and create a top five advice from overcoming your fear from what you learned from the clip. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Anger 4/21/2017 Mollin

Anger Evoked by events, often times the anger is worst the event that “caused" it Catharsis Expressing anger can increase anger Can lead to heart disease 4/21/2017 Mollin

Happiness Happiness Feel-good, do-good phenomenon Well-being 4/21/2017 Mollin

Happiness The Short Life of Emotional Ups and Downs Watson’s studies 4/21/2017 Mollin

Happiness Wealth and Well-Being 4/21/2017 Mollin

Happiness Wealth and Well-Being 4/21/2017 Mollin

Happiness Two Psychological Phenomena: Adaptation and Comparison Happiness and Prior Experience Adaptation-level phenomenon Happiness and others’ attainments Relative deprivation Think of upward comparison Would be better if we used downward comparison 4/21/2017 Mollin

Let’s look at some research European 8-12 year olds with cerebral palsy experience normal psychological well being Studies show it takes about five weeks after being diagnosed with HIV to feel much less emotionally distraught Is happiness really just a state of mind? Do we place to much emphasis on our environments role in happiness? 4/21/2017 Mollin

Happiness Predictors of Happiness 4/21/2017 Mollin

How to be happier… Realize that happiness may not come from financial success Take control of your time Act happy Get enough sleep Give priority to close relationships Record your gratitude and count your blessings Have a level of spirituality 4/21/2017 Mollin

Some Research Let’s take a look at Does Money Buy Happiness? Once done: Create a top five to do list of being happy based on everything you learned today. Every piece of advice must be based on the information presented not just your opinion Optional Assignment- Do an article critique on the article. The article and instructions are on my website under the Article Critique Link 4/21/2017 Mollin

Introduction to Stress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Health psychology Behavioral medicine 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Illness Stress Stress appraisal 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Illness The Stress Response System Selye’s general adaptation syndrome (GAS) Alarm Resistance exhaustion 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Illness General Adaptation Syndrome 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Illness General Adaptation Syndrome 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Illness General Adaptation Syndrome 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Illness General Adaptation Syndrome 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Illness Stressful Life Events Catastrophes Significant life changes Daily hassles 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and the Heart Coronary heart disease Type A versus Type B 4/21/2017 Mollin

Which one are you? 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress and Susceptibility to Disease Psychophysiological illnesses Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) Lymphocytes B lymphocytes T lymphocytes Stress and AIDS Stress and Cancer 4/21/2017 Mollin

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Definition Slides

Emotion = a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience. 4/21/2017 Mollin

James-Lange Theory = the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Cannon-Bard Theory = the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Two-factor Theory = the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal. This is very similar to Cannon Bard theory except this time a cognitive appraisal or thought needs to trigger the emotional response 4/21/2017 Mollin

Polygraph = a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measure several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes). 4/21/2017 Mollin

Facial Feedback = the effect of facial expressions on experienced emotions, as when a facial expression of anger or happiness intensifies feelings of anger or happiness. For example: The woman was asked to touch the golf tees together forcing her to frown. When showed scenes of war, sickness, and start without the tees a level of sadness was reported. That level of sadness was increased when the scenes were shown with the artificial frown 4/21/2017 Mollin

Catharsis = emotional release. The catharsis hypothesis maintains that “releasing’ aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges. Expressing anger can sometimes calm us down but only if the anger is directed against the provoker, it is justified, the target is not intimidating and little guild is felt afterwards 4/21/2017 Mollin

Feel-Good Do-Good Phenomenon = people’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Well-being = self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate people’s quality of life. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Adaptation-level Phenomenon = our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience. We adapt to our current level of achievement or happiness, consider it normal, and require something better to have another surge of happiness Consider getting a new t.v (surge), getting a raise (surge). Having the surge wear off and wanting more 4/21/2017 Mollin

Relative Deprivation = the perception that we are worse off relative to those with whom we compare ourselves. Consider: Alex Rodriguez signed a 10 year 275 million dollar contract. Another player would then feel bad about their 20 million dollar contract who played the same position 4/21/2017 Mollin

Behavioral Medicine = an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavior and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease.. Health psychology is a branch of behavioral medicine 4/21/2017 Mollin

Health Psychology = a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine. Asks: How do our emotions and personality influence our risk of disease? What attitudes and behaviors help prevent illness and promote health and well being? 4/21/2017 Mollin

Stress = the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging. 4/21/2017 Mollin

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) = Selye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in three phases Stage One- Alarm- Mobilize resources- you experience an alarm reaction due to the sudden activation of your sympathetic nervous system Stage Two- Resistance- Cope with stressor- Your temperature, blood pressure and respiration remain high Stage Three- Exhaustion- Reserves depleted- Now you are more vulnerable to illness, or even in extreme cases collapse or death 4/21/2017 Mollin

Coronary Heart Disease = the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in North America. Correlation between prolonged stress and heart disease 4/21/2017 Mollin

Type A = Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Type B = Friedman and Rosenman’s term for easygoing, relaxed people. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Psychophysiological Illness = literally, “mind-body” illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) = the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health. 4/21/2017 Mollin

Lymphocytes = the two types of white blood cells that are part of the body’s immune system; B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections; T lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances. 4/21/2017 Mollin