4. EMOTIONS DEFINATION
“Emotion is often defined as a complex
state of feeling that results in physical
and psychological changes that influence
thought and behavior”
For eg. The realization of danger and
subsequent arousal of the nervous
system may lead to, rapid heartbeat and
breathing, sweating, muscle tension
which is integral to the experience of
“fear”.
5. Emotions have three key
elements
Subjective response.
Physiological response and
Behavioral response
6. HOW PSYCHOLOGIST TALK
ABOUT SOCIAL EMOTIONS;
In 1972, psychologist Paul Eckman
suggested that there are six basic
emotions that are universal throughout
human cultures:
fear,
disgust,
anger,
surprise,
happiness, and
sadness.
7. In 1999, he expanded this list to
include a number of other basic
emotions including;
embarrassment,
excitement,
contempt,
shame,
pride,
satisfaction, and
amusement.
8. SOCIAL EMOTIONS
Embarrassment,
Guilt,
Shame,
Jealousy,
Envy,
Empathy and
Pride
This emotions necessarily depend on
other peoples thoughts, feelings or
actions.
9. During the 1980s, Robert Plutchik
introduced another emotion
classification system known as the
"wheel of emotions.”
In his theory he stated that there are 8
primary emotional dimensions.
11. Like colors, primary emotions can be
expressed at different intensities and
can mix with one another to form
different emotions.
12. It is often suggested that social
emotions are specific determinants of
social behavior and certain social
behavior depend on certain social
emotions as well.
For eg; help/aggression, shapes the
nature of one’s contact with them.
Cooperativeness or avoidance.
13. REFERENCES
Ekman, P. (1999). Basic emotions, in
Dalgleish, T; Power, M, Handbook of
Cognition and Emotion. Sussex, UK:
John Wiley & Sons.
Ekman, P. (1999). Basic emotions, in
Dalgleish, T; Power, M, Handbook of
Cognition and Emotion. Sussex, UK:
John Wiley & Sons.
