EMOTIONS

EMOTIONS

 “emovere” – to move out

 Subjective reactions to experience
 Has physiological and cognitive elements and that influence
behaviour
 Can lead to various reactions and behavior
 Building blocks of personality
 BASIC EMOTION FUNTION

FEAR PROTECTION

ANGER DESTRUCTION

SADNESS REINTEGRATION

JOY INCORPORATION

DISGUST REJECTION

ACCEPTANCE REPRODUCTION

SURPRISE ORIENTATION

ANTICIPATION EXPLORATION
Physiological Components of Emotions:

 Muscle tremor and tension

 Dilation of pupil  Salivary secretion
 Breathing pattern changes  Sweating
 Heart rate changes  Pilomotor response
 Blood pressure usually rises  Galvanic skin response
3 Major Functions of Emotions:

Preparation for action – emotions enable us to prepare to

respond in a certain situation

Shaping future behaviour – enables us to learn, relearn,

and unlearn a certain behavior

Help to interact effectively with others – enables us to

sympathize and empathize with others
Aspects of Emotion:

 Personal emotional experiences – characteristics of emotion which

people consciously feel, know and describe verbally

 Physiological or bodily changes – occur during emotion (e.g. deep

breathing, palpitation, redness, etc.)

 Behavior of the person – how one acts and what one does

 Motivational aspect
Theories of Emotions:

 James-Lange theory – emotions are results of bodily reactions

towards environmental stimulation
 Facial feedback theory – facial expression can influence emotional
experience
 Cannon-Bard Theory – emotions and physiological reactions are
produced simultaneously
 Schachter-Singer Theory – emotional experience is based on
physiological arousal and our assessment or interpretation on the
current situation
Analyze the Case:

Freda raced to airport, but when she arrived she found

that her flight to Manila had been cancelled. This meant
she would miss an important meeting of her organization.
She called her boss to explain her problem. He referred to
her as “scatterbrain” and told her that her missing the
meeting may cause her job.
  Term that describes related abilities such as
INTELLIGENCE comprehension, communication, reasoning,
planning and problem solving

OTHER CATEGORIES OF DEFINITIONS

 Popular concepts
 Scientific concepts
 ability to acquire wide range of
information rapidly and easily  Ultimate level of functioning
 ability to retain and understand  Mechanical efficiency of
instruction nervous system that is both
 ability to reason well and solve inherited or influence by
problems environmental factors

 Technical concepts – critical abilities such as mental processes

Factors Affecting Intelligence

Biological
Environmental
 Theory of Multiple Intelligence
 Howard Gardner believed that individuals manifest a variety if intelligence
 Spatial – ability to perceive and
visualize forms and shapes
accurately
 Bodily kinesthetic – ability to control
bodily motions and handle objects
skillfully
 Logical-mathematical – ability
related to abstractions, reasoning
and numbers
 Verbal-linguistic – has something to
do with words, spoken or written
 Interpersonal – has the knowledge
on how to establish relationship,
understand and interact with others
 Musical-rhythmic – sensitivity to
sound, tones, rhythms, and music
 Naturalistic – ability to appreciate,
relate and preserve one’s natural
surroundings
 Existential – ability to contemplate
phenomena or questions beyond
sensory data
ANALYZE

 1. Consider Latisha, who scores high on traditional intelligence tests

such as the Stanford-Binet and consistently get high scores on
school tests and quizzes.

 2. Todd does not have the best test scores but has an insightful
response and can give unique answers from certain questions.

 3. Emanuel, a person whose scores on traditional IQ tests are low

but can quickly grasps real-life problems. He easily picks up
knowledge about how the world works. Emanuel is considered
having “street smarts” and practical know-how skills.
Triarchy Theory of Intelligence

 Robert Sternberg proposes

three fundamental aspects of
intelligence
 Analytical
 Creative
 Practical