PSYC1024 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sympathetic Nervous System, Mental Disorder
2 Jan 2019
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Mood is not considered a specific/discrete emotional state. It is not one emotional experience- rather a combination of emotional experienc. Mood is a reflection of valence- that is people can be said to be in a good or bad mood. Negative and positive mood is associated with a number of different emotional experi. E. g. guilt, embarrassment, shame, sadness, disappointment, shock, grief, anger. Mood generally lasts longer than discrete emotional experience. I have been in a bad/good mood all day, week, month, year, my whole life. Self-report measures to assess high or positive mood. I believe i have what it takes to succeed in my life. I believe that the government will protect me. I believe that the laws will protect me. Researchers have examined the physiological profile of low sadness- one of the difficu riences ood periences ger ife fficulties with this approach is that low mood is more.
