PSYC18H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Move, Emergence, Alexithymia
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6 basic emotions that"s it: sadness, fear, happiness, anger, disgust, surprise. Our frontal cortex is the new part of the human brain that allows us to experience more complex emotions. Emotion and cognition are linked and overlap. Cognition allows us to attach labels, make sense of experiences, to share it with others. Thinking about the emotional experience can help us to regulate overwhelming emotional experiences. First appraisal models: (for the most part wrong in a scientific sense, two movements of affections: Second are deliberate, conscious up to us : christian theology of seven deadly sins: First instincts may be automatic but they can be overridden, controlled, by reason . Emotions are bad, we need to override them to become better humans. Partly incorrect: without emotions, we wouldn"t exist. They allow us to regulate our ongoing behaiours, allow us to interact with others.
