PSC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: 18 Months, Dieting, Heart Rate
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Psychology: is the study of the mind. and the body because mind and body interact to. Emotion: states of arousal involving: shape psychological functioning. Heart rate, hormone levels, facial expressions(blushing), breathing, pupil size, sweaty palms, butterflies. Sympathetic nervous system: accounts for many of the physiological changes associated with emotion. Mobilizes the body"s resources to deal w/ emergencies or strenuous activity. The constellation of physical changes in the body, and the context in which they occur, guide what we feel and our understanding of what we"re feeling. Social rules governing how to appropriately express emotion in social situations. Done to behave appropriately especially in social setting. Boys take unpleasant gift not as well as girls. Some consider we should act that emotions aren"t there (vulcan) others believe emotions are important and if we suppress them and it builds up (volcano theory) Deeply-rooted in our biological heritage, emerge early in life, and are probably. Happiness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust, sadness etc.
