PSY 302 Study Guide - Final Guide: Attachment Theory, Physical Attractiveness, Rebar
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* primary/basic emotions: universal (ex. interest, disgust, anger, sadness, joy, fear) * self-conscious emotions: self referential (embarrassment, envy) and self-evaluative (pride, shame, guilt) * discrete emotions theory: darwin, facial expressions for basic emotions are innate to species (all cultures) * functionalist approach: role of environment, function of emotion is to promote actions towards achieving goals. * dynamic systems theory: novel forms of functioning arise through coordination of components repeatedly interacting (cognitions, emotional feelings and physiological events) * birth-3m: positive emotions such as contentment, interest and non social smiles (not smiling at people), negative emotions such as generalized distress (hard to read facial expressions and expressions/situations mismatch) * adolescence (depression): typical teen experience mild increase in negative emotions, minority of adolescents (15- 20%) experience major increase due to psychological changes (brain, hormones) and increase in stressful interactions; more common in females (awareness of body image, early puberty, estrogen, ruminating)
