PSYC18H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Tania Singer, Veve, Arlie Russell Hochschild
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First use of work (cid:498)esmotion(cid:499) = to set in motion, move the feelings; 1570s, france. Emotion: physiological state/process mediating between concerns & events of world. Tomkins; at any one time, emotion gives priority to one concern over others urgency. Locally rational = helps us deal adaptively w concerns specific to current context. Deepest values = who/what we love, what we dislike, what we despise. Facial expressions, physio rxn, responses to questions, interaction w others. Ancient china; theory of 7 emotions = qi. Xs emotion disrupts chi = medical ailments. Happiness, anger, worry, anxiety, sadness, fear, terror. Artists had capability to represent emotion on face but chose not to. First physio account of emotions, emphasis on brain. 4 humors impact brain = feelings = expression of emotions. Tripartite soul (first example showing as +ve: logical, appetitive, spirited. Humans had facial muscles allowing them to express unique human sentiments. Ee deriving from habits in evolution that once served useful.
