EI

MBA II YR

2011

Veena Vohra

Past

Present

FutureANGER

SADNESS

FEAR

The Temporal Theory of Emotions

Defining Emotions

• Emotions are reactions to an object, not a trait. They are object specific. You show your emotions when you are happy about something, angry at someone, afraid of something. Moods, on the other hand,are not directed at an object. Emotions, turn into moods, when we loose focus of the object.

Mood and Temperament

• Mood is the persisting emotional disposition towards say jolly/ despair, irritation/panic etc.

• When a mood continues week after week, year after year we speak of a person having a certain temperament.

e.g., a child’s certain disposition towards laughter, smile, cry etc.

KNOW YOUR BRAIN !

The left pre-frontal cortex (left brain–right body) tends to reflect first, then act…

The right pre-frontal cortex (right brain-left body) tends to act first, then reflect.

Cerebrum(The ability to think, reflect and react)

Limbic System(Center of Emotional Responses)

Brain Stem(Basic survival/self preservation and aggression)

The Thalamus and the Amygdala -The centers for the identification of danger and, when triggered, initiates the “flight or fight” response.

They are also the pipeline to the intellect.

The Hippocampus-Manages the formation and preservation of long term memory.

Primary Emotions

Positive Primary Emotions

• Love/Affection Acceptance,adoration, • longing, devotion,• infatuation

• Happiness/Joy Cheerfulness, contentment, bliss, delight, amusement,

• enjoyment, enthrallment, • thrill, euphoria, zest

• Surprise Amazement,wonder, shock, astonishment

Negative Primary Emotions• Fear Anxiety, Alarm, apprehension, • concern, qualm, dread, fright, terror

• Sadness Grief, disappointment, sorrow, gloom, despair,

• suffering, dejection

• Anger Outrage, exasperation, wrath, indignation, • hostility, irritability

• Disgust Contempt, disdain,• abhorrence, revulsion• distaste

• Shame Guilt, remorse, regret, • embarrassment, humiliation

Facts about Emotions

1. Emotion is not local, but a general response

of the whole person.

2. emotional responses differ greatly from

person to person. E.g., fear

3. Emotions are aroused by things favoring the

individual or by things threatening him.

4. It involves memory, thinking imagination,

and perception of our surroundings.

Responses made during anger

Gross Bodily Responses

Excited talking, angry, sarcastic, sulky, restless, sudden exit, slap, shake, refusal of food, pleasant reply, violenceto inanimate objects.

Expressive Movements Unpleasant facial expressions, Biting of fingers / lips,clenching teeth or hands, body tense, stamping feet,tears in eyes, eyes flashed, stared, popped.

Activities of Sympathetic System and

Adrenal Glands

Rapid breathing, hot feeling, Fast heartbeat,

choked feeling, nausea, cold feet, dry lips, loss

of desire to eat, headache, dizziness

• James & Lange Theory of Emotion

The physiological changes precedes rather than follows the mental state of experience which we call emotion.e.g., We see the bear, run and are afraid.We lose our fortunes, weep, and are sorry.

Sensing and perceiving

Sensing refers to the raw fact of being aware of a stimulus

Perceiving refers to the selective and integrative activities by which we get meaningful wholes.

Four aspects of perceiving

• Sensitivity of the person to a particular stimulus

• Qualities of the stimulus

• the influence of past experience

• The set i.e., the person’s goals and motivation

Who Controls What??

Left Hemisphere:Verbal/Language Skills• Speaking• Reading• Writing• Math• LogicRight Hemisphere:Spatial/Perception Skills• Measuring/Perceiving Directions• Working with Objects• Visual Imagery• Music• Intuition