Chapter 8: Emotions PDF

Chapter 8: Emotions Professor Katie Bruns  Emotions Emotion vs. Mood Emotion = response to an event, often more intense Mood = may not have identifiable cause, often prolonged Emotions vary in intensity (content vs. euphoric are different intensities of joy) and valence (+/- or neu...

Chapter 8: Emotions Professor Katie Bruns  Emotions Emotion vs. Mood Emotion = response to an event, often more intense Mood = may not have identifiable cause, often prolonged Emotions vary in intensity (content vs. euphoric are different intensities of joy) and valence (+/- or neutral). Emotions are Multidimensional 1. Physiological Response 2. Cognitive Interpretations 3. Behavioral Responses 4. Social and Cultural Influences Emotional Expression Influences on Emotional Expression  Culture & Co-cultures (including race, sex, gender, religion, etc.)  Display Rules: social group’s norms for emotional expression  Personality Emotional Contagion: the tendency to mimic the emotions of others Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence: the ability to perceive and understand emotions, use emotions to facilitate thought, and manage emotions constructively. 1. Emotional self-awareness: Knowing your emotions in the moment. 2. Emotional self-management: Managing your own emotions effectively. 3. Social awareness: Empathizing accurately with other people’s emotions. 4. Relationship management: Handling emotions in relationships with skill. ACTIVITY – EQ Case Study Guidelines for Expressing Emotions 1. Identify your emotions 2. Reframe negative emotions 3. Choose the best language 4. Share multiple feelings 5. Accept responsibility for your feelings 6. Recognize the difference between feeling & acting 7. Choose the best time and place to express your feelings Thoughts Cause Feelings Emotional Reappraisal  We can change our emotions by changing unproductive thoughts.  Events don’t cause emotions, but beliefs held about the events.  Change the thought and you will change the emotion. Activating Event Thought or Belief _________Emotion Partner cheats Inadequate Silent Reflection: Rational Emotive Approach Spend a few minutes writing a few negative emotions you’ve been feeling.  What was the activating event?  What was your thought about the event?  How can you think about the event in a different way?  What new emotion does this new way of thinking give you? Facilitative vs. Debilitative Emotions FACILITATIVE DEBILITATIVE Contributes to effective Hinders or prevents effective functioning performance  A little anger can help improve More intense unsatisfying conditions  A little nervousness can boost Extended duration performance Interplay, 13th Edition, Adler/Rosenfeld/Proctor Copyright © 2015 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Minimizing Debilitative Emotions 1. Monitor your emotional reactions 2. Note the activating event ◦ Specific people ◦ Types of individuals ◦ Setting ◦ Topics of conversation 3. Record your self-talk 4. Reframe your irrational beliefs