Emotion And Evaluative Analysis

What is an emotion? When asked to think of an emotion, one finds it easy to name a handful. Nonetheless, if one tries to define an emotion, one feels bewildered. The linguistic use of the word takes on various meanings. In psychology, an emotion refers to ongoing state of mind. Furthermore, that consist of mental, psychological, and behavioral symptoms.To grasp an intelligible understanding of emotion, one needs to differentiate similar concepts. For instance, one elicits an emotion from something based in reality. Yet, a mood signifies an emotive response that is not directed at anything in particular. Moreover,a trait describes a general tendency to experience a particular emotion. Whereas a state relates to an actual experience. It is important to realize the underlying components of emotion. Cognition to begin with, relates to the appraisal of an event. In other words, it related to the evaluative perceptions of an event. Second, expression often takes the form of, but is not limited to facial construction. Third, action tendencies are preparations or motivations for action. To end, regulation refers to coping and management strategies. That is to say, one desires to keep things as they are, or to find resolutions. …show more content…
Thus, science relies on measurement. Which begs the question, how does one measure an emotion? On the one hand, self-reported subjective and conscious experiences are one source of measurement. Then again, empirical measures of intensity and time-frame serve as other sources of measurement. To investigate an emotion one ought to include these concepts, components, and levels of analysis. I now seek to investigate sadness. In particular, when is sadness functional or dysfunctional? Under which conditions does sadness promote adaptive or maladaptive behaviors. Thus, I hope to disentangle the misconceptions and stigmas often associated with