Psychology allows people to analyze different parts of cognitive thinking and human behavior. While these process are important to understand humans, they also aid in helping Christians understand how God created us. There are many psychological processes that help deepen understanding of God, but a specific aspect of psychology that can be analyzed is emotional regulation.
Scientifically, emotions are positive or negative experiences that are associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity (316). One can look back on their own life and think of times where they were very happy and times where they were very sad. One might also think of times where they were sad, but could not necessarily show their true emotion.
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Tellinghuisen write about in Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith. The fourth theme listed in the book is that humans are responsible limited agents and have limited free will. Moes and Tellinghuisen write about how humans do have choice, but it is limited. However, humans do have individual accountability and personal responsibility. People are responsible for their own behavior and have responsibility to others because humans are interconnected (12-14).
The final theme Moes and Tellinghuisen write about is that humans are meaning seekers. According to Moes and Tellinghuisen, there are three aspects of meaning seeking. First, humans are able to perceive patterns. This means that humans are able to make sense of the things that they see and hear. Second, human understanding of experiences helps the ability to seek meaning. Lastly, humans desire a higher power. According to psychology, people are born to believe in a deity …show more content…
Specific characteristics of humans being meaning seekers involves people demanding explanations, being able to perceive patterns, and seeking meaning through understanding experiences. Emotional regulation involves change in emotion often due to others around you. Since humans are constantly seeking meaning, this often means that people are reading others’ emotions and then deciding if they need to reappraise their emotions. Also, sometimes people use their understanding of past experiences to change the way they’re thinking. I also think that humans being able to perceive patterns also relates to emotional regulation. The way people perceive emotions helps them make sense of things they see and hear. So, depending how we perceive things, we may need to regulate emotions based on
Scientifically, emotions are positive or negative experiences that are associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity (316). One can look back on their own life and think of times where they were very happy and times where they were very sad. One might also think of times where they were sad, but could not necessarily show their true emotion.
Times when …show more content…
Tellinghuisen write about in Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith. The fourth theme listed in the book is that humans are responsible limited agents and have limited free will. Moes and Tellinghuisen write about how humans do have choice, but it is limited. However, humans do have individual accountability and personal responsibility. People are responsible for their own behavior and have responsibility to others because humans are interconnected (12-14).
The final theme Moes and Tellinghuisen write about is that humans are meaning seekers. According to Moes and Tellinghuisen, there are three aspects of meaning seeking. First, humans are able to perceive patterns. This means that humans are able to make sense of the things that they see and hear. Second, human understanding of experiences helps the ability to seek meaning. Lastly, humans desire a higher power. According to psychology, people are born to believe in a deity …show more content…
Specific characteristics of humans being meaning seekers involves people demanding explanations, being able to perceive patterns, and seeking meaning through understanding experiences. Emotional regulation involves change in emotion often due to others around you. Since humans are constantly seeking meaning, this often means that people are reading others’ emotions and then deciding if they need to reappraise their emotions. Also, sometimes people use their understanding of past experiences to change the way they’re thinking. I also think that humans being able to perceive patterns also relates to emotional regulation. The way people perceive emotions helps them make sense of things they see and hear. So, depending how we perceive things, we may need to regulate emotions based on