Emotion

The Essentiality of Feelings in Relation to Emotions For most people, the words “feeling” and “emotion” have virtually no difference, but ask someone who specializes in philosophy, and more specifically, who specializes in the study of human emotion, and you’ll get a variety of answers, ranging from the stance that the body’s reactions are what causes emotions to the stance that emotions are simply impulses. Having thoroughly studied several different emotional theories, I believe that, first…

Emotions are by definition feelings in response or expectation to an object or event (Clegg, Kornberger and Pitsis, 2008). In the workplace, as in all aspects, emotions may serve to motivate, organize, direct and activate behaviours, but also may be disruptive to the other appropriate work-related and social behaviours (Payne and Cooper, 2004). Organizational communication is highly relevant to develop and maintain a successful structure within. There are often a lot of people working in an…

Self-control: The Taming of Emotions Having self-control can be a hard thing to do. As human being, we are full of all types of emotions. Some are good, some are bad, some are happy and some are sad. They range in intensity from high to low and can be easily controlled to nearly impossible. There, we will examine self-control, what we are trying to control, and the methods and techniques that can aide in self-control. First, let’s start out by discussing what self-control is. Self-control as…

We all can feel anger, sadness, fear, love, happiness. These are emotions and reactions to circumstances and happenings. We can reflect these emotions either by the look on our faces and changes in our posture. These emotions are temporary states or moods we experience through our daily lives, and even though they seem to never end as the case of sadness and anger, they are temporary conditions. There are two emotions I can relate that perhaps are present for the most part of my life, anger…

harmful or stressful situation (Austin & Boyd, 2015). Coping mainly falls under two groups: Problem-focused and Emotion-focused. Problem-focused coping is used when an individual feels that he or she had control over the stressful situation and takes direct measures to manage or change the stressful situation. For example, seeking social support, problem solving, and planning. Emotion-focused coping involves changing or regulating the emotional response to a stressful situation when the person…

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…

As a runner myself, I am aware that a large amount of the limits we have are mental ones that we place on ourselves. If your mind is telling your body it needs to stop, even though physically you are able to continue, you will probably stop. In “Emotion regulation strategies used in the hour before running,” published by the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, the authors explore previous research and emotional classifications in order to become more knowledgeable, and then…

early chapter we discussed why emotions happen and vaguely went over ways of helping yourself. In this chapter, we will dive deeper into emotions and will discuss more on the subject of why destructive emotions are triggered by certain events. As Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs states that you need certain items and to be in a certain state of mind and health to progress to the next level of the pyramid. But now you might question yourself but how does this relate to emotions? Well as we move up…

cherish these journals because I am able to express my emotions coherently with an unbiased audience, in a way they are comforting. Emotion is something that defines who we are as person, our daily attitude, and how we will perceive unique events in our lives. I really enjoyed this chapter because of the main focus of emotion. To be honest I rarely show my emotions, I try to surpass them, but I am fully aware when I am experiencing diverse emotions and the feeling they give me as I experience my…

Is Contempt An Emotion? Emotions are inseparable to our daily lives. We often heard of others use emotions to describe an event happened in their lives, we can even post our expressions on social media. However, are all those words we used to describe our “feelings” count as an emotion? There are numerous arguments about what counts as an emotion, researchers try to identify emotions based on subjective experiences, physiological arousal, behavior change and cognitive appraisals. Other than…