PSY 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Peripheral Nervous System, Motivation, Social Emotions
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Comes right away and is triggered by a specific event. Response to environmental events or internal thoughts. Moods are nonspecific and are not always an immediate reactions. ~ amygdala- understanding emotions of other people through perceptions and picking up on social queues (interpreting facial expressions) ~ insula- picking up on different psychological reactions in you body that trigger you to recognize that there is an emotion going on. In the nervous system peripheral nervous system (autonomic) ~ex: increased heart rate, sweating, shaking, sudden bursts of energy. Even unpleasant emotions are important and adaptive to experience. Fear: nature"s alarm system to protect us form getting hurt. Anxiety: prepares us for potentially negative or dangerous events. Sadness: signals a need to take care of yourself and seek social support. Anger: signals a threat to something you care about, and warns others against harming or mistreating you.
