GEC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Survival Function, Experiential Avoidance, Borderline Personality Disorder
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An important aspect of our self is acknowledging that we have emotions. Emotions serve as a driving force in many of our behaviors; we use it as one of the basis in making a decision, embracing certain lifestyles, and relating to others. However, while we can immediately recognize our emotions, there is difficulty in defining it and for some people, difficulty in controlling it. However, it is not to say that our emotions rule us and become the basis of our decisions; an important point to remember is every individual has the capacity to manage them. Emotions is defined as the lower level responses occurring in the brain, creating biochemical reactions in the body, which results in changes of one"s physical state (hampton, 2015). Thus, emotions serve a critical survival function in making us aware of threats coming from the environment that affect our inner.