PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 37: Relative Deprivation

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Caroll izard, 10 basic emotions joy, interest-excitement, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, contempt, fear, shame + guilt, most present in infancy. Any emotion some combo of feeling good/bad and level of arousal. Boys more than girls walk away from situations or working out, whereas girls talk about it, listen to music or write. Encouraging people to vent is typical in individualist cultures, interdependence see anger as threat to group harmony. Catharsis: emotional release, in psychology the catharsis hypothesis maintains that releasing aggressive energy relieves aggressive urges. When venting, given a chance to revenge, become more aggressive. Either wait, or calm down in some way to deal with anger healthily. Anger can be used to communicate, express things that need to be resolved, conflicts. Happy people view world better, live healthier + more satisfied, earn more money. Feel-good, do-good phenomenon: people"s tendency to be helpful when already n a good mood.