COMM 218 Chapter Notes - Chapter Ch 8: Tachycardia, Emotional Contagion, Internal Monologue
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Increased heart rate, blood pressure, adrenaline secretion, blood sugar, slowed digestion, pupil dilation. Labeling what you"re feeling with your thoughts. Saying the way we feel with our words and tone of voice. Women have a higher eq than men. Alexithymia: a reluctance to talk about feelings. Generally express more online than in person. Recognize the difference between feeling and acting. Choose the best time to express your feelings. Rational-emotive: the key to changing feelings is to change unproductive cognitive interpretations. Self talk: nonvocal, internal monologue that is our process of thinking. Fallacy of perfection: belief that people aren"t perfect. Fallacy of approval: go to incredible lengths to receive the approval of others. Fallacy of should: inability to distinguish what is and what should be. Fallacy of overgeneralization: belief based on a limited amount of information. Fallacy of causation: do nothing what will cause hurt to others. Fallacy of helplessness: forces beyond our control determine satisfaction in life.