PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Sympathetic Nervous System, Nonverbal Communication, Heart Rate

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Chapter 10: emotion (part 1: definition of emotion: 3 components, subjective/cognitive, physiological, behavioural, expression of emotion, nonverbal communication, cultural universals c, detecting deceit. Our basic driving force is to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Emotion: a) subjective (personal, a unique quality only you can tell me about): Thoughts can intensify emotions: b) physiological component: Changes in breathing, perspiration, heart rate: c) behavioural reaction: 80 facial muscles involved (work in coordinated fashion) Gender differences in reading and expressing emotions: b) cultural universals. For primary emotions: fear, anger, joy, disgust, surprise, sadness/distress. Display rules vary according to culture: c) individual differences in emotional expression. Some individuals are naturally more expressive than others. Others are conflicted about showing their emotions. Heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, gsr. Micro-expression may leak emotions: e) how to cope with our feelings. Don"t reject/ push away any difficult emotion.