Recognizing that we all are sensitive to different stimuli as
individuals, many of which can trigger a roller-coaster of emotions, is half the
reason we have different perspectives on emotions. Chapter 7 goes into detail
about emotion and communication; it talks about the different perspectives that
play a role in our emotional lives. Although I appreciated all of them, the one
that made the most sense to me was the physiological influences on emotions or
the “organismic view of emotion.” I found this emotion to have the most meaning
to me because it related it to the most basic form of an emotion. If you
experience a stimulus of some sort, whether it’s a smile or rude gesture, your
brain develops a physiologic response to that stimulus. Once you trigger the
stimuli, emotion comes into play, causing a physiological change within our bodies—reacting
to the stimulus. A time where I have experienced a physiological emotion is
when I went a long time without seeing my boyfriend; the moment I reconnected,
my stomach had millions of “butterflies” that I just could not explain.
I must agree with your post. Physical appearance especially effects our emotions as well. I must say, some days I feel really cute and sexy, very confident. Those grungy day, when I feel fat I get really sad but I always try to stay happy because I like to manipulate physiological influence on emotions -try and throw myself off. I also try to teach my brain how to disregard any rude comments that anyone has to say about my body.
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