Feldman Barrett's Theory On Constructed Emotions

For example, It is pretty obvious that in this world people don’t express their feelings as much. “Later, going to sleep, he would feel the fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark. It never went away, that smile, it never ever went away, as long as he remembered.” (15). Emotions are a huge can of worms that forces everyone to think and go into areas in their mind that they would be uncomfortable trying to work through and solve.

Originally, in her 2010 U.S Senate campaign, she was all for Common Core, No Child Left Behind, as well as the Race to the Top. She thought that these were all great programs that were setting high standards for students. Now, her views have changed drastically. She is currently against all of these programs and believes that they are too standardized and that they are failing the nation. Her new outlook on education seems to be a positive qualification, but there is no proof that she has actually changed her view on the subject.

I find it interesting how she challenged religion the way I feel at the time is something brave to do. To me personally it makes a lot of sense to her explanation of mentioning the creation of Christ and woman. I feel like that was

Although in some aspects parts of her argument, her logos, are persuasive however she lacks facts to back her up on her opinions, and because of that Benfit relies heavy on her own ethos, trying to attack the foundations own ethos, which ultimately affects her whole

This can lead to inner discoveries that the person has been unwilling or unable to confront, because they have been programmed from childhood on that those feelings are not right and to ignore or bury them. By acknowledging and accepting these issues the

Living long, healthy lives is a massive focus of many Americans today, while on the contrary, focusing on happiness does not truly bring happiness to one 's life. Experiencing other emotions such as sadness, fear, and anger are as important in life as happiness. In the article “Don’t Worry, Be Gloomy” author Susan David states, “While it is certainly not healthy to constantly stew in negative emotions, there are some positive things that sadness, anger, guilt or fear can do” (126). David gives five reasons bad news can be good news: Helps form arguments; Improves memory; Encourages perseverance; Ups generosity; and Boosts ability to reason.

After all, in a world where people are not brainwashed from birth, there is a likely chance that they will have feelings nonetheless. It has been found that a mix of positive and negative emotions are beneficial for one’s well being

Isen, a researcher at Cornell University, questions that most people believe that emotion can affect “their decisions and thought processes, at least under certain circumstances,” however, it must be strong feelings that can have such effects. Isen argues that “common positive feelings are fundamentally included in cognitive organization and processing.” Isen discusses about having positive emotions affect “cognitive organization,” such as memory process, which enhances creativity and flexibility of the brain. Isen cites her previous studies that motivations produced by positive affects “promotes helpfulness, generosity/responsibility, and friendliness/sociability.” Also, while a person does the decision making or problem-solving, that person

I will be exploring how emotions can influence good reasoning through areas of knowledge such as ethics and history. For example, in ethics, we always struggle to make moral decisions and we try to achieve the best decision with a good reasoning. During the process of decision making through reasoning, emotions can be both beneficial and harmful. For instance, I used to be against the idea of abortion, because I felt that every human being has a right to live. My reasoning against abortion used to be that: Killing people is wrong.

No one is capable of choosing their emotions; they come as a result of human nature. This can be seen in our behavior throughout life, from the way babies cry when they miss their parents to the reckless actions of teenagers when they feel the urge to rebel. People begin expressing their feelings before they even start crawling. It is an involuntary reflex that comes naturally and continues to our dying breath. The ability to feel emotion is an aspect of humanity that transcends generations.

It is not a bad thing to have or express these emotions, in fact it is bad to keep them all bottled up inside. But letting emotions take over and block reasoning out, then undesirable outcomes are sure to

Therapists must access their own internal process such as their feelings, attitudes and moods. Therapists’, who are not receptive to the awareness of their flow of thoughts and feelings, will not be able to help clients be aware of theirs (Kahn, 1997, p. 40). Though congruence does not mean that therapists have to share personal issues with clients, a therapist must not conceal their inner process from the client, and not be defensive but transparent (Kahn, 1997, p. 41). By being open sometimes a therapist learns more not only about their client but about themselves

Emotion forms a central part of our everyday human experience. Events or objects within our environment that invoke emotion are not only given value, but affect our attentional processes and enhance our formation of memory. Neuroimaging techniques, including modern optogenetic approaches, have led to a growing awareness that emotion, unlike many other psychological functions, is fairly un-encapsulated, interacting with and influencing multiple other areas of functioning. As well as the effects upon attention, perception, memory and learning, emotion plays a core part in our social relationships, and is essential for empathetic behaviour in our interactions with others. Emotional cues act as powerful reinforcers; they impact strongly upon

She goes into detail about why they went into crime (as a result of the successfulness of the women 's liberation movement) and everything she states seems to be on point on what I believe

Her ideas fall short in assessing the individual needs of particular cities and structures and creating solutions because she often uses a one shoe-fits all approach which can be counter productive when striving for equity. Lastly, I feel that her personal voice is lost amongst the other social justice theorists she chooses to cite such as surveying key contemporary, often radical, theorists of