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EMOTIONS

 DEFINITION
 TYPES OF EM OTIONS
 THEORIES OF EMOTIONS
 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
HOW WE PERCEIVE EMOTIONS
SEVEN UNIVERSAL EMOTIONS
THEORIES OF EMOTIONS
Lazarus theory of emotion
–The theory that an emotion-provoking stimulus triggers a
cognitive appraisal,
which is followed by the emotion and the physiological arousal
–Three aspects of appraisal
•Primary (relevance)
•Secondary (options)
•Reappraisal (anything changed)

– Schachter-Singer theory of emotion


• A two-stage theory stating that for an emotion to
occur, there must be (1) physiological arousal and (2)
an explanation for the arousal.
• Accounts for subjective interpretation
• Does not account for specific physiological states
associated with some emotions.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: Perceive, Control &
Evaluate emotions

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