KNOW THYSELF - WORLD OF

EMOTIONS
Madhavi Gadkari
Student Counselor, NIFT
9422009853
WORLD OF EMOTIONS
 People mention them as… “ Heart felt”…., “Gut
feelings…, “choose feelings over logic!”……, “Dil aur
Dimag ki kashmaksh…, ” “Logical v/s emotional”….
and so on

 Do we have different dimensions of ‘self’

i.e. Thinking self & Feeling self
`WHY STUDY FEELINGS?
 The world around us emphasizes
planned, predictable, logical behavior in interpersonal,
social and professional relations
 Reacting to situations ‘emotionally’ is not taken
positively
 We learn to control, monitor and modify emotions even
before we are truly aware of them
 ….And still have emotional problems…
THE END RESULT….

Confusion.. & Emotional

fatigue
FEELINGS

 Emotions, emotional reactions… etc. are scientific terms used

for Feelings

 Emotions are experienced at psychological and physical levels,

simultaneously
EMOTIONS: LAYPERSONS EXPERIENCE
 Poetry, literature, paintings, sculptures, dance music etc.
depict the emotional experiences using physical
terminology such as…
~Pounding heart, blushing, Goose pimples, Chill down
the spine, Spinning head, churning stomach…and so on
 Emotions are experienced by oneself without external
inputs also
EMOTIONS: LAYPERSONS EXPERIENCE
 Expressing emotions by using physical terminology is
the most obvious experience common to everybody.
 Are there hidden dimensions in the process of
experiencing Emotions…. Let’s find out..
EMOTIONS AND ITS COMPONENTS

 Physiological experiences
 Psychological experiences

 Expression

 Socially acceptable expression

 Behavioral output

 Thinking processes
EARLY THEORIES
 EMOTIONS: SOME BASIC FACTS AND
PROCESSES

 Emotions commonly recognized across the globe are called

primary emotions. These are:

JOY, SURPRISE,
EXCITEMENT
SOME MORE PRIMARY EMOTIONS

ANGER, DISGUST, DISTRESS,

FEAR, SHAME
SECONDARY EMOTIONS

 Mix of more than few primary emotions

 Subtle in expression

 Difficult to decipher in case of unfamiliarity with person’s

background
SECONDARY EMOTIONS
 Highly influenced & modified by personal, social and
cultural Factors

 Secondary emotions indicate enhanced human

development in terms of sophisticated, symbolized
emotional expression instead of using direct and
unmodified primary emotion
INDIAN ART FORMS

In the Indian context we have a

long history in art and
performing arts, which
describes nine primary
emotions, called as ‘Navras’
COLOURS AND FEELINGS
EMOTIONS & BODY: HOW’S & WHY’S

 Some specific structures

in the brain, some
hormones
(neurochemicals) and
some parts of our
nervous system comprise
the emotional apparatus
in human beings
EMOTIONS & BODY: HOW’S & WHY’S
 The felt emotion (in the brain) influences various body
parts via autonomic nervous system’s activation of soft
muscles
 Hence heart, head, stomach,feet, hands,
mouth,throat………become day-to-day medium of
expressing emotions
EMOTIONS & BODY: HOW’S & WHY’S

The Good News

 You can train, condition and regulate your bodily

involvement in emotional expression through various
psychological techniques and processes
POSITIVE EMOTIONS AND ASSOCIATED
NEUROTRANSMITER
 PSYCHOLOGICAL MATURING:STORY OF
EMOTIONAL GROWTH

 Immense importance of
early childhood years

 Intense learning through

emotional relations with
parents
PSYCHOLOGICAL MATURING:STORY OF
EMOTIONAL GROWTH

From simple
copycat of Mom-
Dad……
….we learn to
develop own
emotional
algorithms
PSYCHOLOGICAL MATURING:STORY OF
EMOTIONAL GROWTH

 Childhood experiences contribute in development of adult

ego, super ego according to Sigmund Freud
 Other theorists emphasize the role of environment in terms
of rewards-punishment
TRUTH LIES IN BETWEEN….
THE LONG LASTING IMPACT

Our search for satisfying adult relations/

partnerships leads us to look for …
“husband just like my dad……. wife
cooking exactly like mom…..”.
When under unbearable stress, we may
sometime slip back to old patterns of
emoting with others……… Beyond our
conscious knowledge or awareness
WE THE GROWN-UP PEOPLE

 The Adult Persona

seems to have traces of
this growth story all
over us…..of course,
the learning goes on
later also
 This part of us may be
called ….Feeling Self
 Thinking-Self
depicts
intellectual
Thinking
growth

Persona

Feelings Action
RELATIONSHIPS: INTERPLAY OF
EMOTIONS
 Beyond our conscious knowledge or awareness we
bring-in our own Thinking & Feeling self While~
Relating with others
 Our emotional
communication may
match or mismatch
KNOWING ONESELF IS GOOD
BEGINNING
 Internal world of likes-dislikes, must-must not,
preferred-not preferred feelings can affect the style of
thinking
 Personal biases (both +/-), blind spots need extra efforts
to reach
 Your style of facing bad situations may differ from
others
 Gender plays a significant role
So…

I’m trying to know

Myself.
Do not disturb..!!