Emotion Learning Objectives 1 What is a narrative identity What purpose does having a life story provide a A person s internalized and evolving life story integrating the reconstructed past and imagined future to provide life with some degree of unity and purpose 2 What is the difference between the paradigmatic and narrative modes a Paradigmatic Abstract i Seek to comprehend through logic and reason to make order of the world ii Attempts to fulfill the ideal of a formal mathematical system of description and explanation It employs categorization or conceptualization and the operations by which categories are established instantiated idealized and related one to the other to form a system iv Makes use of procedures to assure verifiable reference and to test for empirical truth Its language is regulated by requirements of consistency and non contradiction Its domain is defined not only by observables to which its basic statements relate but also by the set of possible worlds that can be logically generated and tested against iii v b Narrative i Emotion no logic ii A story or account of event in the stream of time iii Composed of a series of events and is sequenced by affiliation iv Featured by both the sequence of events and the story that those series of events produce One notable thing is that stories could be interpreted in numeral ways unless they are explained 3 What are two primary psychological functions of stories and storytelling Why does self disclosure of traumatic events help reduce health problems and unwanted ruminations of the event a Integration healing fulfillment i Bring our lives together when we feel broken and heal us toward b Self disclosure helps you construct a unified view of yourself put pieces together to create a meaningful whole the opportunity to tell the full story of a stressful experience enhances your health 1 4 According to Tomkins s script theory what is the role of affect with regard to behavior How does it relate to drives What are the 10 primary affects and what makes them distinct a Each affect human emotion is linked to characteristic movement of muscles in the face b Primary affects Interest excitement i ii Enjoyment iii Surprise iv Distress v Anger vi Disgust vii Fear anxiety viii Sadness ix Shame x Guilt 5 What tends to be universal about emotions What about emotions tend to be based on culture Hint display rules a The facial expression of emotions tend to be universal b Display rules are societal norms for the expression of different emotions 6 What is the difference between a scene and a script What is the short term and long term importance of a particular scene What is the process of psychological magnification Be sure to include analogs and variants in your answer a Scene b Script i Memory of a specific event in one s life that contains at least one affect and one object of that affect organized whole that includes persons place time actions and feelings ii Quality of the affection emotion i Let us make sense of the relations among various scenes set of rules for interpreting creating enhancing and defending against a family of related scenes c Short term importance i A function of the quality of the affect in the scene 1 Ex in thinking back to yesterday s events you may recall a particular happening that stands out because of the intense emotion you experienced during it d Long term importance i A function of psychological magnification 1 Psychological magnification is the process of connecting related scene into a meaningful pattern a Constructs analogs and variants 2 i Analogs are the detection of similarities in different experiences associated with negative affect scenes ii Variants are the detection of differences in different experiences associated with positive affect scenes 7 Is it better to make cognitive sense of positive or negative life story scenes Why a Negative life story scenes because they challenge the storyteller to make sense of the situation event i Why did it happen ii What can prevent it from happening again organized positive affect 8 What is a commitment script How are the scenes in this type of script generally a When a person binds them self to a life goal that promises the regard of intense b They are organized around a clearly defined and undisputed goal 9 What is a nuclear script What is a nuclear scene and what is the general procession in a nuclear script a Involves complex approach avoidance conflicts i Marked by confusion about one s life goals b A nuclear scene is a positive childhood scene that turns bad i Nuclear scenes constantly repeat throughout life 10 What are the four forms of coherence in a life story schema a Temporal coherence i Accounting for a goal directed life episode by telling a story about it in a clear chronological way b Biographical coherence and context c Causal coherence causal explanation d Thematic coherence i The story assuming format and prose common to the narrator s culture i Linking multiple life episodes into a meaningful sequence that provides a i Deriving an integrative theme or principle about the self from a narrated sequence of episodes 11 What is an autobiographical self When does it first appear How does scaffolding help this part of us develop How does the way our parents converse with us affect our autobiographical memories 3 a A sense of oneself as a storytelling agent who tells stories about one s own personal experiences b Emerges around age 2 c Scaffolding i The efforts of parents teachers and other socializing agents to provide support and resources for the young child s construction of self 12 How does culture affect our narrative identity formation a Life stories reflect gender class divisions and the patterns of economic political and cultural power that prevail in society within which individual lives are embedded 13 What is a self defining memory How does it relate to affect a Denotes recollections of events in one s life that the person believes to have been especially influential in shaping who he she is b People who recalled more self defining memories relevant to the attainment of their strivings expressed greater levels of positive affect about memories 14 What is the difference between a state and a trait a States are transitory temporary i Generally caused by the situation feeling joy when seeing a chocolate bar b Traits are patterns of behavior i Generally caused by something within the individual c There are state versions of many
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