Emotions and Motivation 2404-P-1-EiM-Sj

1. General characteristics of emotions. The status of the issue of emotions in psychology. Ways of defining emotions in psychology. The difference between emotions and mood, affect and cognitive processes. Components of emotions.
2. Functions of emotions.
3. Two ways of understanding affective processes - categorical and dimensional approaches.
4. Phylogeny of emotions - evolutionary approach vs. social constructivist approach.
5. Cultural variation in the concept of emotions; recognition of emotional expression and rules of emotional expression.
6. Are there specific physiological patterns or brain activity patterns for particular emotions?
7. The mechanism of emotion formation - selected concepts of emotion
- Classical theories of emotion (James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory);
- two-factor theory of emotion by Schachter and Singer
- Cognitive theories of emotion: the Lazarus concept, Scherer's concept.
8. The relationship between emotional expression and subjective feeling of emotion.
9. The selected consequences of emotions
- the impact of emotions on perception, attention, memory, and thinking processes;
- Forgas' Infusion of Affect (AIM) model;
- The impact of emotion on decision-making - somatic marker theory;
- The influence of mood on thinking mode.
10. specifics of selected emotions
(a) Fear and anxiety
- distinction between fear and anxiety;
- "fight or flight" system vs. "behavioral inhibition system";
- individual differences in fear and anxiety.
(b) Anger
- functions of anger;
- anger as a system of goal pursuit;
- moral anger;
- individual differences in anger.
(c) Sadness
- analytical and social function of sadness;
- sadness versus depression.
(d)Disgust
- types of disgust
- disgust as a key component of the behavioral immune system.
(e) Self-conscious emotions: shame, guilt, and embarrassment - similarities and differences.
(f) Positive emotions
- Fredrikson model;
- individual and situational determinants of subjective assessment of quality of life and perceived happiness.
(g) Empathy and compassion
- the difference between emotional empathy, cognitive empathy, emotional contagion, and helping behavior;
- factors moderating the level of empathy;
- the relationship between empathy and pro-social behavior;
- the phenomenon of excessive empathic arousal.
11. Emotion regulation and emotional intelligence.
12. Emotions and motivation - mutual relations.
13. The selected human motivations
14. Regulation of the action process.
- Gollwitzer's model of action;
- goal construction - mental contrast strategy;
- implementation intention technique
- the role of emotion regulation and the ability to delay gratification.