Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Emotions
After reading, I had one question in my mind, do emotions control our body and mind or is it the mind that controls our body and the emotions? Science tells us that our body is controlled by the nervous system in our brain but what about our emotions. Who controls our emotions when we are happy or when we cry? Emotion by Webster dictionary is defined as a state of excitement, a feeling, and a conscious mental reaction directed toward a specific object and accompanied by physiological behavior. When I am in the examination hall and ready to take my exam most of the time my hands will be shaking and I will be sweating. I know I am ready but still I sweat, that is not controlled by my brain. I personally think the emotions are involuntary act that are not controlled by our brain. Rather, they are controlled by the emotions we going through according the place where we at.
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I agree with your blog, on emotion. Science has not proven how the brain works, more to say how emotion functions. I think emotion is what makes us different from animals, and also determines how the world we live in brings meaning to our individual lives. Some behaviors may not give a clear underlining on emotion. I had a story of a boy, who was bipolar; Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness which common emotions become intensely and often unpredictably magnified. You can quickly swing from extremes of happiness, energy, and clarity to sadness, fatigue, and confusion. It is hard to tell the emotions of such a person with such diagnoses.
ReplyDeleteJaskirat, I really enjoyed reading your post this week. The tie between science and emotion is something that can be argued daily. Our ability to express sadness, happiness, anger, etc shows the complexities of our human mind. The way we mentally think about some things have an effect on our body. For example, when i got asked to perform the national anthem before a school rally, behind stage I was very nervous. I could tell I was nervous because my hands were shaking and clammy, along with my upbeat heartbeat. I could tell that my mentality of performing in front of all my peers was making me uneasy and anxious. All of these emotions are normal when one is feeling nervous.
ReplyDeleteAwesome insight on emotion, Jaskirat! I also had the same questions running through my mind when I read the chapter. I think it’s important for us to make the connection between the mind and body and see that they work together to produce an emotions. Clammy hands and shaking are involuntary physiological factors, but they stem from anxiety. Having physiological reactions like this are difficult for most of us to control, and I agree that they are controlled by the emotions we are going through at certain times. I usually experience this during finals week when I’m tired, stressed, and overloaded.
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