otivation to have but attach it with some small goal). . Compliment yourself on being an achiever each time you hit a target (Say “Cheers! I did it”, “I am really good with that”, “I think I can do things smartly”, etc.).
. If the targets seem difficult to attain, again break them up into smaller ones and approach them one by one. . Always try to visualise or imagine the outcomes of all the hard work you have to put in to reach your set goals.
influence the experience of emotions. These factors are gender, personality, and psychopathology of certain kinds. Evidence indicates that women experience all the emotions except anger more intensely than men. Men are prone to experience high intensity and frequency of anger.
This gender difference has been attributed to the social roles attached to men (competitiveness) and women (affiliation and caring). P HYSIOLOGICAL B ASES OF E MOTIONS ‘ Divya is desperate to get a job. She has prepared well for the interview and feels confident. As she enters the room and the interview begins, she becomes extremely tense.
Her feet go cold, her heart starts pounding, and she is unable to answer appropriately’. Why did this happen? Try thinking about a similar situation that you have faced sometime in your life. Can you describe probable reasons for this?
As we will see, a great deal of physiological changes happen when we experience emotion. When we are excited, afraid or angry, these bodily changes might be relatively easy to note. All of you must have noted the increase in heart rate, throbbing temples, increased perspiration, and trembling in your limbs when you are angry or excited about something. Sophisticated equipment has made it possible to measure the exact physiological changes that accompany emotions.
Both autonomic as well as somatic nervous system play important roles in the emotional process. The experience of emotions is a result of a series of neurophysiological activations in which thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, and the cerebral cortex are involved significantly. Individuals with extensive injury in these brain areas have been