James and lange Theory of Emotion

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1. The James & Lange Theory of Emotion Prepared by: Haider Ali BS Applied Psychology

2. James Lange theory of emotions In 1980s ….

3. What are Emotions? Emotion comes from Latin roots Meaning to move out or to excite

4. Arousal: Arousal  is the physiological and  psychological  state of being awoken or of sense organs stimulated to a point of perception.  Arousal  is important in regulating consciousness, attention, alertness, and information processing. Subjective feeling: Subjective feeling  is the current  subjective  phenomenological state of an individual.

5. Physiological reaction: Physiological responses  are the body's automatic  reactions  to a stimulus. Most of us are familiar with the automatic and instinctive  physiological responses  we experience every day, but we typically remain unaware of them. Cognitive interpretation:  is defined as 'the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

6. Autonomic Nervous System Sympathetic Parasympathetic Overall effect is excitory Active during stressful condition Flight or Fight response Overall effect is hibitory Active during rest time Rest and Digest response

7. Thalamus Hypothalamus Limbic System Cerebral Cortex Group of nerve cells, Relay Nerve cells, Produce Fear, Anxiety and autonomic reactions Primary center for regulation of emotion, Homeostatis , autonomic activity, secretion of endocrine and somatic patterns. Amygdala responsible for emotional control forms emotional memories. Left frontal cortex + ve feelings Right frontal cortex - ve feelings

8. Emotion are input and output feeling of our body. Emotion begin with subjective feeling which in is then transmitted to the rest of the body through the autonomic nervous system. autonomic nervous system responds to stimulate through psychological changes are muscles activity which then send message to cortex to produce emotion feelings Example A stimulus (e.g. Bear) produce physiological changes (e.g. increase heart rate) that cause emotion called fear. According to this theory people feel sad because they cry and likewise They feel happy because they smile. Defination of Theory

9. Event Physical Reaction Emotional Response A dog is barking increase Heart Rate, Sweating, Quickness of breath Fear (Emotion)

10. Theory in short flow chart Presence of emotion Provoking stimulus Perception of emotion Provoking stimulus Emotional Behavior Conscious experience of emotion

11. Criticism 1.Psychological changes are slow but emotions are immediate 2.Many different emotions may show same physical changes 3.Stimulation in cortical area of the brain result in experience of emotions without a comping any physiological change.