Understanding human emotions.

Format:

Video disc

Title:

Understanding human emotions.

ISBN:

9781644651865

Publication:

Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2021.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (318 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 95 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)

Series title(s):

Great courses (DVD).

General Note:

Course No. 80120.

Title from disc surface.

12 lessons, total 318 minutes.

Contents:

disc 1: The science and philosophy of emotions -- How emotions evolved -- How the body and emotions influence one another -- The social purpose of emotions -- Facial expressions and nonverbal behavior -- Self-conscious emotions: from empathy to shame -- disc 2: Culture and emotions -- How children develop emotions -- The rational and moral sides of emotions -- Emotional disorders: anxiety and depression -- The purpose of disgust and anger -- Connecting people: a focus on love.

Summary:

"Most of us would point to the human brain, and the resulting human mind, as the most significant adaptation of Homo sapiens. But there's at least one more critical tool in our arsenal of adaptions, one that we rarely consider or appreciate as a survival mechanism: our emotions. Professor Lawrence Ian Reed helps us consider emotions from an evolutionary point of view, exploring why we have these consistent feelings and physical responses to specific stimuli in our lives and how they benefit us. That doesn't mean we feel great when a moment of jealousy pops up or that we should be thrilled to be angry. It does mean that, averaged over the course of evolutionary history, our emotions motivate us to act in ways that best promote our survival and reproduction. Without the full range of our emotions, we simply would not be here."

Subject(s):

Emotions.

Psychology.

Interpersonal communication.

Genre:

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Teaching Company.

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Most of us would point to the human brain, and the resulting human mind, as the most significant adaptation of Homo sapiens. But there's at least one more critical tool in our arsenal of adaptions, one that we rarely consider or appreciate as a survival mechanism: our emotions. Professor Lawrence Ian Reed helps us consider emotions from an evolutionary point of view, exploring why we have these consistent feelings and physical responses to specific stimuli in our lives and how they benefit us. That doesn't mean we feel great when a moment of jealousy pops up or that we should be thrilled to be angry. It does mean that, averaged over the course of evolutionary history, our emotions motivate us to act in ways that best promote our survival and reproduction. Without the full range of our emotions, we simply would not be here.