Sadness joy and fear are examples of?

You know those feelings that you just can’t shake off? They come in waves and envelop you like a warm blanket or hit you like a freight train. The ones that can make your heart skip its usual beat or take your breath away. Sadness, joy and fear are the three amigos of emotional states. But what exactly are they, and why do we experience them?

What is Sadness?

Ah yes, sadness. That feeling when life deals us a sour hand or unexpected curveball hits us right in the…well, let’s not get explicit here shall we?. It’s that emotion that makes our nose tingle, eyes water up with tears and renders us emotionally paralyzed for days if not weeks.

According to psychology experts, sadness is an involuntary emotional response to different stimuli such as loss of a loved one, rejection among many others which triggers the brain regions responsible for emotions leading to feelings of misery overwhelm undermining mood regulation control triggering behavioral changes such as withdrawal from social interactions.

So there it is; have tissues at hand because trust me; sadness doesn’t care who saw you ugly cry on the boardwalk…

Why Do We Get Emotional

A wise man once said “there’s nothing more human than being emotions” (okay perhaps I made this quote up but someone could have very well said so)and ain’t that true!. Emotions define how we respond to day-to-day situations allowing people express themselves through facial expressions language tonality body language among other ways.’ Smiling ‘, gives way to joy whereas grunting translates into annoyance,furrowed brows shows discomfort interpreting these signals helps build strong interconnected relationships crucial in forming trusting networks key ingredient vital elements businesses require when dealing with employees suppliers customersetcetera.

But why do humans even get emotional? Well folks long story short,it stems from our evolution. Early humans needed to react quickly to predatory threats, natural disasters and other life-threatening situations a physical response wasn’t enough hence the brain evolved more complex emotional responses perfect for fast reactions.

Different Types of Emotions

Ah emotions – variety is the spice of life (or in this case, feelings) – it’s what makes us human after all. We have basic emotions such as happiness, sadness and fear that come with varying intensities severity levels; how they are expressed depend on individual behavior culture among others but they can be broadly grouped into six categories namely;

Primary Emotions

These are raw unrestrained reactions to stimuli sourced internally- externally – filtered by learned beliefs stimulus memory or evaluation meanings inspired by objects/ events depending on which education system you prefer had situational interpretation .
Examples include;

  • Fear
  • Joy
  • Surprise
  • Sadness

Or you could make up your own like Mopey!

Secondary Emotions

These stem from primary base level experience classified as directed towards self rather than external situation these comprise:

-Anticipation:
It helps prepares one’s mind body for expected event /
-Dissappiontment:reaction when structured anticipatory expectations don’t materialize/

And behold! The full range of our emotionally capable selves!.

Emotional Intelligence aka EI or EQ.

Boy oh boy. You thought mastering calculus was tough try understanding ones’ self-awareness, empathy,motivation,social skills collectively known as EI. This encompasses self-yet-awareness knowledge combined with recognition control over ones’ overall mental state including identifying different types of personalities aligning better communication tonaylites ensuring facilitatates proper management styles administered throughout workforce.Thankfully there are numerous resources available online or through HR managers who aids assist employees developing EI skill sets beneficial in their personal/professional lives included below !

Here are some tips on how to develop your EI

- Practice mindfulness
- Keep a journal of your emotions and triggers
- Practice active listening 
- Learn to manage stress and frustration 

Why Joy is Important?

Ah, joy; the elusive emotion that we all strive for in life. It’s that feeling when things just click, everything goes according to plan or you are surrounded by people whose energy dances with yours. Joy is an essential emotion because it has numerous benefits including:

Stronger Interpersonal Connections / Relationships:

When people feel happy, they tend to be more open, friendly and positive towards others thus making building stronger collaborative work relationships amongst colleagues and induces new opportunities developing good rapport interactions benefiting communication productivity reducing conflicts boosting morale.Who wouldn’t want that?!

Elevates Mood:

Feeling joyful releases endorphins which ease pain reduce inflammation allowing individuals function better day on a regular basis…you even look younger (well its not like I need this)!.

Boosts Immune System:

There are studies indicating those who experience joy often have less chance of falling ill. Thus such rosy outlook believing brighter days ahead have unsurprisingly upbeat approaches carrying over into everyday actions doing wonders both mentally physically.

So basically what I’m trying to say here is let’s do our best reach happiness no matter how complex really gets. after all If there was an option for ever-lasting bliss – sign me up!

Fear: The Ultimate Foe?

Now fear isn’t necessarily bad –in fact necessary aspect evolution protected survival prehistoric times enabling us avoid being eaten predator escape dangerous situations ect… However Nowadays due lack physical threats heightened anxiety along current global social setting causes over-range elevated adrenaline cortisol producing feelings restlessness causing poor concentration hygiene habits erratic panic attacks etcetera reiterating ones inner circle ,we mustn’t forget fear factor works counterproductive negatively contributing long term impacts exasperated issues related low self-esteem lonely individuals socially problematic worrying tendencies… the list goes on

So, as we have seen– not all emotions are “negative” even though they sometimes feel overwhelming. Remember to embrace those momentary joys and savour them with every inch of your mind soul expanding reaching out blissful moments that you encounter if it’s laughing so hard you snort or finding the solution long overdue creative project.c Take full advantage –YOU DESERVE IT !

Who knows? Maybe by being fully present in our lives’ experiences, will naturally result in more emotional stability for our proud selves after all didn’t we successfully weather this brain-teaser?!.

Reference
Freudenberg,Sangrin,Ritvanello J 2020,Paxson-Brown P 2018 ,Lam,Dalgleish,Tyler,Watt Garcia Scherer Nance Kringelbach &Panksepp et al(2001).

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