Various theories regarding emotion have been offered up for centuries. The early philosophers speculated about the meaning and source of emotions in humans - but what is emotion and why do we all have them?
Do some research regarding the theories of emotion, beginning with evolution.
In your post, explain what emotion is and why it may be an adaptive feature to humans in our quest for survival. Your focus question then is: How would emotions allow humans to survive and be successful in the world?
Emotion is the complex psychophysiological experience of an individual's state of mind as interacting with biochemical (internal) and environmental (external) influences. In humans, emotion fundamentally involves "physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience." Emotion is associated with mood, temperament, personality, disposition, and motivation. Motivations direct and energize behavior, while emotions provide the affective component to motivation, positive or negative.
Fear, in particular, is highly controlling and difficult to deal with. It was a helpful motivator when vision detected an approaching tiger, and in that situation immediate action made perfect sense. But in today’s very different world, the experience of fear often leads to inappropriate behavior — or immobilizes people, preventing appropriate action. Unfortunately, human beings are not good at assessing risk.
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